Greater Paducah Workforce Training

Baseline skills are strong in a committed Work-Ready Community. Skills are instilled through high-performing K-12 schools with aligned training provided by advanced technical programs at the high school levels. The option of dual enrollment at West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC), allows high school students to earn up to 60 credit hours toward certification or an associate degree. This coupled with community scholarships creates a wide range of opportunity for students.

WKCTC combines state-of-the-art equipment and facilities with leading-edge training at the Emerging Technology Center, a premier training facility that features an 18,000-square-foot high bay area that also equips WKCTC to rapidly launch customized training.

The state’s Work-Ready Communities Program is inspiring action by community, education, government, and business leaders across the Commonwealth leading to a stronger Kentucky workforce.

30-Day Delivery For Custom Training

For companies in need of job-specific, customized training, WKCTC partners with the experienced training team at the Kentucky Skills Network to design and deliver the kind of training that assures global performance in any and every sector. Expect great results quickly: Using the high-bay area to plug in company-specific equipment, WKCTC trainers can create a totally customized and ready-to-deliver program within 30 days. What’s more, Kentucky incentives make this critical service available at no or low cost. Annual grants and tax credits of approximately $12.6 million cover training for 25,000 workers annually.

In Paducah, skills enhancement is no one-and-done opportunity. Training is always available for operational expansion or other product shifts in response to a changing market. Life-long learning is within easy reach for all residents through the area’s rich variety of educational resources, which include:

Murray State University, Paducah Regional Campus

Students can earn both Master’s Degrees and Bachelor’s Degrees. With nearly a dozen undergraduate programs include Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, and Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Students can earn both Master’s Degrees and Bachelor’s Degrees. With nearly a dozen undergraduate programs include Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, and Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

University Of Kentucky College of Engineering, Paducah Campus

Operating in collaboration with Western Kentucky Technical and Community College, UK’s noted College of Engineering offers studies leading to Bachelor’s Degrees in Mechanical as well as Chemical Engineering.

Operating in collaboration with Western Kentucky Technical and Community College, UK’s noted College of Engineering offers studies leading to Bachelor’s Degrees in Mechanical as well as Chemical Engineering.

Western Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC)

In addition to providing dual-enrollment opportunities and custom industrial training services, WKCTC is a go-to educational resource for residents in all stages of life, whether dual-enrollment high school students, traditional-age college students or adult learners taking advantage of a wide range of academic and technical offerings. WKCTC fits well into busy lifestyles with students attending part-time making up 43% of enrollment.

In addition to providing dual-enrollment opportunities and custom industrial training services, WKCTC is a go-to educational resource for residents in all stages of life, whether dual-enrollment high school students, traditional-age college students or adult learners taking advantage of a wide range of academic and technical offerings. WKCTC fits well into busy lifestyles with students attending part-time making up 43% of enrollment.

Area Universities

Greater Paducah’s central location puts residents within a short drive to excellent universities in multiple states, including :

  • Murray State University’s Main Campus (46 miles away)
  • Southeast Missouri University’s Main Campus (73 miles away)
  • Southern Illinois University Main Campus (68 miles away)
  • University of Tennessee Martin Campus (62 miles away).

Greater Paducah’s central location puts residents within a short drive to excellent universities in multiple states, including :

  • Murray State University’s Main Campus (46 miles away)
  • Southeast Missouri University’s Main Campus (73 miles away)
  • Southern Illinois University Main Campus (68 miles away)
  • University of Tennessee Martin Campus (62 miles away).

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