In
the Fall of 1981, Hazard Community College offered
one class in Leslie County and expanded its offerings to four
classes through the Fall of 1984.
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In
1985, Dr. G. Edward Hughes became the second
president of the College and the college grew rapidly extending
services to eight counties. |
The
College developed a national model for entrepreneurial education
and economic development through its Business and Industry Technical
Assistance Center (BITAC), and expanded its program in Allied
Health, Sciences, Forest and Wood Technology, as well as in the
arts through the Performing Arts Series. Dramatic increases in
external support of the College's programs led to the first endowed
teaching chair in the Community College System, endowed scholarships,
and numerous grant-funded programs to meet the needs of the region.
The College received continuing full accreditation in
1990 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
In the Spring of 1986,
Hazard Community College begin offering Saturday classes. In the
following year offerings were expanded to Letcher County , Breathitt
County , and Knott County .
In
1986 the state legislature approved the funds
to enlarge the Colleges initial building. The Learning Resource
Center Building , which allowed expansion of the library, the
gaining of six classrooms, a new administration complex, and the
creation of the Computer Lab was opened in 1988.
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In
1988 planning began for the next construction
project on the Hazard Campus--a student classroom and arts
center. Over the next eight years funding for the Center
came from several sources: the College's own fundraising
campaign, funding secured by the federal government through
the efforts of Congressman Harold Rogers and state funding
in 1996.
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The
First Federal Center (shown above), opened in 1999,
satisfied the need for a community conference center, additional
faculty offices, several classrooms, a full-line cafeteria, an
enlarged bookstore, several student-centered offices, a student
game lounge, and the relocation of the Office of Community Development
from its downtown site in the city's old post office building.
