<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/ky-colleges-make-history-most-credentials-single-year.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>10/13/2026</pubDate><title>Kentucky colleges and universities make history with most degrees and credentials awarded in a single year</title><description>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.</description><image><img src="/_resources/images/shutterstock_2265697215-rss.png" alt="graduates"/></image></item>