WKU Glasgow is located at 500 Hilltopper Way in Glasgow, Kentucky. In addition to offering Western Kentucky University classes the campus is also host to BAVEL and SKYCTC offices. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1.
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
Both Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College and Western Kentucky University recently received money from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.
In total, 33 postsecondary healthcare programs, across 19 education and training providers, were eligible for the funds that were appropriated by the Kentucky General Assembly in 2023 with “a majority of the fund[s] support[ing] scholarships for students enrolled in targeted training programs in areas of critical workforce need”
In order to be eligible a postsecondary program must have partnered with one or more healthcare providers, who make a pledge a dollar amount that is then matched by the Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund — the specific name of the funds appropriated by the assembly. Students who receive the scholarships are required to work in their area in Kentucky for “each year of financial support they receive, not to exceed two years.”
SKYCTC got a total of $780,000 made up of $170,000 from Med Center Health’s nursing department, $10,000 from the center’s radiology department, $450,000 from the nursing at T.J. Regional Health and $150,000 from its licensed practical nursing.
WKU also has T.J. Samson Regional Health’s nursing department listed as a partner, along with a slew of others, who committed $994,268 and its social work training committed $451,184. LifeSkills contributed $147,012. Making the total for WKU $1,592,464.
“The awards…are a win-win for Kentucky’s students, employers and patients,” said Aaron Thompson, council president, who was on hand to recognize recipients. “This innovative, public-private partnership will go a long way toward strengthening the state’s healthcare workforce training, alleviating critical shortages in certain regions and areas of practice, and helping the state achieve better health outcomes overall.”
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