Kentucky's most affordable community college with four campuses serving the Appalachian region.
HCTC offers associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates across diverse disciplines. Notable programs include nursing, surgical technology, construction, CADD, human and social services, visual communications, and manufacturing engineering technology. The Technical Campus houses the Kentucky Coal Academy and Smart Energy Training Center. The Leslie County Center is home to the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music.
The college operates four distinct campuses across eastern Kentucky's Appalachian region, serving eight counties (Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe). The Hazard Campus includes the First Federal Center, J. Marvin Jolly Classroom Center, and Challenger Learning Center. The Lees College Campus in Jackson features Jackson Hall, Van Meter Gymnasium, and a Telford Computer Center. HCTC offers clubs, activities, and organizations for student engagement, plus online classes.
HCTC welcomes high school students, returning students, and those seeking individual courses. The college provides an enrollment checklist, placement testing and assessment, campus visits, and orientation services. Scholarships are available, and the college emphasizes accessibility for non-traditional students.
The Stephens Library on the Hazard Campus serves as a selective federal depository for government documents. The college provides tutoring services in-person and online, access to scholarly journals and databases (EBSCOhost, Gale, ProQuest), and research tools. Multiple buildings across campuses support technical and academic instruction.