Somerset Community College
Mission Statement/Status of Accreditation
Somerset Community College provides high quality, affordable, and accessible education and training to create student success, economic growth, and enhanced quality of life.
Somerset Community College, a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, is a public associate degree granting institution serving the south central region of Kentucky.
Somerset Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. Somerset Community College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Somerset Community College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website.
Academic Programs
Transfer Curricula
- Associate in Arts
- Associate in Science
Occupational/Technical Curricula
Occupational/Technical Curricula: The program listing represents broad groups of instructional programs offered by the college. Individual certificate (C), diploma (D), and Associate in Applied Science (A) degree curricula in each group are noted by C, D, and A in parenthesis.
- Air Conditioning Technology (C, D)
- Apprenticeship Studies (A)
- Auto Body/Collision Repair Technology (C)
- Automotive Technology (C, D)
- Aviation Maintenance Technology (C, D, A)
- Business Administration (C, D, A)
- Certified Medical Technician (C)
- Computer and Information Technologies (C, A)
- Computerized Manufacturing and Machining (C, D)
- Construction Technology (C, D)
- Cosmetology (C, D)
- Criminal Justice (C, A)
- Culinary Arts (C, D, A)
- Diesel Technology (C, D)
- Digital Printing Technology (C)
- Electrical Technology (C, D)
- Emergency Medical Services– Paramedic (C, A)
- Emergency Medical Technician (C)
- Engineering and Electronics Technology (C, A)
- Fire Science Technology (C, D, A)
- General Occupational/Technical Studies (A)
- Health Care Foundations (C)
- Health Science Technology (A)
- Industrial Maintenance Technology (C, D, A)
- Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (C, D, A)
- Medical Assisting (C, D)
- Medical Information Technology (C, D, A)
- Medical Laboratory Technician (C, A)
- Multi-Skilled Systems Technician (C)
- Nursing (A)
- Pharmacy Technology (C, D)
- Physical Therapist Assistant (A)
- Plumbing Technology (C)
- Practical Nursing (C, D)
- Radiography (C, A)
- Respiratory Care (A)
- Surgical Technology (C, A)
- Truck Driving Training (C)
- Utility Construction Systems Technology (C)
- Visual Communication:
- Design & Technology (C)
- Multimedia (C, D, A)
- Welding Technology (C, D)
Contact Information
Somerset Community College
SCC Somerset Campus
808 Monticello St.
Somerset, KY 42501
Toll Free (877) 629-9722 or (606) 679-8501
somerset.kctcs.edu
SCC Laurel Campus
100 University Dr.
London, KY 40741
SCC McCreary Center
141 College St.
Whitley City, KY 42653
SCC Russell Center
848 W. Steve Wariner Dr.
Russell Springs, KY 42642
SCC Clinton Center
1273 KY Highway 90 W.
Albany, KY 42602
SCC Casey Center
1031 Hustonville St.
Liberty, KY 42539
SCC Valley Oak Center
580 Valley Oak Drive
Somerset KY 42503
(606) 679-8501
General Information
| Office | Phone number |
|---|---|
| General Information | (877) 629-9722 |
| Admissions/Records | 1-855-66GO-SCC (1-855-664-6722) |
| Business Office | 1-855-66GO-SCC (1-855-664-6722) |
| Career Services | (606) 451-6657 |
| Disability Services | (606) 451-6706 |
| Financial Aid | 1-855-66GO-SCC (1-855-664-6722) |
| Human Resources | (606) 451-6620 |
| Institutional Advancement | (606) 451-6618 |
| Library/Learning Commons | (606) 451-6710 |
| Lineman Training Center | (606) 451-6697 |
| Marketing/Public Relations | (606) 451-6619 |
| Transfer Center | (606) 451-6650 |
| University Center of Southern Kentucky | (606) 451-6667 |
| Veterans Affairs | (606) 878-4784 |
| Workforce Solutions | (606) 451-6692 |
| Website | http://somerset.kctcs.edu |
Administration
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President/CEO | Carey Castle, EdD |
| Provost | Clint Hayes, EdD |
| Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness | Bruce Gover, EdD |
| Vice President of Administration | Jill Meece |
| Vice President of Institutional Advancement | Cindy Clouse |
| Associate Vice President of Student Affairs | Tracy Casada |
| Vice President of Workforce Solutions | Alesa Johnson |
| Dean of Health Sciences | Ronald Meade |
| Dean of Arts and Sciences | Jon Burlew |
| Dean of Business and Applied Technology | Kevin Bradford |
Faculty
This page reflects faculty names and their degree/credential as of July 1, 2024. This information is updated annually.
Abner, Jeffery, Assistant Professor, MS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2019
Allen, Melinda J, Associate Professor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 1993
Alvey, Thomas Dalton, Instructor, MFA, Point Park University, 2021
Asher, Jason A, Associate Professor, MA, Lindsey Wilson College, 2010
Atkinson-Bigelow, Johnna, Professor, MA, University of Kentucky, 1988
Barnes, Kelly J, Professor, MS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2006
Bates, Steven, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2015
Bell, Christopher D, Assistant Professor, AAT, Somerset Community College, 2001
Bloomingburg, Michael S, Professor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2005
Bottoms, Tabitha A, Associate Professor, Ky. Board of Cosmetology Instructor License, 2014
Bradley, Daniel A, Professor, MA, Morehead State University, 2007
Brock, Brandy, Professor, BS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2013
Brown, Eddie, Associate Professor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2003
Broyles, Angela W, Professor, MS, Eastern Kentucky University, 1999
Brummett, Paula, Instructor, BS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2003
Burlew, Jonathan W, Professor, MS, Fort Hayes State University, 1993
Burton, Cindy L, Professor, BFA, American Intercontinental University, 2009
Byrd, Cynthia G, Instructor, M.A.Ed., Eastern Kentucky University, 1986
Calcaterra, Carol L, Professor, MBA, Eastern Kentucky University, 1993
Calder, Michael V, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2017
Carr, Christina L, Assistant Professor, BS, Northern Kentucky University, 2017
Carroll, Waylon Chris, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2022
Cash, Curtis F, Professor, MA, Union College, 2007
Catron, Shanda, Associate Professor, BS, University of Louisville, 2007
Childress, Margaret L, Professor, MBA, Morehead State University, 2008
Christie, LeAnna M, Instructor, BSN, The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2018
Coffey, David A, Professor, MS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2015
Crabtree, Christy M, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2005
Crabtree, Marilyn, Instructor, MS, Western Governor's University, 2017
Dalton, Melissa A, Assistant Professor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2006
Davis, Tammy Ann, Instructor, BS, Western Kentucky University, 2016
Day, Tammy R, Professor, BSN, Eastern Kentucky University, 2015
Deaton, Eric D, Professor, MS, Eastern Kentucky University, 1997
Drew, Robert, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2020
Duncan, Dustin, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2017
Eastham, Donna S, Professor, MAEd, Western Kentucky University, 1994
Elam, Debra L, Associate Professor, BS, Northern Kentucky University, 2020
Farmer, Adam C, Associate Professor, BS, Berea College, 2004
Feldman, Samantha B, Associate Professor, BS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2004
Foster, Jimmie, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2020
Fugate, Dena, Assistant Professor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2009
Gadd, Belinda P, Associate Professor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2002
Gammage, Simeon D, Associate Professor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2010
Garrett, Lindsey, Instructor, MS, Western Governors University, 2021
Gibson, Crystal J, Instructor, BS, University of the Cumberlands, 2017
Graham, Gerald M, Associate Professor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2000
Greene, Charles D, Instructor, BS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2017
Hammock, Randall D, Instructor, MBA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2023
Harris, James Ricky, Associate Professor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2007
Harris, Jeffrey D, Professor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 1998
Hawk, Jillisa D, Associate Professor, MSN, Eastern Kentucky University, 2008
Herren, Elizabeth L, Assistant Professor, BSN, University of Alabama, 2011
Hines, Melanie, Instructor, DPT, A.T. Still University, 2007
Hinkle, Teresa G, Associate Professor, MS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2010
Hinton, Sarah C, Assistant Professor, MS, University of Kentucky, 2014
House, Debra J, Professor, MS, University of Kentucky, 1994
Howe, Julie M, Professor/Librarian I, MSLS, University of Kentucky, 2010
Huffaker, Lorna S, Professor, MSN, Eastern Kentucky University, 2003
Huntsman, Mary Taylor, Professor/Librarian, MA/MSLS, University of Kentucky, 1994
Johnson, Joshua A, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2018
Johnson, Kelly R, Associate Professor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2003
Jones, Joshua Lawrence, Instructor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2017
Jones, Michelle, Instructor, BS, Western Governors University, 2022
Kidd Neal, Christin, Instructor, MA, Austin Peay Sate University, 2012
Kilgore, April L, Professor, PhD, University of Kentucky, 1994
Lewis, Kathy S, Professor, MS, Eastern Kentucky University, 1994
Martinez, George M, Professor, MS, Murray State University, 1991
Matika, Richard S, Associate Professor, EdD, University of Kentucky, 2012
McClendon, Steven S, Professor, EdD, University of the Cumberlands, 2012
McCowan, Steven M, Instructor, Diploma, Somerset Community College, 2011
Meece, Ashley Hope, Instructor, BA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2012
Meier, Tina M, Associate Professor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2010
Merritt, Lorrenda D, Associate Professor, MA, Western Kentucky University, 2020
Mills, Andy L, Instructor, MS, Western Governors University, 2021
Mills, Angela H, Professor, BS, Northern Kentucky University, 2012
Mills, Craylon T, Professor, PhD, Capella University, 2015
Mink, Becky, Instructor, BS, Eastern KY University, 2012
Moore, Corey, Instructor, DPT, Western Kentucky University, 2017
Morris, Amanda K, Associate Professor, MA, University of Kentucky, 2009
Mullins, Cynthia, Instructor, DVM, Auburn University, 2000
Muse, Dana L, Professor, MS, University of Kentucky, 1998
Nazario, Eduardo C, Associate Professor, AS, Sullivan University, 2005
Noel, Megan L, Assistant Professor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2011
Null, George Curtis, Assistant Professor, AAS, Lexington Electronic Institute, 1995
Osborne, Roger, Professor, MA, University of Louisville, 2002
Overby, Eric, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2016
Owens, Jennifer, Professor, BS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2020
Patton, Jennifer Renee, Instructor, DNP, Chamberlain University, 2021
Peery, Katherine E, Assistant Professor, DBA, University of the Cumberlands, 2017
Phelps, David A, Associate Professor, AAS, Somerset Technical College, 2004
Phelps, Devin M, Associate Professor/Librarian II, MSLS, University of Kentucky, 2011
Phillips, Christopher M, Professor, EdD, University of Kentucky, 2011
Pierce, Christopher A, Associate Professor, BS, University of Kentucky, 2003
Price, Carol A, Professor, MSN, Eastern Kentucky University, 2014
Ramilo, Cecilia A, Professor, PhD, Washington State University, 1996
Ratliff, Donna R, Professor, M.A.Ed., Eastern Kentucky University, 1999
Riddle, Jason, Instructor, AAT, Somerset Community College, 2000
Roberts, Laura E, Associate Professor, BSN, Eastern Kentucky University 1991
Shannon, Kelli, Instructor, BS, Northern Kentucky University, 2021
Shearer, Elizabeth A, Professor, MA, Western Kentucky University, 1988
Shelton, Billie J, Professor, DNP, Eastern Kentucky University, 2017
Sizemore, Eric, Instructor, DP, Vanderbilt University, 2003
Slevin, Amie E, Assistant Professor, MA, Old Dominion University, 2014
Smith, Kelsie Leigha, Instructor, BSN, Lindsey Wilson College, 2019
Smith, Roger Alan, Instructor, DP, Vanderbilt University, 2003
Sorkin, Boris, Instructor, PhD, Northern Illinois University, 2005
Spencer, Robert T, Professor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 1993
Stephens, Erin, Professor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2007
Stigall, Alicia, Instructor, Diploma, Somerset Community College, 2012
Stringer, Scott H, Assistant Professor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2013
Swim, Angela Marie, Instructor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2011
Taylor, Guy L, Instructor, BS, University of Kentucky, 1981
Taylor, James H, Professor, MA, Eastern Kentucky University, 2002
Thacker, James R, Assistant Professor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2018
Thomas, Janice E, Associate Professor, MSN, Eastern Kentucky University, 2008
Toby, Kimberly L, Professor, MS, University of Kentucky, 1998
Tomlinson, Nick, Professor, MS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2006
Torres, Israel, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2014
Upchurch, Kristi D, Instructor, BSN, Eastern Kentucky University, 2015
Upchurch, Joni M, Professor, BS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2016
Vincent, Donna S, Assistant Professor, BSN, Western Kentucky University, 2008
Ware, Lisa N, Professor, M.A.Ed., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010
Waterstrat, Amanda J, Professor, PhD, University of Kentucky, 2009
Weatherford, Megan S, Assistant Professor, MA, Western Kentucky University, 2013
Welles, Bryan E, Instructor, AAS, Somerset Community College, 2006
Wells, Michael E, Associate Professor, BS, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2013
Westerfield, Mary Jo, Instructor, ASN, Eastern Kentucky University, 1991
Wheet, Dee A, Associate Professor, MS, Northern Kentucky University, 2019
Wilson, Jennifer K, Professor, MSN, Eastern Kentucky University, 2000
Wooldridge, Eric N, Professor, MS, University of Kentucky, 2019
Xia, Zhiming, Associate Professor, MS, University of Mississippi, 1999
Zhang, Bobby Jo, Instructor, BSN, Union College, 2020
Zimmerman, Joseph, Instructor, AAS, Ferris State University, 1995