Category: News

A new report on student voting rates shows a significant increase in student voter participation at Western Technical College in 2018 compared to previous midterm election cycles. The report from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement shows Western’s student body had a 2018 voting rate of 43.8 percent. That figure is a 13.3 […]

Years of planning, four months of construction, and thousands of hours of labor are the best ways to describe the process for remodeling one of Western Technical College’s most important buildings. On Monday, October 7, the final vision was unveiled to the public—a $5.7 million renovation of Western’s Student Success Center, a building designed to […]

Western Technical College hosted an iFeed food drive on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Community members were invited to provide monetary or non-perishable food donations for La Crosse’s annual iFeed event, where area high school students collect food donations for local food pantries as well as pack 75,000 dried meals to a country where children are hungry. […]

High school juniors and seniors were invited to learn more about Western Technical College’s public safety programs at “Heroes are Made Here,” an open house event on Thursday, Sept. 27. The event allowed those interested a chance to learn more about the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire Protection and Law Enforcement programs at Western through […]

Western Technical College was the recipient of the Talent Development award last week by the Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA) for its housing replacement program with the City of La Crosse and Central High School. The Talent Development award honors initiatives or programs that have driven successful talent development efforts to strengthen the Wisconsin workforce. […]

Western Technical College’s campus food pantry, the Cavalier Cupboard, has recently moved locations on campus and expanded its hours to meet growing demand. The Cupboard, which was previously located in Western’s Integrated Technology Center, is now located in room 213 inside Western’s Learning Commons on the second floor of the newly remodeled Student Success Center, […]

For the third year now, Gexpro, an electrical supply store in La Crosse, donated hand tools to all first-year construction electrician apprentices at Western this September. The tools, which also includes a professional quality digital multimeter, is roughly $400 in value. All of the apprentices in the program received the gift. “Gexpro has been a […]

Western’s Student Government hosted, “Be The Change In A Messed Up World With Rob Greenfield,” on Monday, Sept. 9 at the Lunda Center. Greenfield is an adventurer and activist who embarks on extreme adventures and activism campaigns to bring attention to important global issues and inspire change. He has dived into thousands of dumpsters to […]

As the fall term begins, we want students to be aware of temporary parking changes at Western’s Tomah location. The City of Tomah is undergoing a construction project near Western’s Tomah location, which has caused nearby streets and/or alleys to be closed. Please follow the parking banners to enter and exit the parking lot and […]

It’s always a great day when students return to campus! President Roger Stanford and others were walking around campus on the first day of classes on Tuesday, September 3. Some staff donned “ask me” aprons, helping students find their way around campus. The large letter display was once again in the Cleary Courtyard on campus, […]