Henderson County is dedicated to providing a modern, highly trained workforce to meet your industry’s needs. We partner with educational facilities at the local, state, and regional level to make sure our workforce is cutting edge and ready to help you get to work.
Local Programs
Henderson Career And Technical Education
Located within Henderson County High School (HCHS), Henderson’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is one of the largest CTE programs in the state of Kentucky. CTE prepares students for real world experiences in the workforce. Students at HCHS have the opportunity to choose a career pathway in one or more of the 16 “Career Clusters.”
The HCHS CTE Unit offers a program of study in the following pathways: Agriculture, Automotive Technology, Business, Construction Technology, Criminal Law, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Education, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Machine Tool Technology, Marketing, Pre-Engineering, Visual Communications/Multimedia Technology, and Welding Technology.
For more information about HCHS’s CTE program click here.
Manufacturing Academy
In collaboration with Henderson County Schools and local manufacturers, Henderson Economic Development launched Manufacturing Academy. This is an opportunity for students, educators, and school administrators to tour manufacturing facilities and learn more about opportunities in the industry.
The purpose of Manufacturing Academy is to connect the classroom to the workplace. Groups spend time in various workplaces to learn through direct experiences about trends, skill requirements and opportunities in industries to bring relevance to student learning.
Selected groups include HCHS CTE students enrolled in manufacturing related pathways, middle school students, guidance counselors, principals, mental health counselors, and other school administrators. Manufacturing Academy is growing, and we are always looking for new groups to take on tours.
HCC FAME
The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) is a program offered at Henderson Community College to help students striving for a college degree or certificate graduate with little or no student debt. Participating students gain work experience while simultaneously earning an industry-recognized degree.
Applicants must be high graduates or GED holders and be willing to take part in the 40-hour/week apprenticeship-style course. Successful applicants will work three days a week at a sponsor company and attend class the other two days. After 18 months or five semesters, students will earn an Associates in Applied Science and have valuable real-world experience. Many students graduate with job offers from their sponsor company, while others continue to pursue a bachelor’s degree.
For more information and to apply, please visit the FAME website.
Local Education Centers
Henderson Community College
Henderson Community College offers a high-quality, targeted education to meet the professional and personal goals of all Kentuckians.
The college currently enrolls more than 2,200 students in academic, technical and transfer programs and provides training for more than 4,000 citizens through its continuing education programs.
Murray State University Henderson Regional Campus
Murray State University offers a full-service office in Henderson, KY for students enrolled in Murray State courses and programs. There are a variety of courses and programs available for students who do not have access to MSU’s Murray campus. They have staff to provide services to all their students, including program advising, registration and admissions. Bachelor’s, Master’s, Graduate Certificates, and Doctoral Programs are offered through the regional campus.
For more information, click HERE.
University Of Southern Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana (USI) is a public institution located just across the river in Evansville, Indiana. More than 10,000 students take advantage of over 100 areas of study in fields of business, liberal arts, health professions, science, engineering and education. For more information, click HERE.University Of Evansville
The University of Evansville (U of E) is a private institution located just across the river in Evansville, Indiana. With over 2,000 students, U of E offers approximately 66 areas of study in fields of engineering, business, health professions and many others. They are a highly acclaimed international program that brings experts and programs to the region while sending students around the world to study abroad. For more information, click HERE.WKU Owensboro
Western Kentucky University’s (WKU) Owensboro regional campus provides the convenience and flexibility for students to complete degrees close to home. They offer many academic programs in a combination of in-person and online course formats, as well as 100% online options. WKU Owensboro has programs in the fields of business, science, education, computer technology and many others. For more information, click HERE.Kentucky Wesleyan College
Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is located just a short drive away in Owensboro, Kentucky. Partnered with the United Methodist Church, KWC offers more than 40 diverse academic programs. For more information, click HERE.Brescia University
Brescia University, located in Owensboro, Kentucky, offers over 50 academic majors and minors. They are a Catholic, liberal arts institution dedicated to academic and moral excellence. For more information, click HERE.State Programs
The state of Kentucky is focused on the development and training of skilled workers. The Kentucky Skills Network is working through the Cabinet for Economic Development’s Grant-in-Aid and Skills Training Investment Credit to support workers and employers in developing new skills and remaining competitive.
The competitive Grant-in-Aid (GIA) provides funding reimbursements for worker training at Kentucky’s new and expanding companies and for skills and occupational upgrade training for workers of Kentucky’s existing companies. Qualified companies include manufacturers, agribusiness, non-retail service or technology companies, national or regional headquarters, healthcare companies and training consortia.
The Skills Training Investment Credit (STIC) offers state income tax credits for companies to offset the costs for approved training programs provided to incumbent employees of companies engaged in the manufacturing, agribusiness, non-retail service or technology, national or regional headquarters, and healthcare company sectors.
Applications are accepted and reviewed year-round by the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation Board of Directors
