KCTCS President Quarles to visit SKYCTC as part of Focus on the Future statewide tour

– Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Ryan Quarles has kicked off his Focus on the Future statewide tour with stops at all 16 community colleges. As part of the tour, Quarles will visit Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on April 16, 2024. 

 “With current workforce shortages and an enrollment cliff looming, it’s imperative that KCTCS lives up to its promise of being the biggest workforce development tool in Kentucky’s toolbox,” said Quarles.  “A key part of that process is having local conversations about retraining workers, attracting new companies to our state, and making sure we are meeting the regional needs of our current employers.”

 Quarles has completed tours at Gateway CTC, Hazard CTC, Owensboro CTC, Jefferson CTC, and Madisonville CTC.

 At SKYCTC, Quarles will tour three of the college six campuses and will meet with faculty and staff in an open forum.

Additional college visits are listed below.

• Bluegrass Community and Technical College, April 19.
• Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, April 15.
• Henderson Community College, April 9.
• Hopkinsville Community College, April 25.
• Maysville Community and Technical College, April 26.
• Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, April 16.
• West Kentucky Community and Technical College, April 10-11.

 “I’m really excited with the opportunity to meet with leadership, faculty and staff, business leaders, and most importantly our students. I want to hear their concerns and what we can improve on, but I also want to learn about emerging opportunities that will advance partnerships, innovations and solutions for workforce and economic development across Kentucky,” added Quarles.