Interview with Patrick Lake, March 29, 2007

Project: Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Continued oral history with Patrick "Pat" Lake, President of Henderson Community and Technical College since 1986. In this interview Lake details the Henderson community and its need for a community college. He begins by listing some Henderson notables including John Audubon and W. C Handy. He details the campus construction programs offered at Henderson Community and Technical College. He discusses transfer issues between the two and four year institutions as well as student activities and intramurals. He concludes by describing the role of the Sullivan Technology Center in providing vocational and technical programs as well as the role of the Fine Arts building in bringing arts and cultural events to Henderson.

Interview Accession

2008oh131_cc053

Interviewee Name

Patrick Lake

Interviewer Name

Adina O'Hara

Interview Date

2007-03-29

Interview Keyword

Community College community college history community college system Higher education Higher Education in Kentucky Pat Lake

Interview LC Subject

Community colleges--Administration Community colleges--History Community colleges--Kentucky Education, Higher Henderson Community and Technical College Kentucky Medical Assistance Program Lake, Patrick Lake, Patrick--Interviews

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