NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
Date: February 5, 2009
Margaret Thomson, 859-442-1172; margaret.thomson@kctcs.edu
Gateway Schedules Information Sessions For Prospective Students and Parents
Covington, KY - Gateway Community and Technical College has scheduled six general information sessions between now and May to help students prepare for college.
General sessions will discuss admission requirements, the financial aid process and tuition, academic programs, transfer opportunities and Gateway's advising and registration process.
All general sessions will take place at 9:30 a.m. in Room E-101 in the Student Services Center at the college's Edgewood Campus, 790 Thomas More Parkway. The sessions occur on the following dates: Feb. 6, Feb. 20, March 6, March 20, April 17, and May 1.
Gateway has spring terms beginning Feb. 18, Feb. 19, March 12 and April 2. Summer sessions begin May 18, June 3 and July 13. Fall sessions begin next August.
For admission and enrollment information, call 859-441-4500 or visit the college website at
www.gateway.kctcs.edu.
Gateway Community and Technical College (GCTC) is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Gateway Community and Technical College. Gateway is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education, 41 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30346. Phone: 800-917-2081. GCTC enrolls nearly 3,500 students and offers more than 200 associate degrees, diplomas and certificates in 30 subject areas. Classes are provided at GCTC locations in Boone County, Covington/Park Hills, and Edgewood. Through partnerships with more than 400 local businesses, GCTC provides customized, short-term training to more than 3,000 other people. Find out how to "start here and go anywhere" at www.gateway.kctcs.edu. GCTC is one of 16 colleges that comprise the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. For most Kentuckians, higher education begins here. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu.
For most Kentuckians, higher education begins at KCTCS. Our statewide system of 16 colleges and 65 campuses provides citizens throughout the Commonwealth with a quality education that is both accessible and affordable.