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Kentucky colleges and universities make history with most degrees and credentials awarded in a single year
October 13, 2026
Kentucky's colleges and universities awarded 98,347 degrees and credentials in 2025-26, the most in state history, according to the 2025-26 Degrees Report released today.
Veteran Spotlight - Angela Ash: A Lifelong Love of Learning
October 7, 2026
Our Veteran Spotlight series continues this month with Dr. Angela L. Ash, who is a professor of history, the History Coordinator, and the Hager Scholars Program Coordinator at Owensboro Community and Technical College.
Five longtime regents honored for a decade of service at 2026 Trusteeship Conference
October 5, 2026
CPE honored five longtime board members on Sept. 29 at its 2026 Trusteeship Conference in Owensboro.
Making Dual Credit Work for More Students: A Conversation with CPE’s Robin Hebert
September 30, 2026
Dual credit programs in Kentucky are growing, but what are some of the issues the state is still grappling with? Robin Hebert provides some insight into Kentucky’s dual credit progress and areas to improve.
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Kentucky By the Numbers
- 8Public Universities
- 61%Six-Year Graduation Rate
- 54K+Degrees Awarded in AY25
- 16Community and Technical Colleges
- 51%Three-Year Graduation Rate
- 44KCredentials Awarded in AY25
Kentucky's Progress to the 60x30 Goal
Educational Attainment of Kentucky Adults (2024)
Changes in the Number of Kentucky Credential Holders
Our President
"I believe that higher education unlocks the human potential, that college gives us the time and opportunity to explore our interests, to train for a career that challenges and inspires us. And it gives us a greater sense of meaning and purpose in life."
As a first-generation college student from rural Clay County, Kentucky, President Aaron Thompson experienced first-hand the transformative power of a college credential. Learn more about President Thompson >>
Kentucky's Strategic Agenda for Postsecondary Education
The strategic agenda serves as a blueprint to meet Kentucky’s educational attainment goal—to raise the percentage of Kentuckians with a postsecondary degree or certificate to 60% by the year 2030. It identifies five strategic priorities for higher education that will guide innovation and improvement through 2030. Learn more about the strategic agenda >>
- Transitions
- Affordability
- Success
- Talent
- Value
Making Higher Education Matter to Kentucky
Higher Education Matters, a statewide public awareness campaign in collaboration with Kentucky’s colleges and universities, is about promoting college going and elevating the importance of higher education to Kentucky’s residents and economy.