Gateway Community & Technical College has recorded its largest enrollment in history, with a 10% increase in total enrollment from the fall 2023 semester.
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Nontraditional programs pave new paths for students
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 23, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. After graduating from high school, Agnes Vanderputten wasn’t sure about the next step in her journey. Vanderputten attended Our Lady of Assumption Academy, a small parochial school outside Walton. She knew she wanted to attend college but wasn’t sure what she […]
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Skilled trades: From ‘dirty job’ to career path
Brady Jolly said he never met a kid growing up who wanted to become a plumber. Over the past 10 years, he’s noticed a change. As the CEO of Wilder-based Jolly Plumbing, his family’s namesake company, Jolly said he watched plumbing go from a career-choice afterthought to an increasingly popular option. The reason? What he […]
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Duke Energy doles out $10k in funding to Gateway Foundation, other local nonprofits
The Duke Energy Foundation granted the Gateway Community & Technical College Foundation a $10,000 grant as part of the nonprofit’s 40-year anniversary celebration. In addition to Gateway, two Cincinnati-based nonprofits with operations in Northern Kentucky—the Adopt A Class Foundation and United Way of Greater Cincinnati—were granted $10,000. “Gateway Community and Technical College is grateful for […]
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Gateway Board of Directors approves budget amid lack of board appointees
Gateway Community and Technical College’s Board of Directors approved the budget for the next fiscal year and discussed President Fernando Figueroa’s annual performance evaluation, highlighting the peculiarities of the technical college system in Kentucky and the frustrations of the board members.