More students across Kentucky can easily transfer to UofL and earn their degree with help from an expanded agreement with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).
Through the new agreement, UofL – who already partners with Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC) and Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) – is working with all 16 KCTCS schools across the commonwealth to help students complete their general education requirements before they transfer. The university is also offering scholarships and providing additional financial aid and advising programming to help transfer students hit the ground running when they get to UofL. This includes the merit-based UofL KCTCS Scholarship, which awards $1,000-$3,000 to KCTCS students with a 3.25 cumulative GPA and 40 or more credit hours.
“We’re proud to be a premier destination for transfer students from both inside and outside the state and we’re excited to build even more opportunities for students from KCTCS to complete their degree at UofL,” said UofL President Kim Schatzel. “This expanded agreement will make it easier for students to launch their careers and find success in our community and state.”
“UofL has led the way with this,” said Sara Wheeler, associate director of transfer services at UofL. “We’re building more transfer pathways for majors where students can start at a two-year institution within KCTCS and then follow transfer pathways into UofL to finish their degree.”
Wheeler explains that transfer students often experience transfer shock, and this programming aims to create a seamless transition from two-year to four-year institutions so that when students transfer to UofL they are ready to go and feel confident.
“At KCTCS, we’re focused on providing access to education to all Kentuckians. Our students come from all types of backgrounds and experiences, and we prioritize providing them with every resource they need to obtain a higher education,” said Ryan Quarles, KCTCS president. “We are excited to reaffirm this transfer partnership with the University of Louisville to offer seamless opportunities for all KCTCS students from our 16 colleges across the state. We look forward to this partnership that will encourage our students to continue their education at UofL and improve their career prospects.”
UofL provides advising, admissions counseling and one-on-one appointments to help KCTCS students navigate the transition. With over 200 degree programs, 13 of which are offered online, UofL is accessible to any student across all 16 KCTCS campuses.
“We’re making it easier for students to come into UofL,” Wheeler said. “So part of this expansion is figuring out how to get students into a four-year degree so they can continue climbing in their profession and make them more marketable when they go into the workforce.”
UofL recently launched a satellite advising office on the ECTC campus with a full-time advisor readily available to help guide ECTC students completing UofL degrees. UofL previously established a similar office located at JCTC’s downtown Louisville campus, with full-time advisors and benefits for JCTC students aiming to transfer to UofL.
Any student at a KCTCS institution is eligible to benefit from this expansion. For more information and to learn about UofL’s admission requirements, go to https://louisville.edu/admissions/apply/transfer/.
