This time was used for soliciting funds, purchasing land, construction of a building, and drafting and outline of government and management for the school.

Associate principal and assistant matron, Eliza Davies, wrote that in those early days the "house was not furnished; the girls slept on straw mattresses; the floors were uncarpeted.

"[7] The Kentucky Female Orphan School girls' education was directed by four main points: The early years of operation had four grades.

They were compared to an intensive high school education which included all courses: Ray's Higher Arithmetic, two years of Algebra, plane geometry, trigonometry, physics, botany, physiology, psychology, astronomy, physical geography, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, zoology, grammar, spelling, diacritical marks, rhetoric, American and English Literature, classics, U.S. History, English History, ancient, medieval, and modern history, Latin, and instrumental and vocal music.

As a career training provider, the Kentucky Female Orphan School identified the needs of the community, the resources in the area and the demand for higher education.

[14] and co-ed sports include archery, cheer, dance, eSports, and equestrian (hunt seat, western and Dressage).