This is the place for news that doesn’t quite fit in the other categories. Check back here for a variety of stories and information about what’s going on at Western.
Western students were busy moving into their new digs on campus on Sunday, September 1. Students moved into Western’s Residence Hall throughout the day. The hall houses 200 students in 50 four-person suites. A new automated process helped move students and families more quickly this year. Overall, students and staff were excited for the new […]
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Vanessa Schmit had big dreams growing up. Traveling around the world as a student was at the top of the list. “I have wanted to study abroad since I was a freshman in high school, and I never had the real opportunity to do so,” she said. While she knew going to a technical […]
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Western instructors had the unique opportunity to learn about augmented reality on campus on August 26. The zSpace Mixed Reality Mobile Lab was at Western for instructors to learn more about educational opportunities in augmented reality. The lab offered applications in virtual cadavers, animal/plant science, auto service, industrial robots, and advanced manufactured. The goal of […]
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Western is happy to announce that the remodeling of the Welcome Center and Student Success Center (formerly the Academic Resource Center) is nearly complete! The final steps include moving currently displaced service areas into their new spaces. The moves will take place Monday, Aug. 26 through Wednesday, Aug. 28. Serving students will remain our priority […]
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Western Technical College announces a number of new programs available to students for the upcoming academic year. Additional programs are pursued when a current or future workforce needs develops in Western’s 11-county district. When considering new programs, the college conducts a deep analysis process called Developing a Curriculum, or DACUM. The process brings local employers […]
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Western Technical College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Tuesday, August 20, for its new firing range. The ribbon cutting ceremony was to celebrate the opening of Western’s new shooting range and classroom for its Law Enforcement-720 Academy. The $1.1 million project creates 6,720 square feet of state-of-the-art space, allowing flexibility in […]
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All Western Technical College locations will be closed on Tuesday, August 27, to allow employees to attend staff meetings. The public is asked to plan accordingly for any business at the college that day. Regular business hours will resume on Wednesday, August 28.
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Students from Ann Brice’s Project Analysis and Game Development classes had a busy day of presenting on Tuesday, August 13. Students in Game Development class have spent the summer term learning about two-dimensional gaming and animation. For their final project, students in the class were tasked with developing a computer game that encompassed what they […]
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A new report from Western Technical College’s K-12 Relations department showed Transcripted Credit saved local students roughly $1.6 million throughout 2018-19, a jump of nearly $600,000 from the year prior. The latest report showed the amount of unduplicated students served from Transcripted Credit rose from 2,357 in 2017-18, to 3,369 in 2018-19. In total, area […]
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Western Technical College student Renee Horton has always known she would one day call herself a teacher. “I have had a passion for children and education ever since I was a child,” she said. “I would play ‘school teacher’ all the time with my mother.” Years later, Horton enrolled at Western’s Foundations of Teacher Education […]
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