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May
15

Patrick Gomez, of the Kentucky Coal Academy’s Madisonville Community College Mine Rescue Team, placed third at the 2012 National Mine Rescue Association.

May
10

KCA Mine Rescue Team Both Competes In And Hosts Contests To Polish Skills For Summer Competition Circuit.

May
01

International Coal Processing Exhibition and Conference, held May 1 – 3 at Lexington’s Rupp Arena. KCA staff had the opportunity to promote The Academy’s state-of-the-art training services to a GLOBAL audience.

Jesse Campbell showing students how to use mining equipment

Jesse Campbell

Campbell’s job is to help train the next generation of coal miners. That’s the mission of the Kentucky Coal Academy, a state-funded mine training program that has been responsible for training over 30,000 new and incumbent miners since it was launched five years ago.

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Coal Academy students training with mining equipment simulator.

The JCA program prepares the youth of today for a future career in the Coal Mining industry.


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James Cook

I have accomplished a lot through the Kentucky Coal Academy.