Owensboro is an optimally sized urban oasis—a beautiful, friendly, safe, and progressive place with sophisticated amenities and a short commute.
Owensboro has a unique quality of life:
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Students
Links to Owensboro colleges and universities:
Brescia University is a Catholic university in the liberal arts tradition located adjacent to the downtown area in Owensboro.
Kentucky Wesleyan College is a Methodist affiliated liberal arts college with a picturesque campus and nationally recognized programs.
Owensboro Community and Technical College is a comprehensive two-year college offering baccalaureate transfer and technical degree programs on three campuses in Owensboro.
Western Kentucky University-Owensboro is a regional campus affiliated with Western Kentucky University offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Owensboro. WKU-O is expanding to a new campus.
Damar College is a proprietary college offering associate degree, diploma and certificate programs in technical and occupational disciplines.
Why attend college in Owensboro?
- Quality institutions
- Perfectly sized city
- Great amenities
- Safe-- Crime Statistics
- Affordable- Housing
- Growing population of college students
- Opportunities for graduates
Young Professionals
Emerging entrepreneurial economy, growing medical center, expanding college population, and seed capital funds for business startups make Owensboro a great location to start your professional life!
Targeted groups
- Medical professionals
- Engineers
- Entrepreneurs
- Scientists
- Service Professionals
Why be a YP in Owensboro?
- Downtown/riverfront development- emerging urban lifestyle
- Great support network for young professionals
- Great arts and amenities, including a nationally recognized Broadway series
- Perfectly sized city- you can go home for lunch and make a difference as a young leader
- Airport access through Cincinnati- one connection away from multiple global centers
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Owensboro’s largest employers
Find out about business startup support and seed capital at Emerging Ventures Center for Innovation
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Contact the Young Professionals Organization at the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce
Owensboro is a great place to raise a family
- Owensboro and Daviess County Schools are among the best in Kentucky with a national reputation
- Great family amenities
- Airport connections through Cincinnati
- Targeted groups
- Medical professionals
- Engineers
- Entrepreneurs
- Scientists
- Service Professionals
Register for job opportunities through OwensboroWorks.com
Find out about business startup support and seed capital at Emerging Ventures Center for Innovation
Send your resume to edc@owensboro.com
Owensboro offers advantages for retiring professionals
Great location, close to major cities and one day drive from half of the population, retail sales, and personal income in the U.S.
Extremely low housing costs—you sell your home on the east or west coast, retire, own a home in Owensboro, and live off the profit you made due to the low housing costs.
- Excellent health care system
- Retirement community
- Amenities, Broadway series, museums
- Big enough to enjoy, small enough to make a difference as a retiree
- Airport connection with Cincinnati
- Opportunities to make a difference everything from volunteerism to entrepreneurialism
- Five colleges and universities for learning opportunities
