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Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office
Gov. Beshear Announces $1.5 Million to benefit Union College’s Nursing and Health Sciences Program
FRANKFORT, Ky.– Governor Steve Beshear today announced $1.5 million in multi-county coal severance funding to benefit Union College’s Nursing and Health Sciences Program.
Knox and Bell counties are receiving $1.5 million in Multi-County Local Government Economic Development Funds (LGEDF)/Coal Severance Funds to help renovate the former Knox County Hospital to serve as a new facility for Union College’s academic nursing and health science programs.
“Providing our students with quality learning environments and resources helps ensure that they are receiving the best education possible”, said Gov. Beshear. “This new Union College academic facility will offer an excellent learning space for students and assist the institution in developing and growing quality educational programs.”
Union College will use the rehabilitated facility as a center for academic programs including physics, chemistry, biology, health and human performance instruction and general classroom and lab space.
The addition of this facility will help accommodate Union College’s expanding Registered Nurse (RN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs, which are expected to grow by 200 students within a five-year period. Union College’s current undergraduate yearly enrollment is approximately 700 students.
Additionally, Knox County will use a portion of the renovated building to develop space for community meetings, classes and training sessions for local residents and members of the surrounding counties.
Knox County Fiscal Court will be directly receiving the funding for this project.
Multi-County LGEDF/Coal Severance Funds are a portion of coal severance taxes set aside to fund projects benefiting two or more coal-producing counties.
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