10,595 students are using VA education benefits at 76 schools in Kentucky. Of those schools, 28 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 21 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 7 carry a VA caution flag.
| School | City | Type | On VA benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | Public | 1,609 |
| University of Louisville Yellow Ribbon | Louisville | Public | 1,088 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Yellow Ribbon | Richmond | Public | 1,047 |
| Western Kentucky University Yellow Ribbon | Bowling Green | Public | 829 |
| Northern Kentucky University Yellow Ribbon | Highland Heights | Public | 570 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College -Main | Elizabethtown | Public | 516 |
| Murray State University Yellow Ribbon | Murray | Public | 486 |
| University of the Cumberlands Yellow Ribbon | Williamsburg | Private nonprofit | 374 |
| Hopkinsville Community College-Hopkinsville | Hopkinsville | Public | 364 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College-Main | Lexington | Public | 344 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Public | 304 |
| Sullivan University-Louisville Yellow Ribbon | Louisville | For-profit | 220 |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Public | 201 |
| Morehead State University Yellow Ribbon | Morehead | Public | 197 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | Louisville | For-profit | 195 |
| Frontier Nursing University | Versailles | Private nonprofit | 145 |
| Campbellsville University Yellow Ribbon | Campbellsville | Private nonprofit | 139 |
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Public | 128 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College-Bowling Green | Bowling Green | Public | 116 |
| Bellarmine University Yellow Ribbon | Louisville | Private nonprofit | 106 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence | Public | 105 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Public | 94 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College-Paducah | Paducah | Public | 92 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Public | 90 |
| Spalding University Yellow Ribbon | Louisville | Private nonprofit | 74 |
| Midway University Yellow Ribbon | Midway | Private nonprofit | 70 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Ft Campbell Yellow Ribbon | Fort Campbell | Private nonprofit | 65 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | Public | 60 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College-Prestonsburg | Prestonsburg | Public | 55 |
| Kentucky State University Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Frankfort | Public | 55 |
| Asbury University Yellow Ribbon | Wilmore | Private nonprofit | 52 |
| Lindsey Wilson University-Columbia Yellow Ribbon | Columbia | Private nonprofit | 42 |
| University of Pikeville Yellow Ribbon | Pikeville | Private nonprofit | 40 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Yellow Ribbon | Owensboro | Private nonprofit | 39 |
| Asbury Theological Seminary-Wilmore | Wilmore | Private nonprofit | 38 |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | Louisville | Private nonprofit | 36 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College-Hazard Campus | Hazard | Public | 34 |
| CDL Training Services and Consulting INC | Elizabethtown | For-profit | 33 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College-Middlesboro | Middlesboro | Public | 31 |
| Thomas More University Yellow Ribbon | Crestview Hills | Private nonprofit | 29 |
| Georgetown College Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Georgetown | Private nonprofit | 28 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Yellow Ribbon | Florence | For-profit | 27 |
| Kentucky Welding Institute | Flemingsburg | For-profit | 26 |
| Brescia University | Owensboro | Private nonprofit | 22 |
| Transylvania University Yellow Ribbon | Lexington | Private nonprofit | 22 |
| Centre College Yellow Ribbon | Danville | Private nonprofit | 21 |
| Berea College Yellow Ribbon | Berea | Private nonprofit | 20 |
| Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown Flagged | Elizabethtown | For-profit | 19 |
| University of Louisville-School of Medicine and Dentistry | Louisville | Public | 19 |
| Henderson Community College | Henderson | Public | 17 |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School INC | Richmond | For-profit | 17 |
| Medquest College-Lexington | Lexington | For-profit | 17 |
| Ata College Flagged | Louisville | For-profit | 16 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes | Private nonprofit | 15 |
| Union Commonwealth University Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Barbourville | Private nonprofit | 15 |
| Lockmasters Security Institute INC | Nicholasville | For-profit | 14 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College-Harlan | Harlan | Public | 13 |
| Emergency Medical Training Professionals LLC | Lexington | For-profit | 12 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College-Cumberland | Cumberland | Public | 12 |
| Employment Solutions INC College for Technical Education | Lexington | For-profit | 11 |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville Flagged | Hopkinsville | Private nonprofit | 11 |
| University of Kentucky College of Medicine | Lexington | Public | 11 |
| Kentucky Christian University | Grayson | Private nonprofit | 10 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville | Louisville | For-profit | 9 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | Louisville | Private nonprofit | 8 |
| Bluegrass CDL Academy LLC | Winchester | For-profit | 7 |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College Flagged | Pineville | Private nonprofit | 7 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport Yellow Ribbon | Newport | For-profit | 7 |
| Lake Cumberland CDL Training School INC | Campbellsville | For-profit | 7 |
| Medical Career and Technical College | Richmond | For-profit | 7 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | Lexington | For-profit | 7 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College-Whitesburg | Whitesburg | Public | 7 |
| Lexington Healing Arts Academy | Lexington | For-profit | 6 |
| Medquest College-Louisville | Louisville | For-profit | 6 |
| American National University-Louisville Campus Yellow Ribbon | Louisville | For-profit | 5 |
| American National University-Pikeville Yellow Ribbon | Pikeville | For-profit | 5 |
Sorted by how many students use VA benefits there. Schools with fewer than 50 are listed without a page of their own — look them up in VA’s comparison tool.
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