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Published: November, 2010

The Louisville, KY-IN area is home to some of America's most cherished icons. The Kentucky Derby has called Louisville's Churchill Downs home since 1875, while the Louisville Slugger baseball bat was first made by Bud Hillerich in his father's Louisville woodworking shop in 1884. Boxing great Muhammad Ali and Hollywood star Tom Cruise were both born in Louisville, as was chewing gum, created by Louisville, KY resident John Colgan in 1873.

In 2004, residents of the Louisville, KY-IN region had an income averaging $33,058, slightly above the national average. The largest city in the region, Louisville, or Louisville Metro, as it's officially known, is the 16th biggest in the nation, with a population of 699,827. Other significant cities in the Louisville, KY-IN area include New Albany, IN, with close to 38,000 residents, and Jeffersonville, IN, with a population of about 28,000.

Major area employers come from a variety of business sectors:
  • Over 21% of the population works in Educational, Health, or Social Services jobs.
  • Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate employ 11%.
  • Retailing provides work for 10%.
  • Sales and office occupations were the most common types of jobs, at 32%.
  • Management and professional occupations employ 28% of the population.

Several large companies call the Louisville, KY-IN region home, including:
  • Humana Inc., health care giant, with over $13.1 billion in revenue.
  • Yum Brands, fast food parent company of famed brands like KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut.

The Louisville area also welcomes smaller enterprises, having been recently ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine as America's Best City for Small Business Growth.

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Schools in Louisville, Kentucky: Degrees, Diplomas, & More

Performance Training Institute

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Get started on your career at Performance Training Institute.

Campus Locations:
  • Online
Programs:
  • Online Diploma in Medical Office and Administration with Billing and Coding
Indiana Wesleyan University

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Advance your career with Indiana Wesleyan University.

Campus Locations:
  • Louisville
Programs:
  • Master of Science in Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

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Give your career a boost with New Horizons Computer Learning Centers.

Campus Locations:
  • Louisville
Programs:
  • Network Management
  • IT Systems Administration
Sullivan University

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All the schools in the Sullivan University System focus their programs on career-specific courses only-so you can get the education you need faster.

Campus Locations:
  • Fort Knox
Programs:
  • Marketing Management
  • Accounting
ITT Technical Institute

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Are you interested in pursuing a high-tech career? Getting an education from ITT Tech is a great place to start!

Campus Locations:
  • Louisville
Programs:
  • School of Health Sciences
  • School of Electronics Technology
Daymar College

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We Change Lives... One Person At A Time. ®

Campus Locations:
  • Louisville
Programs:
  • Graphic Design - Diploma
  • Health Care Administration - Bachelor
ATA College

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Give your career a boost with ATA College.

Campus Locations:
  • Louisville
Programs:
  • Phlebotomy
  • Medical Office Assistant
Brown Mackie College

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Grow, evolve, become at Brown Mackie College family of schools

Campus Locations:
  • Louisville
Programs:
  • Associate of Applied Science in Electronics
  • Associate of Applied Science in Health Care Administration
University of Phoenix

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At University of Phoenix, we believe everyone deserves access to higher education.

Campus Locations:
  • Louisville
  • Online
Programs:
  • Doctor of Business Administration
  • Doctor of Health Administration
DeVry University

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Make a difference with a graduate degree from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management.

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Campus Locations:
  • Online
  • Louisville
Programs:
  • Associate - Web Graphic Design
  • Master's-Business Administration