Ashland Community and Technical College is a comprehensive institution of higher education that for a diverse population changes lives through education and training. It provides learning experiences for those preparing for an occupation upon graduation, for those transferring to a baccalau-reate institution, and for those in the workforce seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills. The comprehensive college offers programs leading to the awarding of continuing education units, certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees. These programs and services are flexible, adaptable, and accessible through partnerships with other institutions and the use of technology.

As a committed partner in community and workforce development and the continuous search for excellence, Ashland Community and Technical College offers diverse learning opportunities from liberal arts education to sophisticated technical programs. The college serves the community at large by offering basic skills education for adults, by supporting economic development through services to business and industry, and by providing programs and services that enhance the quality of life for the citizens of the Tri-State service area.

Committed to excellence and dedicated to the belief in the dignity, worth, and uniqueness of each individual and the fundamental right of each person to realize his or her fullest potential, Ashland Community and Technical College encourages student success by maintaining a learning environment that fosters effective communication, personal enrichment, professional and intellectual growth, and career and decision-making skills. The college further provides a physical and intellectual environment for the faculty, staff, and student body that promotes cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender diversity.

Ashland Community and Technical College is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and is a public, two-year, de-gree-granting institution serving the FIVCO (northeastern) Region of Kentucky.

Ashland Community and Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Ashland Community and Technical College.

Note: The Commission is to be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution's significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.

Academic Programs

Transfer Curricula

Associate in Arts
Associate in Science

Occupational/Technical Curricula

Occupational/Technical Curricula: The program listing represents broad groups of instructional programs offered by the college. Individual certificate (C), diploma (D), and Associate in Applied Science (A) degree curricula in each group are noted by C, D, and A in parenthesis.

Air Conditioning Technology (C, D)
Appalachian Studies (C)
Applied Process Technologies (C, D, A)
Automotive Technology (C, D)
Business Studies:
Business Administration (C, D, A)
Office Systems Technology (C, D, A)
Computer Aided Drafting and Design (C, D)
Construction Technology (C, D)
Cosmetology (C, D)
Criminal Justice (A, C)
Culinary Arts (C, D, A)
Diesel Technology (C, D)
Fire/Rescue Science Technology (C, D, A)
General Occupational/Technical Studies (A)
Information Technology (C, A)
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (C, D, A)
Machine Tool Technology (C, D)
Manufacturing Industrial Technology: Electrical Technology (C, D)
Manufacturing Industrial Technology: Industrial Maintenance Technology (C, D)
Nursing (A)
Pharmacy Technology (C, D)
Practical Nursing (C, D)
Radiography (A)
Respiratory Care (A)
Surgical Technology (D)
Welding Technology (C, D)

Contact Information

Ashland Community and Technical College
1400 College Drive
Ashland, KY 41101
(606) 326-2000, (800) 928-4256
ashland.kctcs.edu
College Drive Campus (CDC)
Roberts Drive Campus (RDC)
Technology Drive Campus (TDC)

General Information

Admissions	(606) 326-2000
Advising Center	(606) 326-2040
Adult Education and Literacy	(606) 326-2457
Business Office	(606) 326-2041
Center for Community, Workforce and Economic Development	(606) 326-2252
Community and Technical College Foundation	(606) 326-2077
Disability Services	(606) 326-2051
Financial Aid	(606) 326-2198
Human Resources	(606) 326-2044
Library	(606) 326-2169
Lifelong Learning	(606) 326-2072
Public Relations	(606) 326-2400
Records	(606) 326-2035
Veterans Affairs	(606) 326-2424
Web site (webmaster)	(606) 326-2107

Administration

President	Dr. Greg Adkins	(606) 326-2043
Dean of Academic Affairs	Janie Kitchen	(606) 326-2162
Dean of Administrative Services	W. S. "Stu" Taylor, III	(606) 326-2409
Dean of Business Affairs	Karen Blevins	(606) 326-2063
Dean of Community, Workforce and Economic Development	Larry Ferguson	(606) 326-2252
Dean of Institutional Advancement	Louise Shytle	(606) 326-2077
Dean of Student Affairs	Willie McCullough	(606) 326-2068
Associate Dean of Advising and Student Retention	Cris McDavid	(606) 326-2003
Associate Dean of Information Technology	Farnoosh Rafiee	(606) 326-2069
Associate Dean of Enrollment Management	Chandra Kumar	(606) 326-2008
Director of Institutional Planning, Research and Effectiveness	Steve Flouhouse	(606) 326-2055
Director of Public Relations	John McGlone	(606) 326-2400
Director of Financial Aid	Jack Trautwein	(606) 326-2430
Director of Cultural Diversity	Al Baker	(606) 326-2422
Division of Business Education, Social Sciences and Technology	Molly Webb	(606) 326-2231
Division of Health Sciences	Jennifer Carroll	(606) 326-2018
Division of Humanities	Amy Poteet	(606) 326-2095
Division of Manufacturing, Transportation and Industrial Technologies	Rick Burnett	(606) 326-2438
Division of Math and Natural Sciences	Dr. Keith Brammell	(606) 326-2426

Faculty

Alley, Alan C, Instructor, DC, Palmer College of Chiropractic, 1998
Bailey, Danny G, Professor, MS, University of Kentucky, 1971
Bayes, Nenna L, Associate Professor, MA, Morehead State University, 2001
Beever, Nick Paul, Assistant Professor, AA, Huntington College of Business, 1978
Bird, Pamela, Associate Professor, MA, Morehead State University, 1978
Boggs, Christopher J, Assistant Professor, AAS, Institute of Electronics Technology, 1992
Borders III, Andrew J, Instructor, MS, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1989
Bowman, Curtis D, Assistant Professor, Certification, Collins Career Center, 1979
Bradley, Belinda, Instructor, AAS, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, 2007
Bradley, John M, Associate Professor, Certification, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, 1999
Bradley, Peggy L, Associate Professor, BS, Morehead State University, 1979
Brammell, Keith, Associate Professor, DMD, University of Kentucky, 1985
Bresch, Julia M, Assistant Professor, MSN, Bellarmine College, 2004
Brown, Sara A, Librarian III, MSLS, University of Kentucky, 2003
Bryant, Sheree Nicole, Assistant Professor, AS, Ohio University Southern Campus, 2003
Burnett, Richard D, Associate Professor, AS, Ashland Community and Technical College, 2003
Burton, Frederick J, Assistant Professor, AS, Morehead State University, 2001
Carroll, Jennifer L, Professor, MSN, Bellarmine College, 1988
Cavins, Jacqueline L, Associate Professor, AAS, Ashland Community College, 1986
Chaffins, Robert A, Professor, BS, Morehead State University, 2000
Childress, David C, Associate Professor, Morehead State University, 1985
Collier, Hershel E, Professor, BS, Morehead State University, 1999
Collier, Rickey D, Associate Professor, AAS, Ashland Technical College, 2002
Conley, Richard R, Professor, MS, University of Kentucky, 1973
Cooksey, Daniel Patton, Instructor, MS, Marshall University, 2002
Coots, Philip K, Professor, MA, Southern Illinois University, 1988
Cullum, Randolph, Instructor, MA, Marshall University, 1981
Davis, Jessica, Instructor, MSN, Walden University, 2008
Davis, John Mark, Assistant Professor, MBA, Morehead State University, 1985
Davis, Virgil K, Professor, MA, Morehead State University, 1986
Derasin, Jetta, Instructor, BSN, Marshall University, 2007
Dunn, Barbara E, Assistant Professor, AAS, Ashland Community and Technical College, 2004
Edwards, Kathryn Hare Tucci, Associate Professor, MA, Marshall University, 1991
Figgins, Edward E, Associate Professor, BA, Morehead State University, 1988
Flath, Mary C, Professor, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, 1991
Flouhouse, Steven D, Professor, MS, Marshall University, 1991
Forman, Mary Lou, Associate Professor, MA, Morehead State University, 1978
Fosterwelsh, Wendy, Assistant Professor, MFA, Georgia Southern University, 2004
Frailie II, Donald L, Associate Professor, JD, University of Kentucky, 1974
Frye, Bettie E, Professor/Librarian I, MLS, University of South Carolina, 1989
Gehringer, Rebecca N, Professor, MA, Morehead State University, 1986
George, Karen Marie, Professor, MA, Marshall University, 1979
Greene, Carol M, Professor, PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Griffith-Green, Nicole, Assistant Professor, MS, Morehead State University 1998
Gussler, Sandra K, Associate Professor, MAE, Western Kentucky University, 1985
Hall, Ralfred J, Professor, MS, Morehead State University, 1993
Harmon, Benjamin W, Professor, PhD, Virginia Polytech, 1973
Henry, Harold Edmond, Associate Professor, AAS, Ashland Technical College, 2002
Hosto, Timothy J, Professor, MA, Eastern Illinois University, 1981
Howard, Warren H, Assistant Professor, MA, Morehead State University, 2003
Howard, Phyllis S, Associate Professor, BSN, Ohio University, 1989
Howes, Charles D, Professor, PhD, University of Massachusetts, 1968
Hunt, Linda, Assistant Professor, MA, Marshall University, 1993
Justice, Debra, Associate Professor, MA, Marshall University, 1997
Kitchen, Janie R, Professor, MSN, University of Kentucky, 1981
Klinepeter, Pamela, Instructor/Librarian III, MLS, University of Kentucky, 2005
Kumar, Ramamurthy Chandra, Professor, MS, Florida Institute of Technology, 1986
Lanthorn, Charles A, Associate Professor, Certification, Ashland Technical College, 1981
Limberis, Lois E, Assistant Professor, AAS, Ashland Technical College, 2002
Mahan, Daniel, Associate Professor, MA, Samford University, 1984
Martin, Frances, Instructor, AME, Morehead State University, 1994
McAdams, Tim, Instructor, AAS, Ashland Community and Technical College, 2008
McCarty, Shannon, Instructor, Certificate, Collins Career Center, 1990
McCullough, Willie G, Professor, MA, Marshall University, 1981
McCumbee, Jame, Instructor, MA, Marshall University, 1995
McGinnis, Elizabeth, Instructor, BSN, Marshall University, 1988
McGlone, John K, Associate Professor, MS, Morehead State University, 1994
McDavid, Cristina C, Associate Professor, MBE, Morehead State University, 1987
McGuire, Carrie E, Associate Professor, MSN, Bellarmine College, 1998
McKinney, Barbara C, Associate Professor, MSN, University of Kentucky, 1995
Mengistu, Aschalew, Instructor, PhD, University of Wales College of Medicine, 2002
Mohebbian, Hossein, Professor, MA, Marshall University, 1983
Moore, Doretha, Associate Professor, BSN, University of Evansville, 1984, MSN Bellarmine College, 2005
Napier, Michelle H, Professor, MSN, Bellarmine College, 1990
Napora, Joseph S, Professor, MA, Miami University, 1976
Nicholls, Barbara, Professor, MA, Northern Kentucky University, 1979
Onion, Matthew W /Librarian I, MLS, Indiana University, 1972
O’Pell, Donald Ray, Associate Professor, MS, Marshall University, 1984
Osborne, Linda C, Professor, MSN, Bellarmine College, 1991
Pancake, Danny, Associate Professor, Certification, Manpower Development and Training Program, 1975
Poteet, Amy J, Professor, MA, Morehead State University, 1987
Rafiee, Farnoosh, Professor, MA, Marshall University, 1982
Riggs, Mark, Instructor, MS, Mississippi State University, 2000
Robinson, Natalie, Instructor, MSN, Bellarmine University, 2007
Rogers, Charles, Instructor, BSN, Morehead State University, 2005
Rowe, Kristina, Instructor, MSN, Ohio University, 2007
Schmidt, James C, Professor, PhD, Cincinnati, 1976
Shelton, Cynthia, Associate Professor, AME, Marshall University, 1992
Shortridge, Mary E, Assistant Professor, MA, Morehead State University, 1982
Skaggs, Betsy L, Associate Professor, BSN, Bellarmine College, 1998
Skidmore, Ashley, Instructor, MA, University of Kentucky, 2006
St Clair, Philip R, Professor, MFA, Bowling Green State, 1985
Swanson, Uma G, Professor, MA Auburn University, 1969
Swetnam, Mark R, Professor, MA, University of Kentucky, 1990
Tackett, Donald R, Assistant Professor, Diploma, Ashland Technical College, 1980
Thompson, Alice C, Associate Professor, MA, Marshall University, 1988
Thornton, Jack D, Associate Professor, AAS, Columbus State University, 1986
Trautwein, Jack, Associate Professor, MS, Marshall University, 2004
Tucker, Ernest M, Professor, MA, University of Louisville, 1962
Tussey, Laura, Instructor, MA, Marshall University, 2000
Vanover, Wayne D, Associate Professor, BBA, Morehead State University, 1980
Webb, Molly J, Assistant Professor, MBA, Bellarmine College, 1982

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