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Somerset Community College

As of October 3, 2026

The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document.

General Information

CEO Name
Dr. Carey W. Castle
Address
808 Monticello Street Somerset, KY 42501
Country
United States
Institutional Phone
(606) 679-8501
Approved to Offer
Associate's Degree

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Accreditation Information

Status
Accredited
Public Sanctions
None
Accreditation Granted
January 1, 2003
Reaffirmation
2019
Distance Education Approval Date
January 1, 2003
Next Reaffirmation
2029
Next Fifth-Year Review
2034
Degree Level
I i See Approved to Offer above for the complete list.
Control
Public
Full Accreditation History

Accreditation History

06/19/2003 – Somerset Community College, Somerset, KY (accredited by SACSCOC in 1965), merged with Somerset Technical College, Somerset, KY (non-SACSCOC accredited), and Laurel Technical College, London, KY (non-SACSCOC accredited). The newly-merged institution retained the name of Somerset Community College, Somerset, KY.

SACSCOC Staff Member

Patricia (Trish) Parrish

Email

In-Progress Reviews

  • 2034 Fifth-Year Interim Report
  • 2028 Reaffirmation Committee
  • 2028 Off-Site Review
  • 2026 Reaffirmation Orientation

Most Recent History with SACSCOC

  • 2024 Fifth-Year Interim Report
  • 2024 Interim OCIS Visit

Off-campus Instructional Sites (Additional Locations)

Types

  • Approved >=50%: Site is approved to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval. Only sites offering 50% or more of a program require approval.
  • Approved Branch >=50%: Site is approved as a branch campus to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval.
  • Notified 25-49%: Less than 50% of a program may be offered at the site. Less than 50% of additional programs may be offered with no further site notification.

Sites offering less than 25% of a program do not require notification or approval.

Status

  • Open: Instruction may be offered at the site consistent with the site type defined above.
  • Closed: Closed sites are not shown. A site is closed when (1) the institution has stopped admitting students to the site and (2) SACSCOC has approved the site teach-out plan. Therefore, instruction may continue at a site under the teach-out plan after the site is closed.
  • Adair County High School/ATC
    526 Indian Drive Columbia, KY 42728 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Bell County Area Technology Center
    9824 US Hwy 25 E Pineville, KY 40977 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Casey County Area Technology Center
    1723 East KY 70 Liberty, KY 42539 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Casey County High School
    1841 East KY 70 Liberty, KY 42539 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Clay County Area Technology Center
    425 Clay County High Rd. Manchester, KY 40962 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Clay County High School
    415 Clay County High Road Manchester, KY 40962 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Clinton County High School
    65 High School Drive Albany, KY 42602 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Corbin ATC
    1909 Snyder Street Corbin, KY 40701 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Corbin High School
    1901 Snyder Street Corbin, KY 40701 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Cumberland County High School
    912 North Main Street Burkesville, KY 42717 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Eastern Kentucky University Manchester Campus
    50 University Drive Manchester, KY 40962 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Green County Area Technology Center
    102 Carlisle Avenue Greensburg, KY 42743 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Impact Center for Leadership and Innovation
    830 Cumberland Trace Road Bowling Green, KY 42103 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Jackson County Area Technology Center
    562 Educational Mountain Drive McKee, KY 40447 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Jackson County High School
    560 Educational Mountain Drive McKee, KY 40447 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Lake Cumberland Regional AgriTech Center (SEED Academy)
    531 French Valley Road Russell Springs, KY 42642 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center
    2164 South Highway127 Russell Springs, KY 42642 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Laurel Campus North
    100 University Drive London, KY 40741 United States

    Type: Approved Branch >=50% Status: Open

  • Laurel Campus South
    235 South Laurel Road London, KY 40744 United States

    Type: Approved Branch >=50% Status: Open

  • Laurel County Schools Center for Innovation
    1100 East 4th Street London, KY 40741 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Lincoln County Area Technology Center
    422 Education Way Stanford, KY 40484 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Madison Southern High School
    213 Glades Road Berea, KY 40403 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Manchester Federal Correctional Institution
    805 Fox Hollow Road Manchester, KY 40962 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • McCreary Center
    250 College St Whitley City, KY 42653 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • McCreary Central High School
    400 Raider Way Stearns, KY 42647 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • North Laurel High School
    1300 E. Hal Rogers Parkway London, KY 40741 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Pulaski County Area Technology Center
    3825 South Highway 27 Somerset, KY 42503 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Pulaski County High School
    511 University Drive Somerset, KY 42503 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Rockcastle County Area Technology Center
    1555 Lake Cumberland Road Mount Vernon, KY 40456 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Rockcastle County High School
    1545 Lake Cumberland Road Mount Vernon, KY 40456 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Russell Center
    848 W Steve Wariner Dr Russell Springs, KY 42642 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Russell County High School
    2166 US-127 N Russell Springs, KY 42642 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Somerset Christian School
    815 Grand Central Blvd Somerset, KY 42503 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Somerset Community Clinton Center
    1001 W Hwy 90 Albany, KY 42602 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Somerset High School
    301 College Street Somerset, KY 42501 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • South Laurel High School
    201 S. Laurel Road London, KY 40744 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Southern Kentucky Early College & Career Academy
    1273 KY Hwy. 90 West Albany, KY 42602 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Southwestern High School
    1765 WTLO Road Somerset, KY 42503 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Taylor County High School
    2705 Hodgenville Road Campbellsville, KY 42718 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Valley Oak Center
    580 Valley Oak Drive Somerset, KY 42503 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Wayne County Area Technology Center
    38 Academic Avenue Monticello, KY 42633 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Wayne County High School
    2 Kenny Davis Boulevard Monticello, KY 42633 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Whitley County High School/ATC
    350 Boulevard of Champions Williamsburg, KY 40769 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

About SACSCOC and Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accreditation name of The Commission on Colleges and Universities, is the commission responsible for accrediting degree-granting institutions across the nation and internationally. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees is the representative body of the member institutions also known as the College Delegate Assembly. To gain or maintain accreditation, an institution must comply with SACSCOC policies, procedures, and with all standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement in the professional judgment of peer reviewers. SACSCOC’s institutional accreditation includes all degree levels regardless of location or mode of instruction. The Commission accredits the institution as a whole.

Components of the Review Process

The SACSCOC Board of Trustees conducts several types of institutional reviews: (1) Candidate Committee reviews of applicant institutions seeking candidacy, (2) Accreditation Committee reviews of candidate institutions seeking initial membership, (3) Reaffirmation Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following a comprehensive review, (4) Special Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following evaluation of institutional circumstances that are accreditation related, and (5) Substantive Change Committee reviews of member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope. Each of the above type of reviews has its own evaluation documents and peer review procedures and can be found on the SACSCOC website at www.sacscoc.org.

The Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R), standing committees of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, review reports prepared by evaluation committees and the institutional responses to those reports. A C&R Committee’s recommendation regarding an institution’s accreditation-related matters is forwarded to the Executive Council for review. The Executive Council recommends action to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, which makes the final decision on reaffirmation and any monitoring activities that it may require of an institution. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees convenes twice a year.

Complaints Against SACSCOC Accredited Institutions

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with SACSCOC standards for obtaining or maintaining accreditation. The Commission’s interest also is in ensuring that member institutions maintain appropriate grievance procedures and standards of procedural fairness and that the procedures are applied appropriately and consistently. The procedures for the review of complaints involving member institutions enable SACSCOC to address possible violations of its Principles of Accreditation, its Core Requirements and Standards, SACSCOC policies or procedures, as well as to address possible violations of an institution’s own policies and procedures, if related to the Principles.

Since SACSCOC’s complaint procedures are for the purpose of addressing any significant non-compliance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, policies, or procedures, the procedures are not intended to be used to involve SACSCOC in disputes between individuals and member institutions, or cause SACSCOC to interpose itself as a reviewing authority in individual matters of admission, grades, granting or transferability of credits, application of academic policies, fees or other financial matters, disciplinary matters or other contractual rights and obligations. Nor does SACSCOC seek redress on an individual’s behalf. Under no circumstances does SACSCOC respond to, or take action on, any complaint or any allegation that contains defamatory statements. Further, SACSCOC will not serve as a grievance panel when the outcome of institutional grievance or appeal processes is unsatisfactory to the complainant.

SACSCOC expects individuals to attempt to resolve the issue through all means available to the complainant, including following the institution’s own published grievance procedures, before submitting a complaint to SACSCOC. Therefore, SACSCOC is under no obligation to consider additional information submitted by the complainant subsequent to the receipt of the formal complaint. SACSCOC’s usual practice is not to consider a complaint that is currently in administrative proceedings, including institutional proceedings, or in litigation. However, if there is substantial, credible evidence that indicates systemic problems with an accredited institution, SACSCOC may, at its discretion, choose to proceed with the review.

For the fastest and most secure review by SACSCOC personnel, we strongly encourage you to submit your formal complaint online. You can easily file your concerns by completing the digital “Complaints Against Institutions: Information Sheet and Form” directly through our secure online portal. Please note that to maintain the integrity of the review process, SACSCOC cannot evaluate oral or anonymous complaints, nor can we accept complaints submitted on behalf of another individual or forwarded from another entity. Filing your complaint electronically ensures it is received immediately and streamlines the review process.

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