Bowling Green Technical College is based in the fourth largest city in the state, Bowling Green, in Warren County. BGTC offers technical certification courses in industrial and medical technologies, fire safety and general education courses for transition to four-year institutions, a nursing program and a culinary arts program. In all, BGTC offers 30 degree or certification programs on six campuses, including campuses in nearby Glasgow and Franklin. All classes are offered during the day, and most locations have at least one class after 5:30 p.m.
Owensboro Community and Technical College is based in Kentucky's third largest city along the Ohio River. OCTC has traditionally been a technical and vocational school and did not offer academic disciplines or degree programs. The emphasis was on skills to find jobs, and while the school has retained these offerings, the college now offers associate's degrees in liberal arts, science and applied science. OCTC has three campuses throughout Daviess County. Agriculture, technology, medical support and industrial skills are taught in 22 programs. Schedules are flexible, but most disciplines do not offer night classes.
Madisonville Community College is based in Madisonville, a small commercial center in the westernmost part of the western coal field region. The college offers a second campus in nearby Muhlenberg County. Madisonville Community College offers degree programs in business administration, criminal justice, early childhood education and nursing, as well as certification programs in industrial and medical technology. General education subjects are offered in night classes.
Hopkinsville Community College, based in Hopkinsville, with an additional campus in Fort Campbell, is in Christian County, a tobacco-growing region. Hopkinsville Community College has 20 degree and certification programs, and the associate's of science is offered in nursing, criminal justice, business administration and office systems technology. Night classes are available.
Henderson Community College is in an Ohio River community that was once the home of the great naturalist John James Audubon. Students from Henderson, Webster and Union Counties are considered resident-students. Henderson Community College students most frequently choose courses in nursing, business administration, agricultural technology, early childhood education and information technology. Night courses are available for all students except for nursing students.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah is at the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers. Students who come to West Kentucky often take courses in liberal arts, nursing, business administration and industrial maintenance. With more than 7,000 students, WKCTC's single campus is very busy, and night classes are offered for most subjects.
Tuition for students at community colleges in Western Kentucky for in-state/in-county students is $125 per credit hour, as of 2011. Out-of-county, in-state students' tuition is $250 per credit hour. Students from outside Kentucky will pay $450 per credit hour at community colleges in this region.