McConnell Announces Nearly $269 Million in Additional Boost for Kentucky Colleges and Universities
Press Release
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Kentucky's colleges and universities were allocated a total of $269,307,632 to support students and campus communities during the coronavirus crisis. The federal funding, distributed by the U.S. Department of Education, was made available by the additional, targeted COVID-19 rescue legislation Senator McConnell negotiated and led to enactment in December.
"Kentucky's colleges and universities have taken bold and innovative steps to protect their campus communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. I'm proud to announce these additional federal resources that will support students as they pursue their education and reach for their goals," said Senator McConnell. "With the increasing distribution of safe and effective vaccines across Kentucky, we are closer than ever to ending this crisis. As we do, our institutions of higher education are well-positioned to help our Commonwealth come roaring back."
Last year, Senator McConnell announced the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which he introduced and led to enactment in about a week, delivered more than $156 million to Kentucky's colleges and universities. Schools could transfer the emergency financial aid to students to help pay for course materials, technology, housing, food, healthcare and childcare costs.
Earlier this week, Senator McConnell also announced an additional investment of nearly $1.2 billion into Kentucky's K-12 education, including private schools, and childcare facilities.
Below are the colleges and universities in Kentucky receiving funding:
School Name
Award
Alice Lloyd College
$1,309,966
American College of Barbering
$76,600
American National University
$335,944
Appalachian Beauty School
$35,066
Asbury Theological Seminary
$419,058
Asbury University
$1,736,565
Ashland Community and Technical College
$3,997,808
ATA College
$1,084,525
Barrett & Company School of Hair Design
$48,170
Beckfield College
$647,452
Bellarmine University
$3,570,531
Berea College
$5,326,942
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
$4,476,232
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
$11,036,893
Brescia University
$1,196,232
Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training
$ 368,508
Campbellsville University
$7,256,937
Centre College of Kentucky
$1,421,366
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
$110,307
Eastern Kentucky University
$18,411,187
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
$6,335,828
Employment Solutions
$ 483,506
Galen Health Institutes
$5,652,086
Gateway Community and Technical College
$ 4,249,192
Georgetown College
$1,481,847
Hazard Community and Technical College
$ 3,109,690
Henderson Community College
$1,807,184
Hopkinsville Community College
$3,556,627
Ideal Beauty Academy
$24,636
Jefferson Community and Technical College
$ 12,800,342
Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology
$41,995
Kentucky Christian University
$919,413
Kentucky Horseshoeing School
$24,175
Kentucky Mountain Bible College
$ 111,533
Kentucky State University
$2,817,902
Kentucky Wesleyan College
$1,448,016
Lexington Healing Arts Academy
$68,733
Lexington Theological Seminary
$21,480
Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology
$38,613
Lindsey Wilson College
$4,250,842
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
$53,158
Madisonville Community College
$2,936,703
Maysville Community and Technical College
$4,591,401
Medical Career and Technical College
$117,213
MedQuest College
$671,848
Midway University
$1,614,558
Morehead State University
$11,119,678
Murray State University
$10,236,265
Northern Kentucky University
$13,713,911
Owensboro Community and Technical College
$4,372,164
Paul Mitchell The School ? Lexington
$172,777
Paul Mitchell The School ? Louisville
$151,035
PJ's College of Cosmetology
$279,570
PJ's College of Cosmetology
$51,177
Regina Webb Academy
$20,918
Simmons College of Kentucky
$499,431
Somerset Community College
$7,072,505
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
$5,410,058
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
$3,839,470
Spalding University
$1,902,707
Sullivan University
$1,885,695
Summit Salon Academy
$109,212
Thomas More University
$2,520,355
Transylvania University
$1,278,124
Tri-State Barber College
$19,107
Union College
$1,956,695
University of Kentucky
$26,729,420
University of Louisville
$20,434,285
University of Pikeville
$2,756,839
University of the Cumberlands
$5,852,797
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
$6,080,214
Western Kentucky University
$18,748,413
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