Welcome to the Academic Advising Center!
Important Dates
- 2026
- March 1: Registration for summer and fall classes begins.
- May 29: Enrollment and Tuition deadline for 8-week and Early Session 4-week summer classes.
- June 1: 8-week & 4-week (Early Session) Summer classes start.
- June 26: Enrollment and Tuition deadline for Late Session 4-week summer classes.
- June 29: 4-week (Late Session) Summer classes start.
- Aug 14: Enrollment and Tuition deadline for 16-week and 1st 8-week Fall classes.
- Aug 17: 16-week & 1st 8-week Fall classes start.
- Oct 1: Registration for spring classes begins.
- 2027
- Jan 8: Enrollment and Tuition deadline for 16-week and 1st 8-week Spring classes.
- Jan 11: 16-week and 1st 8-week Spring classes start.
Early registration is strongly encouraged. See the Academic Calendar for additional dates and deadlines.
Advising How to
Contact your advisor for an appointment.
Log into MyPath. Go to Student Self-Service. Run your academic requirements report and check your program requirements. Plan out your classes and self-enroll.
Meet with your advisor to check if you enrolled correctly and make any updates to your plan.
Be sure you have a government-issued photo ID or Jefferson student ID with you at
your appointment, so that your advisor can verify your identity.
If you need help, you can email the Advising Center (JF-Advising-Center@KCTCS.edu) or Records Office (JF-Records-Office@KCTCS.edu). You must email from your KCTCS student email account. Make sure to include your student ID number and the specific course names and section numbers.
Please note that we respond to email during business hours, and we will answer your email in the order it was received.
Carefully follow the instructions sent to you by admissions when you applied to be routed to the correct advising option.
Email the Advising Center at JF-Advising-Center@KCTCS.edu for advising assistance.
Students currently enrolled in FYE 105, will need to meet with the START advisor that is assigned to their class. The Advisor's name is listed on your Student Account or you can ask your FYE instructor for their contact information.
Note: New advisor assignments are being worked on during the first few weeks of the semesters. Students' official assigned advisor should be posted on their Student Center account by mid-semester.
Locations and Hours
Address: 622 S. 1st Street, Louisville KY 40202 (Smith Library, 2nd Floor)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: By appointment.
Wednesday: Walk-ins from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Closed:
- March 13
Address: 727 West Chestnut St., Louisville, KY 40202 (Building B, Room 109)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: Walk-ins from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
- March 9, 10 and 12: Walk-ins from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday: Appointment Only from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Address: 1000 Community College Dr., Louisville KY 40272 (Building A, Student Center)
Office closed: 12-12:45 p.m for lunch
Mondays & Tuesdays: Advising at Bldg A, Student Center, Room 106 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesdays & Thursdays: Advising at the Administrative Building, Suite 163
Advising By Appointment (preferred): We strongly suggest students make an appointment due to limited staffing. To request an appointment, email JF-Southwest-info@kctcs.edu. Please include your ID number and/or your date of birth.
Walk-in Advising: Walk-in advising availability is subject to appointments previously scheduled by other students. Appointments are strongly recommended as staffing may be limited on certain days.
Address: 505 Buffalo Run Road, Shepherdsville KY 40165
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Advising By Appointment (preferred): We strongly suggest students make an appointment due to limited staffing. To request an appointment, email JF-BullittCampus-info@kctcs.edu. Please include your ID number and/or your date of birth.
Walk-in Advising: Walk-in advising availability is subject to appointments previously scheduled by other students. Appointments are strongly recommended as staffing may be limited on certain days.
Address: 1607 US HWY 227, Carrollton KY 41008
Monday-Thursday: In-person Walk-in Advising from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fridays: In-person Walk-in Advising from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Address: 1361 Frankfort Road, Shelbyville KY 40065, Suite 118
Monday-Friday: By appointment only. Schedule an appointment on the JCTC Shelby Campus Advising Bookings page.
Walk-in/Online Advising: Not available. Students may visit alternative campuses for assistance.
For other inquires, please email
JF-ShelbyAdvising@kctcs.edu. Please include your ID number and/or your date of birth.
Address: 622 S. 1st Street, Louisville KY 40202 (Smith Library, 2nd Floor, Room 213).
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: By appointment.
Wednesday: Walk-ins from 9 a.m-12 p.m and 1-3:30 p.m.
Schedule your ESL Advising appointment on Starfish.
If you are unable to access Starfish, email jf-esl@kctcs.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
Academic Requirement Report Tutorial*
*Access to this video requires students to log in using their KCTCS account.
Full-Time Enrollment: A full-time student is enrolled in 12 or more credit hours in a semester. A part-time student is enrolled in less than 12 credit hours in a semester. When determining how many hours one should take in a semester.
In most cases 6 credits is the minimum to be eligible for classes to be financial aid eligible. You should carefully consider your time (work, family, etc.) when planning how many classes to take.
There are a few program partners with Jefferson/KCTCS that will require a specific number of credit hours per semester for participants to maintain eligibility. These is not a Federal Financial Aid requirements.
- Programs that require students to be enrolled in 12 credits: Family Scholar house (residential program) and F1 Visa students.
- The Evolve 502 scholarship requires 9 credits hours minimum per semester.
Current and Good Standing Returning Student can self-enroll by using their Student Self-Service or Visual Schedule Building. Both can be accessing though your MyPath account. Be sure to select courses offered through Jefferson (in-person or online) to ensure you meet the residency requirements for graduation/credentialing.
New first-time students and students returning from Academic Suspension are not able to self-enroll for their first semester.
It is highly recommended that contact your advisor before changing your major as this may impact Federal Financial Aid eligibility and appropriate course selections.
For students who are pursue a selective admission program, such as Nursing, Aviation Technology, or other Allied Health programs they can only be added to those majors once officially accepted into the specific program. Student should talk with their advisor to determine the best major(s) to pursue while allowing them to complete the necessary pre-requisite to be able to officially apply for those programs.
*Access to this video requires students to log in using their KCTCS account.
What’s the difference between dropping and withdrawing from a course?
To drop a course, you must do so by a certain day within the semester. You will need to check the academic calendar by semester for the specific drop date by term (ex. Drop date for a 16-week class is different than the drop date timeframe for an 8-week course).
Withdrawing from a course has a larger window of time to request. It is highly recommended to talk with your Advisor and/or the Financial Aid Office before submitting a request to withdraw for a course(s), due to potential academic and/or financial consequences. Withdrawals should not be taken lightly and only requested if necessary.
Spring Semester: Begins on October 1st
Summer Semester: Begins on March 1st
Fall Semester: Begins on March 1st
