The Kentucky Community and Technical College System consists of 16 community and technical colleges across the state of Kentucky. KCTCS offers certificates, diplomas and degrees. Learn more about our colleges and campuses.
KYVC is an abbreviation for Kentucky Virtual Campus and it is not a real university in terms of bricks and mortar. It is a clearinghouse for all classes and programs that colleges place online. KYVC provides a listing of online degrees and classes from many different colleges, including KCTCS. Although KYVC can provide the online application so you can request a class, it can not admit you, bill you, or confer your degree.
The Kentucky Virtual Campus provides a wealth of Help Desk services and KYVC 101 tutorials will help you become a successful online student. Go to www.kyvc.org to learn more!
Anyone who takes a KCTCS class must declare or be assigned a Home College. The Home College provides all the services to students that are provided on campus. The Home College admits you, advises you, bills you, provides your grade report, maintains your financial aid paperwork, etc. Importantly, the KCTCS Home College is the college that confers the degree credential.
When you submit a request for a class through KYVC, that request goes to the student service staff at your home college. The student service staff will admit you and enroll you in the requested class, once all the requirements for admission have been met. This is emphasized because so many students believe they are automatically enrolled in a class once they submit the request. However, students must be formally admitted at a KCTCS College before the student's Home College will officially enroll the student in an online class.
A student enrolling at a KCTCS college for the first time must file an application for admission. Students who are re-entering the community or technical college after being out for one or more semesters must update their admissions records with the admission office. Students may be admitted to a community or technical college as freshmen, as students with advanced standing from other institutions, as visiting students, or as non-degree students. KCTCS colleges admit students who have graduated from a public high school or certified non-public high school; who have earned a high school general equivalency diploma (GED); who are eligible to pursue a GED; or who have graduated from a noncertified high school or have completed a home school curriculum and are subject to the ability to benefit criteria for KCTCS financial aid purposes and to the KCTCS Assessment and Placement Policy. [Read More]
Associate Degree: An associate of arts degree is a 60–61 credit hour degree that is typically viewed as the transfer degree, a degree that will be transferred to a four-year college to be applied toward a bachelor of arts degree.
Associate In Applied Science Degree: An associate of applied science degree is a 60–65 credit hour degree that is typically viewed as a terminal degree, a degree that is considered complete in order to join the workforce.
Bachelor'S Degree: A bachelor's degree is a 120+ credit hour degree that is offered through a four year college or university. KCTCS does not offer this degree, but does offer a transfer framework. Students enrolled in an associate degree program can transfer to a college with the program. Go to Programs to see a list of the Transfer Framework degree programs.
The course description, viewable at www.kyvc.org (Programs and Courses), should indicate if any on-campus visits are required. Please read the course description carefully before registering.
Many instructors will place the test online for you to take and submit for grading. Many require one or more proctored tests. A "proctored" test is one where someone monitors you while you take the test. See the Testing Locations for Proctored Tests for a listing of where you could choose to go to take a proctored test. Some online classes require a combination of online tests and proctored tests. Please read your course description carefully to understand the class requirements.
Students with documented disabilities need to see the Disabilities Coordinator at their Home College and inform their instructor. The coordinator and your instructor will discuss possible measures.
Inform your instructor first. Only the records office staff at your Home College can officially drop you. See Records Office staff for your registrar's name and number.
Most of the classes require a textbook. Read the course description for that information. You may purchase your textbook in several different ways: Order from the college that is delivering the course. See Bookstore Contacts, or order independently through various commercial Web sites such as Amazon.com.
When you complete the KYVC New Student Application form, that information goes to your Home College Distance Learning advisor. The advisor will contact you. If for some reason this does not happen, see Distance Learning Advisors.
Contact the financial aid officer at your Home College or apply online.