LT. GOVERNOR JERRY ABRAMSON WAS IN MADISONVILLE TODAY (MONDAY), ALONG WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS FOR THE STATE OF EDUCATION LUNCHEON.  DR. JUDY RHOADS SPOKE OF THE ADVANCES BEING MADE AT MADISONVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SAYING THAT MCC HAS NOW BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE NATION FOR RETENTION RATES, 3-YEAR GRADUATION RAGES, NUMBER OF 2 YEAR DEGREES AWARDED, AND GRADUATION RATES FOR MINORITIES.  RHOADS ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE NEW PROGRAMS COMING ON LINE, INCLUDING PARALEGAL, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, WIND AND SOLAR MANAGEMENT AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY.
ALSO ON HAND WAS HOPKINS COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDANT JAMES LEE STEVENS WHO SAID THAT ACT SCORES ARE IMPROVING AT THE COUNTIES HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE NEW CAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL WOULD BEGIN OPERATING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
TOM WEST, OF THE KENTUCKY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD CONGRATULATED HOPKINS COUNTY ON GETTING A WORK READY COMMUNITY IN PROGRESS CERTIFICATION.  THIS MEANS THAT HOPKINS COUNTY HAS ADOPTED PLANNING TO KEEP GROWING A SKILLED WORKFORCE.