Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution located in Lexington, Kentucky, within a large city setting. The college enrolls 14,758 students (IPEDS 2023) and holds a quality score of 40.67 out of 100. Its completion rate is 38% (IPEDS 2023) and retention rate is 65% (IPEDS 2023).

The college offers an extensive catalog of technical certificate programs across construction trades, manufacturing, and engineering technology. Programs include Electrician, Carpentry/Carpenter, Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician, Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician, Machine Shop Technology/Assistant, Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD, Drafting and Design Technology/Technician General, Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Computer Engineering Technology/Technician, and Cosmetology/Cosmetologist General — available at both one-to-two-year and two-to-four-year certificate levels.

Located in Lexington, KY, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is one of the largest institutions in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Its broad trades and technology curriculum serves the central Kentucky workforce with pathways in construction, advanced manufacturing, engineering technology, and cosmetology.