Simmons College of Kentucky (SCKY) applied for status as a Second Chance Pell postsecondary institution in the spring of 2022. In May of that year, status was granted. The program will launch as a pilot in the spring of 2023, with Associate and Bachelor degree offerings at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in LaGrange, KY and North Point Correctional Facility in Danville, KY. Academic options will include an Associate of Arts degree in Restorative Justice, General Studies, or Religious Studies. 

Once complete, participants will have the opportunity to continue toward a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology or Business Entrepreneurship.

Simmons College of Kentucky’s Second Chance Pell program will utilize optimal customer service, efficient processes, and quality instruction to expand throughout the region.

Our mission is to educate and empower justice involved individuals within the Commonwealth of Kentucky in order to improve lives, reduce recidivism, and help create holistically developed individuals with the capacity for independent, critical thinking.