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Cert. Bluegrass & Traditional Music Fundamentals

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewNo PortfolioUniversity App Required

Training

Complete 14–15 credits in a focused Bluegrass & Traditional Music Fundamentals certificate

Study small-business management, individual stringed-instrument instruction, recording, songwriting, Bluegrass & Traditional Band/Ensemble, and Bluegrass & Traditional Music History I

Performance & Productions

Take two enrollments in individual stringed-instrument instruction and two in band/ensemble, totaling six credits of applied and ensemble study

Degree Flexibility

Satisfy Guitar I through the course or documented competency by audition

Build a compact foundation using courses that also appear in OCTC’s 60–63-credit Professional Studio Artist-Bluegrass & Traditional Music AAS

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

54%

Enrollment

2.6K

Earnings

$36K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$4,872

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$6,672

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$18,610

Before aid

Average net price

$5,800

After aid

Index · owensboro.kctcs.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 25, 7:16 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Complete 14–15 credits in a focused Bluegrass & Traditional Music Fundamentals certificate

Study small-business management, individual stringed-instrument instruction, recording, songwriting, Bluegrass & Traditional Band/Ensemble, and Bluegrass & Traditional Music History I

Performance & Productions

Take two enrollments in individual stringed-instrument instruction and two in band/ensemble, totaling six credits of applied and ensemble study

Degree Flexibility

Satisfy Guitar I through the course or documented competency by audition

Build a compact foundation using courses that also appear in OCTC’s 60–63-credit Professional Studio Artist-Bluegrass & Traditional Music AAS

Program Highlights

Training

Complete 14–15 credits in a focused Bluegrass & Traditional Music Fundamentals certificate

Study small-business management, individual stringed-instrument instruction, recording, songwriting, Bluegrass & Traditional Band/Ensemble, and Bluegrass & Traditional Music History I

Performance & Productions

Take two enrollments in individual stringed-instrument instruction and two in band/ensemble, totaling six credits of applied and ensemble study

Degree Flexibility

Satisfy Guitar I through the course or documented competency by audition

Build a compact foundation using courses that also appear in OCTC’s 60–63-credit Professional Studio Artist-Bluegrass & Traditional Music AAS

Key Info

Enrollment Term

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Deadline

First-year applicants

New F-1 Student Application Deadline — Fall EntryJun 15, 2027

Transfer applicants

F-1 Transfer Student Application Deadline — Fall EntryJul 15, 2027

Deadlines · owensboro.kctcs.edu

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply through the OCTC/KCTCS online application

No separate program application is published

Contact

Scott Napier, Program Coordinator

scott.napier@kctcs.edu

(270) 686-4622

What's The Process

Audition Process

The 2026–27 catalog publishes no admission audition, portfolio, or interview

“Competency by audition” appears only as an alternative to PSM 113 coursework, not as a program-entry gate

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

54%

Enrollment

2.6K

Earnings

$36K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$4,872

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$6,672

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$18,610

Before aid

Average net price

$5,800

After aid

Index · owensboro.kctcs.edu College Scorecard

Training

Complete 14–15 credits in a focused Bluegrass & Traditional Music Fundamentals certificate

Study small-business management, individual stringed-instrument instruction, recording, songwriting, Bluegrass & Traditional Band/Ensemble, and Bluegrass & Traditional Music History I

Performance & Productions

Take two enrollments in individual stringed-instrument instruction and two in band/ensemble, totaling six credits of applied and ensemble study

Degree Flexibility

Satisfy Guitar I through the course or documented competency by audition

Build a compact foundation using courses that also appear in OCTC’s 60–63-credit Professional Studio Artist-Bluegrass & Traditional Music AAS

Updated Aug 25, 7:16 PM