Education
The superintendent of public instruction, elected for a four-year term, is executive officer of the state board of education. All board members, except the superintendent, are appointed by the governor. School attendance is required from age 7 to 16.
In 1794 Kentucky Academy, the first public school in the state, was opened at Lexington. A public school system was set up in 1838.
An agricultural and mechanical college was established at Lexington in 1865 as part of Kentucky University (now Transylvania University). The land-grant college was separated from Kentucky University in 1878. It became the State University of Kentucky in 1908, and has been called University of Kentucky since 1916.
| Universities and colleges in Kentucky | |||
| This table lists the universities and colleges in Kentucky that grant bachelor's or advanced degrees and are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. | |||
| Name | Mailing address | ||
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes | ||
| Asbury College | Wilmore | ||
| Asbury Theological Seminary | Wilmore | ||
| Bellarmine University | Louisville | ||
| Berea College | Berea | ||
| Brescia University | Owensboro | ||
| Campbellsville College | Campbellsville | ||
| Centre College | Danville | ||
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | Pineville | ||
| Cumberlands, University of the | Williamsburg | ||
| Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond | ||
| Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing | Hyden | ||
| Georgetown College | Georgetown | ||
| Kentucky, University of | Lexington | ||
| Kentucky Christian University | Grayson | ||
| Kentucky State University | Frankfort | ||
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro | ||
| Lexington Theological Seminary | Lexington | ||
| Lindsey Wilson College | Columbia | ||
| Louisville, University of | Louisville | ||
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | Louisville | ||
| Mid-Continent University | Mayfield | ||
| Midway College | Midway | ||
| Morehead State University | Morehead | ||
| Murray State University | Murray | ||
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | ||
| Pikeville College | Pikeville | ||
| St. Catharine College | St. Catharine | ||
| Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | Louisville | ||
| Spalding University | Louisville | ||
| Sullivan University | Louisville | ||
| Thomas More College | Crestview Hills | ||
| Transylvania University | Lexington | ||
| Union College | Barbourville | ||
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | ||
