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11. TECHNICAL PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES BOOSTED

     Several community colleges have received federal grants
through the Kentucky Bureau of Vocational Education that will
be of benefit to disadvantaged and handicapped students pre-
paring for two-year technical programs. The colleges include
Ashland, Elizabethtown, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Jefferson,
Lexington Technical Institute, Madisonville, Prestonsburg, and
Somerset. Support for the programs is under Part A of the
1968 amendments to the Vocational Education Act. Over 400 stu-
dents at nine of the colleges will participate in the programs.
Basically, provision is made for intensive vocational and edu-
cational counseling, tutorial services, and job placement. In
addition, three colleges, Ashland, Hopkinsville, and Madisonville,
have received federal grants to assist in the development of vo-
cational programs for physically handicapped students. Support
for the projects comes from Part B of the 1968 amendments to the
Vocational Education Act. Both programs are designed to increase
the opportunities for disadvantaged and handicapped students to
enter technical programs that will prepare them for immediate
employment. This is the first year for these programs in the
Community College System. They have been made possible by co-
operation between the State Board of Education and the Univer-
sity Community College System.



12. 2,000 ATTEND OPEN HOUSE AT SOMERSET

     An open house at Somerset Community College on January 10
entertained 2,000 persons, who took advantage of the opportunity
to view the facilities of the college. Highlight of the guided
tour was the new Technical Building, which was completed August
1, 1970. The building houses an auditorium where many dramatic
productions will be performed for the benefit of students and
townspeople. Included in the building is a low-power radio
station, WSCC-FM, which operates on 90.7 kilocycles between
10 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. The station can send out programs
within a 15-mile radius of the college. Students studying Broad-
cast and Communications Technology operate the station as part of
their course of study. Additional facilities located within the
Technology Building include home economics, nursing, engineering,
and communications laboratories.



13. LEARNING LAB INITIATED AT MADISONVILLE COLLEGE

     Madisonville Community College is installing a Learning Lab
to provide remedial work for students in math, English, and
reading. The lab will expand its resources in the future to pro-
vide help in other areas as well. The Learning Lab is a co-
operative venture with the Madisonville Area Vocational School.
It was established in connection with Madisonville's Disadvan-
taged Program, which was federally funded through the Kentucky
Bureau of Vocational Education.