Homeschool benefits: Madisonville Community College

Madisonville Community College offers dual credit to homeschooled juniors and seniors in Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Webster counties, at no more than $99 per credit hour in 2026-27. The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) Dual Credit Scholarship pays tuition for one general education course a year in junior and senior year.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. Homeschool junior or senior

   Madisonville Community College describes its homeschool route for home-schooled juniors and seniors, who apply and register through the dual credit admissions advisor.

2. Lives in the service area

   The homeschool program serves students in Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Webster counties.

3. Meets the advisor with you

   You and your student meet with the dual credit advisor to go over the dual credit application, the scholarship application, and course options.

What it is worth

Dual credit courses not covered by a scholarship cost at most $99 per credit hour in 2026-27, and the KHEAA scholarship covers one course a year regardless of its credit hours.

One credit hour

$99

Three-credit general education course

$297

Four-credit course

$396

Five-credit course such as calculus

$495

One general education course a year with KHEAA

Tuition covered

Because the scholarship is not capped by credit hours, putting it toward a four- or five-credit course saves more than using it on a three-credit course.

From applying to keeping it

1. Before you apply

   Contact the dual credit advisor

   Call or email Janet Railey, the dual credit admissions advisor, to set up a meeting.

2. At the meeting

   Apply and pick courses

   Go over the dual credit application, the scholarship application, and the course options with your student, then register through the advisor.

3. By October 1 or March 1

   Finish the KHEAA application

   KHEAA contacts your student to complete the scholarship application through MyKHEAA, due October 1 for fall and March 1 for spring.

4. Junior and senior year

   Use one scholarship a year

   The Dual Credit Scholarship pays for one general education course each year, so plan which course it goes to.

What it pays for

Covered

• A paired lecture and lab as one course

Not covered

• Extra courses beyond the scholarship, at up to $99 an hour
• Technical courses, which use the separate Work Ready scholarship

A separate Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship covers up to two technical courses a year, up to eight over four years, for students who choose career and technical courses.

Good to know

• Classes cost at most $99 per credit hour

  Uncovered classes cost no more than $99 per credit hour in 2026-27, so a typical three-credit class costs up to $297.

Who to contact

Janet Railey, the dual credit admissions advisor, handles homeschool applications, registration, and scholarship paperwork.

janet.railey@kctcs.edu 270-824-8576 Home school dual credit

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Kentucky

You must notify the local district superintendent annually. Current KDE guidance says within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of public-school withdrawal, for a child of compulsory attendance age.

Kentucky sets these rules:

• Subjects: Parents choose the curriculum for a noncertified homeschool. Certified private schools must teach in English, offer public-school subjects, and provide at least 1,062 hours over 170 days annually; KDE recommends those hours and days for other homeschools.
• Testing: Kentucky does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
• Records: Keep attendance records and scholarship reports showing completed courses and grades, available for inspection by pupil-personnel and KDE officials. Work-sample portfolios are recommended, not mandatory.
• Teachers: No state teacher certification requirement for parents teaching their own children in a noncertified homeschool.

Read the Kentucky homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Kentucky

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