Lindsey Wilson College is a four-year liberal-arts college affiliated with the Kentucky Conference of The United Methodist Church.LWC is located on more than 200 partially wooded acres on a hilltop in Columbia, Ky., a small town about 20 miles from Lake Cumberland in Southcentral Kentucky.
After students earn an Associate Degree from Big Sandy CTC or another member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, they can continue their education at Big Sandy CTC at Prestonsburg. By attending classes on the weekend, students can earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree in human services and counseling and then a Master of Education Degree in counseling and human development.Students enroll in two Lindsey Wilson classes at a time, which meet for three consecutive weekends. Students who enroll in the program full-time should be able to earn a Bachelor's Degree in little more than a year and a Master's Degree in six semesters. The public-private partnership has been praised for the innovative way in which it meets an acute shortage of higher education opportunities in the region.
Most of the program's graduates remain in the Big Sandy area and go to work as mental healthcare workers, which addresses another need - a shortage of qualified mental-health care professions in this region.
Lindsey Wilson's Human Services Program is considered by mental-health professionals to be among the best in the nation. It is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) - the accrediting arm of the American Counseling Association.
For more information about the program, contact Lindsey Wilson College at 889-4773.
Lindsey Wilson College is only 5 miles from the Brookshire Inn. Call the hotel direct to get special student or professor rates @ 1-877-699-5709 or 606-889-0331.