In 1965, Hopkinsville Community College opened its doors. There were 220 students who walked into class on the first of September, served by 10 faculty and six staff, all in the College’s single, distinctively bright-blue building. In a way, they were seeds planted in Christian County’s fertile soil. From a current Hopkinsville student’s perspective, those seem like meager circumstances indeed. However, unsurprisingly, Hopkinsville students, faculty, and staff excelled.