Featured Schools in Kentucky
DeVry University
Combine the flexibility of online coursework with classroom learning at DeVry University.
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Make a difference with a graduate degree from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management.
Westwood College - Online Campus
Earn your degree online in as little as 20 months with Westwood College.
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Kentucky Colleges & Universities
Kentucky Fast Facts:
- Major industries:
- Manufacturing
- Services
- Government
- Insurance and real estate
- Retail trade
- Transportation and public utilities
- Wholesale trade
- Construction
- Mining
- Farming and agricultural services
- Forestry
- Fisheries
- Major employers:
- Valvoline
- Fazoli's
- Amazon.com Inc
- General Electric Company
- Lexmark International
- State education budget, 2004: $3.1 billion
- Gross State Product (GSP), 2003: $128.98 billion
Though most famous for bluegrass music, thoroughbred horses, and bourbon whiskey, Kentucky also boasts excellent education opportunities and job offerings in fields including agriculture, transportation, food processing, coal, and tourism. The Louisville and Lexington populations total about 750,000. Together with suburban northern Kentucky, these cities form the "Golden Triangle" and are responsible for more than 80% of the state's population growth.
An excellent place for career training, Kentucky is a national model for higher education reform. University enrollment has climbed over 25% in the last decade. In 2004, the average teacher's salary was a respectable $40,849.
Investments from Kentucky's Cabinet of Economic Development's Department of Commercialization and Innovation (DCI) have resulted in over 800 high-paying tech jobs. Kentucky companies are active in the global market, making the state ninth nationally in exports per capita and contributing 55,000 direct jobs.
An excellent place for career training, Kentucky is a national model for higher education reform. University enrollment has climbed over 25% in the last decade. In 2004, the average teacher's salary was a respectable $40,849.
Investments from Kentucky's Cabinet of Economic Development's Department of Commercialization and Innovation (DCI) have resulted in over 800 high-paying tech jobs. Kentucky companies are active in the global market, making the state ninth nationally in exports per capita and contributing 55,000 direct jobs.
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