Jefferson is "state-assisted, not "state-supported". While state appropriations provide funding for basic operations, the types
of academic opportunities and enhancements that make Jefferson Community and Technical College truly exceptional must
come from private resources.
Private sector funds provide the critical margin of excellence for Jefferson to fulfill its mission to enhance
the qualify of life and employability of our community's citizens.
-U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
"Considering credit courses only...44% of all undergraduates and 46% of all first-time
freshman attend two-year public colleges, but two-year public colleges receive less than 1% of
the private contributions to higher education."
