Mission & Vision

BCTC Mission

Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) transforms the Bluegrass Region-one student, one employer, and one community at a time.  BCTC is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

• Review of mission statement by college faculty, staff, and administration - May 10, 2022 
• Endorsement by local college Board of Directors
• Review by Chancellor
• Review and approval by the KCTCS President and KCTCS Board of Regents
• Mission Statement approved by BCTC Board of Directors - June 1, 2022

BCTC's Goals Focus On

• Increasing student access and success.
• Promoting excellence in teaching and learning.
• Enhancing strategies for economic, workforce, and community development.
• Building resources for an effective and sustainable college.

BCTC Vision

Bluegrass Community and Technical College will shape lives and communities through student success, workforce development, and lifelong learning.

Endorsed by the BCTC Board of Directors on December 3, 2025.

BCTC Values

As an organization that serves and learns, made up of students, faculty, and staff, and supported by boards, councils, and advisors, BCTC is guided by these core values:

• Integrity
• Respect
• Collaboration
• Innovation
• Community Centered

Endorsed by the BCTC Board of Directors on December 3, 2025.

Statements

The value of life experiences and points of view creates awareness, enlightenment, and betterment of the college community. It pushes all to reach outside comfort zones. It causes members to learn about something or someone that they previously did not know. It is in these, sometimes uncomfortable, places that members develop a richer campus community and world.