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KCTCS sets up emergency student funds and shelters after severe Kentucky flooding
Summary
Kentucky Community and Technical College System officials said they have opened emergency student funds and are using campus facilities as shelters after severe statewide flooding damaged multiple campuses, while the full scope of student impact remains uncertain.
Dr. Ryan Quarles, president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), told the House budget review subcommittee that multiple KCTCS campuses sustained facility damage and the system has begun emergency support for displaced staff and students.
Quarles said KCTCS has set up fundraising efforts targeted at Big Sandy, Hazard and Southeast campuses and established an emergency fund to help students return to class. "We're going to do everything possible to make sure that this…
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