Accredited child care and social services programs in Kentucky
15 accredited schools in Kentucky offer child care and social services programs approved for WIOA funding
These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and Kentucky has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 18 of the 23 child care and social services programs on the state's list.
The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.
WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.
Child care and social services training in Kentucky, every school, with costs and results
All job training programs in Kentucky
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Accredited human services programs in Kentucky
All 7 schools with human services programs on Kentucky's list are accredited. They offer all 7 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 2004, next review 2029
1 program
Gateway Community and Technical College
Fort Wright
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 2008, next review 2028
1 program
Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1971, next review 2027
1 program
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, listed as Lindsey Wilson University
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1951, next review 2029
1 program
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 2001, next review 2027
1 program
Maysville CTC
Maysville, listed as Maysville Community and Technical College
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2029
1 program
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1926, next review 2031
1 program
Accredited early childhood programs in Kentucky
4 of the 5 schools with early childhood programs on Kentucky's list are accredited. They offer 5 of the 7 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 2002, next review 2027
2 programs
College for Technical Education
Lexington, listed as Employment Solutions - College for Technical Education
Accredited by Council on Occupational Educationsince 2006, next review 2028
1 program
Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1971, next review 2027
1 program
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 2001, next review 2027
1 program
Accredited addiction counseling programs in Kentucky
3 of the 5 schools with addiction counseling programs on Kentucky's list are accredited. They offer 3 of the 5 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Millard College
Louisa, listed as The Millard College
Accredited by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commissionsince 2024, next review 2029
1 program
Southeast KY Community and Technical College
Harlan, listed as Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 2001, next review 2027
1 program
Union College
Barbourville, listed as Union Commonwealth University
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2031
1 program
Accredited teacher assistant programs in Kentucky
All 2 schools with teacher assistant programs on Kentucky's list are accredited. They offer all 2 programs. See these programs with prices and results
JCTC
Louisville, listed as Jefferson Community and Technical College
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2026
1 program
Morehead State University
Morehead
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1930, next review 2027
1 program
Accredited community health worker programs in Kentucky
All 1 schools with community health worker programs on Kentucky's list are accredited. They offer all 1 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Liberty University
Lynchburg
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1980, next review 2026
1 program
How we matched Kentucky's schools to the accreditation list
Which schools are counted?
Schools with programs Kentucky approved for WIOA funding in education and social services, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.
How current is the accreditation?
We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.
Sources for the accreditation facts about Kentucky
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- US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
- 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List