Bowling Green Technical College (BGTC), located in Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...

, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Headquartered in Versailles, Kentucky, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System comprises 16 colleges with over 68 campuses. Programs offered include associate degrees, pre-baccalaureate education to transfer to a public 4-year institution; adult education, continuing and developmental...

 (KCTCS). The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...

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History

BGTC was established as Western Trade School in 1939 and was operated by Western Kentucky State Teachers College (later Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....

.) In 1962, the school became independent of WKU, and underwent two name changes before joining KCTCS in 1997 and becoming Bowling Green Technical College.

Service Area

The primary service area of BGTC includes:

• Allen County
  Allen County, Kentucky
  Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population is 19,956. Its county seat is Scottsville, Kentucky. The county is named for Colonel John Allen, who was killed at the Battle of Frenchtown, Michigan during the War of 1812. Allen County is a prohibition or...
  
  
• Barren County
  Barren County, Kentucky
  As of the census of 2000, there were 38,033 people, 15,346 households, and 10,941 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 17,095 housing units at an average density of...
  
  
• Logan County
  Logan County, Kentucky
  Logan County is a county located in the southwest area of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 26,573. Its county seat is Russellville...
  
  
• Warren County
  Warren County, Kentucky
  Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky, specifically the Pennyroyal Plateau and Western Coal Fields regions. It is included in the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 113,792 in the 2010 Census. The county seat is Bowling Green...
  
  

Campuses

BGTC maintains five campuses:

• BGTC Main Campus
• Glasgow Campus
• Glasgow Technical Campus
• Kentucky Advanced Technology Campus
• Transpark Campus

External links

• Bowling Green Technical College Home Page
• Kentucky Community and Technical College System Home Page