General Assembly authorizes $28 million for a new, healthcare focused campus at SKyCTC in Glasgow
By Melissa Patrick
Kentucky Health News
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in Glasgow has received $28 million in state funding to spend on rebuilding its health campus.
The funds come from $90 million appropriated in House Bill 6 during the 2024 legislative session for capital construction projects for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The money became available after Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Joint Resolution 34, passed during the 2025 legislative session.
The remaining money will be used to fund projects at Somerset Community College and Jefferson Community and Technical College, KCTCS told Spectrum News.
The $28 million will fund the first phase of construction of a new healthcare instruction building in Glasgow. In addition to maintaining the current programs at the Glasgow campus, KCTCS expects the campus to offer registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and medical aid programs at the new facility, according to the news release.
“The health campus located in Glasgow needs to be modernized to help our students meet the challenges of a changing workforce and address the needs of our region and of our commonwealth,” Rep. Steve Riley, R-Glasgow, said in the release.
“As of July 2023, KCTCS graduates over two-thirds of all nursing and allied health degrees and roughly 90% of all nursing associate degrees. According to the Kentucky Hospital Association, the state faces a nearly 4,000 RN and LPN shortfall. In 2023, KCTCS provided training to 7,000 future and current healthcare professionals,” according to the release.
“SKyCTC will continue to be an important tool for our state as we address the nursing and healthcare professional shortage,” Riley said. “The construction of a state-of-the-art healthcare facility will further the school’s impact on the community and the state. With this investment, KCTCS will remain the state’s leading provider in nursing education and provide even greater opportunities to Southcentral Kentucky.”