Schools & Colleges
- Hazard Independent School District (K-12)
- Perry County School District
- Hazard Lions Montessori School
- Hazard Community and Technical College
- Hazard Christian Academy
- Wabaco Christian Academy
- University Center of the Mountains
- UK Center for Rural Health
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Hazard Independent School District (K-12)
Educating the children of southeastern Kentucky for nearly 100 years, the hallmark of the Hazard Independent School (HIS) district is excellence. Many students in our schools have achieved high honors both academically and athletically throughout their time in our district.
Academically, Hazard Independent School (HIS) district consistently ranks in the upper 25% of all Kentucky schools. Hazard High School during the last CATS testing cycle ranked within the top 10% of all Kentucky schools. The elementary, middle and high school teams have won district and regional competitions with many children being able to compete at the state level.
Hazard Independent Schools offers a variety of extracurricular activities for students. They include the Academic team, Science Olympiad, Speech, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Cheerleading, Track, Golf, Volleyball, Soccer, and the award winning Band of Gold. In addition, the middle and high school speech teams have an outstanding record in state competition.
Athletically, the Bulldogs have won at both district and regional levels in several sports throughout the years. Musically, the Hazard Band of Gold is well esteemed for excellence in concert, and consistantly ranking within top 10 or higher in Kentucky marching competitions.
Perry County Schools
Mission Statement
Perry County Schools The mission of Perry County Schools is to educate our students to become productive members of society.
Vision Statement
The vision of Perry County Schools is to provide a caring and stimulating environment where children will recognize and achieve their fullest potential, so that they can make their best contribution to society.
- We will not tolerate behavior that diminishes the dignity or self-worth of any individual.
- We will always treat students, families, and community members as partners in the educational process.
- We will make all decisions based on the best interest of students.
- We will focus our resources, programs, and practices on accomplishing our mission.
- We will provide a safe learning environment throughout the district.
- We will hold each individual responsible for his or her actions.
- We will not tolerate ineffective performance by students or employees.
- Decisions will be made giving full consideration of the authority of the site-based council and the building principal.
Hazard Lions Montessori School
The Hazard Lions Club Montessori School was started in 1999. It is a non profit school that cares for infants, toddlers, preschool age, that offers after school age care. Montessori is centered around the child. Dr. Maria Montessori's philosophy was that children teach themselves. This has become known as the Montessori Philosophy. “Free the child's potential and you will transform him into the world.”, Dr. Montessori once said. Based on that statement the children in a Montessori classroom work independently and teach themselves. The children work in the areas of Sensorial, Practical Life, Math, Language, Spanish, Science, Art, History, Geography, Botany, and Computers. All the activities in these areas are simple enough for even the youngest child to understand and as they learn and master those areas they move on to new skills. The children also learn control of movement, order, repetition, exactness and small muscle control, all of which are needs of children ages two through five years. (606) 439-0078
Hazard Christian Academy
Hazard, KY 41702
Wabaco Christian Academy
Wabaco Christian Academy was founded by Wabaco Pentecostal Church under the leadership of Dr. James Aaron Buddy Turner, Th.D., on August 18,1998. WCA is a Christian-based private school dedicated to the youth of Eastern Kentucky. We offer a safe, drug free environment where students can excel. Our goal is to send young men and women with values and integrity into the world. more info...
HCTC
You can Design Your Future with HCTC, one of the 16 schools in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. HCTC has caring and dedicated professionals working to help students succeed whether they are a first-time entering student, a mid-career person entering college studies, a current workforce member seeking further training, or a lifelong learner realizing a longtime dream of attending college. HCTC has six campus convenient locations including three in Hazard—the Hazard Campus, the Allied Health facility in the Bailey-Stumbo Building, and the Technical Campus; along with the Lees College Campus in Jackson, the Knott County Branch, and the Leslie County Center.
HCTC is the home of the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky, the Greater Hazard Area Performing Arts Series, and the University Center of the Mountains.
To learn more check out the college website at Hazard.KCTCS.edu or call the toll free number at 800-246-7521 or dial locally at (606) 436-HCTC. more info...
University Center of the Mountains
The University Center of the Mountains (UCM) is an exciting opportunity for students who desire to obtain a bachelors or masters degree close to home in the Kentucky River Region of southeastern Kentucky. Eight postsecondary institutions have collaborated to create and provide a forum of high quality instruction, comprehensive student services, and community development through the UCM.
Since the formation of this partnership in July 2003, over 700 students have enrolled in nineteen bachelor and seven master degree programs . The UCM partners have awarded over 362 bachelor ands master degrees during this time. UCM classes and services are physically provided on the campuses of Hazard Community and Technical College in four counties. Students earn their degrees from the institution offering the particular program in which they enroll and complete.
The UCM will continue to grow and serve you and this region. Other degrees and partners will be added based on your response, the needs of employers and the on-going needs assessment. You are invited to contact us about how we may best serve you and the Kentucky River Area Development District.
The mission of the UCM is to bring the same high quality programs and degrees from each institution's main campus close to your home. We invite you to explore the many possibilities and opportunities of the UCM provided to students of all ages in southeastern Kentucky.
UK Center for Rural Health
The UK Center for Excellence in Rural Health was established in 1990 to address health disparities in rural Kentucky, including a chronic shortage of health professionals and residents’ poor health status. The center accomplishes this through health professions education, health policy research, health care service and community engagement. Nearly 80 percent of the center’s graduates are practicing in rural areas, most of them in Kentucky.
The center houses the North Fork Valley Community Health Center, the host clinic for the East Kentucky Family Medicine Residency Program. The center also houses the Kentucky Homeplace program and Kentucky State Office of Rural Health, which are nationally recognized for improving rural residents’ access to health care.
