• Application & Application Process Information – Students can apply at www.asbury.edu/apply or through The Common Application, there is no application fee for either method.  We will also need a student transcript completed through junior year.  There is no requirement for either an ACT or SAT.  If a student does not meet minimum benchmarks, some additional information may be required or an interview over zoom.

• How to schedule a campus tour – Students may schedule to attend one of our daily private guest tours or one of our visit events at www.asbury.edu/visit.  These tours are highly customizable based on the student’s major and interests.

• Campus Housing info – Students are required to live off campus unless approved by the university.  One of the major reasons for approval is living with their parents at home within a certain radius of the university.  There are two men’s dormitories and two women’s dormitories on campus along with on campus apartments for upper classman.  The men’s are dormitory style, the women’s dormitories offer one dormitory style set up and one suite style set up.

• Orientation info – Orientation begins for all new students on the Thursday prior to classes beginning and lasts through the weekend.  Attendance is required.

• Financial Aid info – Financial aid information can be found at https://www.asbury.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types/

• Specific Scholarship information -- https://www.asbury.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types/scholarships/ 

• Academic programs offered – a list of our majors can be found at https://www.asbury.edu/academics/majors/

Application: www.bluegrass.edu/applynow   

      To get started you'll need:

• An email address we can use to contact you. Don't have one? Get one now here

  • The personal email address you provide is extremely important. It will be used to verify your identity, access your application, and setup and/or reset your password. Do not use an email account that you are unable to access, an email account that belongs to another person or a KCTCS.edu address.

  • You will need to retrieve and enter the verification code that will be sent to this email address prior to starting the application.

• Your Social Security number

• Name and address of the high school you attended

• Name and address of any colleges you attended

• If student does not have a Social security number, they could skip over that question.

Schedule a Campus Tour: https://bctccampustours.as.me/schedule/74466432

Campus Housing: Housing

      Eligible BCTC students can apply for housing through the University of Kentucky (UK). Students must be enrolled full-time (12 credit hours or more) in either a 16-week session, 12-week session, or a 1st 8-week and 2nd 8-week session (provided, however, that the student has at least one class during the entire 16 weeks) and with 50% of classes on-site at a Cooper, Newtown, Leestown, or Winchester campus.

      BCTC students pay the standard housing and dining rates. Students living in housing are required to pay UK Student Fees in addition to BCTC student fees and also must select a dining plan. For more information on housing rates, please visit UK Campus Housing Rates and on dining rates, please visit UK Dining BCTC Commuter and On Campus Plans Fall 2022.  

      Housing is not guaranteed and available on a first come, first served basis. Students must apply to BCTC before applying for housing. Students will need to create a linkblue account. Once this account is created, students can access and submit the housing application. Please visit UK Campus Housing BCTC for detailed information on the application process.

Orientation: https://bluegrass.kctcs.edu/sshub/first-year-orientation.aspx

• Registration for Orientation for students beginning classes in January - March 2025 is now open!

• Registration for Orientation for students beginning classes in Summer and Fall 2025 will open on February 1, 2025.

Financial Aid: 

Tuition Category

Cost Per Credit Hour

Resident Students

$189/credit hour

Dual Credit Students

$94.50/credit hour

Nonresident Students

$260/credit hour

Online-Only Courses+ (all students)

$189/credit hour

Mandatory Fee* (all students)

$8/credit hour

Distance Learner Fee**

$20/credit hour

Applying for Aid Guidance: https://bluegrass.kctcs.edu/affording-college/paying-for-college/applying-for-aid.aspx

Scholarships: https://bluegrass.kctcs.edu/affording-college/paying-for-college/scholarships/index.aspx

Scholarships | BCTC

Bluegrass Community and Technical College provides a diverse selection of scholarships to support your financial needs.

bluegrass.kctcs.edu

      Complete ONE online scholarship application to be considered for all BCTC Scholarships! The BCTC Scholarship Application has two parts: the (1) KCTCS General Application and the (2) BCTC Conditional Application.

      Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for a “financial need” scholarship. Contact the Financial Aid Office at BL-Scholarship@kctcs.edu for questions.

Academic Programs: https://bluegrass.kctcs.edu/education-training/program-finder/index.aspx

      Here at BCTC we offer Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Sciences. 

Contact us: 

• bl_admissions@kctcs.edu

• (855) 246-2477

      Woodford County Admissions Counselor/ Latinx Outreach Coordinator: Jazmine Rivera (

      859-246-6609

      jazmine.rivera@kctcs.edu

Application Process:

• Our application is now open for seniors! It is free, takes about 10-15 minutes and there is no essay! Any student with a 3.0 GPA+ is automatically accepted and does not need to send in test scores if they do not wish to. 

Campus Tour:

• Campus tours can be booked by visiting gogc.me/visit we currently offer daily tours at 9am and 2pm Monday-Friday.

You can also register for Tiger Preview Days (October 19th and October 25th) which provide a more in depth look at campus it includes:

• Sitting in on a class of your choosing

• Eating lunch in the cafe

• Financial aid session

• Student question/answer panel

• Parents have the opportunity to sit in on a faculty/staff panel

Campus Housing Information:

• Freshman stay in traditional style dorms (2 people per room) with a community style restroom. You can choose to live in a fraternity or sorority house as sophomores if they pursue Greek life as freshman.

• As a sophomore-senior you have the option to move into townhouse style housing or our off campus apartments on our “East Campus” overlooking the sports complex.

 Orientation info:

• We host our orientation on move in weekend. We have our students go to different student lead activities building up the incoming class's familiarity with their peers and campus!

Financial Aid info:

• Every student on campus receives a scholarship whether it be merit or athletic!

Scholarship information:

• The average scholarship we gave out last year was 28k! We give scholarship bonuses for ACT scores starting at a 22, and all students enrolled in one of our 11 programs of distinction receive a scholarship bonus! 

Academic Programs:

We have 50+ majors and programs offered to our students. If a student is interested in something we don't necessarily offer, as long as we have the staff to teach it we will offer it!

1. Our application is ALWAYS free!

2. First step is to APPLY. 

3. Next, send transcripts, which will be unofficial till you graduate and that is okay. We can accept you based on your current GPA. We just need final ones before you register for classes. 

4. To schedule a campus visit, simply visit our website and the very first thing you will see is a button that says "Visit Campus" from there you just follow the steps!

5. We offer dorms and 73% of our students live on campus. 

6. Our orientation is the weekend of move in- however we offer multiple different open houses throughout the year to get a glimpse of campus life, that info will always be on the website.

7. Financial Aid codes can be found on our website under the Financial Aid tab. 

8. We offer athletic and academic scholarships, our largest scholarship is full tuition and is called the Lusby scholarship. The requirements are a 27 on the ACT or equivalent and a 3.5 GPA.

9. We offer many and a full list is on our website but we are most known for our nursing program, college of business and bible and ministry programs.

• ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: We will again be test blind for admission purposes – reviewing admission applications based solely on a student’s high school unweighted GPA. We will continue to use ACT/SAT composite scores and unweighted high school GPA to determine scholarship eligibility. Students will be unconditionally accepted with a 2.5+ GPA (2.0 – 2.49 will be accepted conditionally).  

• FREE ONLINE APPLICATION: In addition to our traditional online application, we are excited to announce we are now on the Common App! Students can apply at www.moreheadstate.edu/apply or https://www.commonapp.org/explore/morehead-state-university. We will continue to offer a free application, and only request HS transcripts for processing.

• RECRUITMENT EVENTS: We plan to host several in-person events that will allow your students to visit campus or meet us near their hometown this fall. Below is information regarding these upcoming events, and we’d love to have your students join us.

MSU Regional College Fair:   Thursday, Sept. 14 (Main Campus) 9am-12pm

Open House:                          Saturday, Nov. 2 (Main Campus) 9am-2pm  

• CAMPUS VISITS: We offer daily in-person campus visits Monday-Friday and students will need to register at www.moreheadstate.edu/visit to arrange a time to check out campus. They will be able to meet one-on-one with faculty members, tour campus, visit our wellness and recreation center, see beautiful Eagle Lake, and much more!

• PCC REQUIREMENTSS: For information regarding pre-college curriculum requirements – specifically foreign language credits – please visit https://www.moreheadstate.edu/student-support/college-readiness/pre-college-curriculum. If a student has not met the PPC requirements, they can still be admitted but will be required to complete those in their first year – including foreign language requirements. 

I encourage you and your students to follow @MoreheadStateAdmissions on all social media platforms to stay current on Morehead State news, upcoming deadlines, and chances to win weekly giveaways.  I look forward to working with you and your students very soon!  If you or parents/students have any questions or concerns, as always, please feel free to contact me via cell or e-mail. 

To learn more about our application process, please visit: https://admission.uky.edu/

To schedule a campus tour, please visit the Visitor Center website here:  visit.uky.edu/

For more information about Campus Housing, please visit: www.uky.edu/housing/

For questions about your Big Blue Nation Orientation and confirming your spot at UK, please visit the Orientation website here: https://orientation.uky.edu/

For more information about Financial Aid or Scholarships, please visit this website: www.uky.edu/financialaid/

If you are interested in learning about the Academic Programs we offer at the University of Kentucky, please visit our Academic Exploration Tool here: https://www.uky.edu/academics/