Design Schools in Kentucky
Kentucky contains
25 schools that offer design programs.
Kentucky Wesleyan College,
the highest-ranking design school in KY, has a total student population of 876 and
is the
566th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 25 design schools
in Kentucky,
only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Daymar College-Owensboro Campus comes out as the most expensive ($26,118/yr),
with Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $5,275/yr.
Design students from Kentucky schools who go on to become
interior designers,
architecture designers,
designers,
graphic designers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 46,010 people working as
interior designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$51,990.
Also, Floral designers make on average $24,940 per year and there are about 51,470 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Kentucky alone, there are
750 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of
$20,090. Interior designers in this state earn
$35,660/yr and there are 450 employed.
Also, within the design schools
in Kentucky, the average student population is 2,555 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from design,
there are 2859 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,477 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,117, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Design Programs in Kentucky
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Design and Visual Communications, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Kentucky State University
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Sullivan College of Technology and Design
Western Kentucky University
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Levels offered:
Certificate
Asbury College
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Levels offered:
Masters
Spencerian College-Lexington
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Thomas More College
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
PJ's College of Cosmetology
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
National College-Lexington
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
ITT Technical Institute-Louisville
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Design and Visual Communications, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Daymar College-Louisville
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Bowling Green Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Gateway Community and Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Daymar College-Owensboro Campus
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
Brown Mackie College-Louisville
Graphic Design
Levels offered:
Associates
Somerset Community College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Hazard Community and Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Ashland Community and Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
ITT Technical Institute-Lexington
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Levels offered:
Associates
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Design and Visual Communications, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Kentucky Interesting Facts
- The town of Murray is home to the Boy Scouts of America Scouting Museum located on the campus of Murray State University.
- The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country. It is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May.
- The Bluegrass Country around Lexington is home to some of the world's finest racehorses.
- Kentucky was a popular hunting ground for the Shawnee and Cherokee Indian nations prior to being settled by white settlers.
- In 1774 Harrodstown (now Harrodsburg) was established as the first permanent settlement in the Kentucky region. It was named after James Harrod who led a team of area surveyors.
Top National Parks in Kentucky:
Famous State Residents:
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