Category: News

Western Technical College and local various employers are teamed up to host a part-time and internship career fair on Wednesday, September 26, at the Lunda Center. Over 40 employers, including Creative Community Living Services, Allied Cooperative, and Logistics Health, Inc. were on hand to speak with students about part-time and internship opportunities. “With our region’s […]

Western Technical College Human Services student John Stokes, of Onalaska, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for the 2018 Coca-Cola Military Leaders of Promise Scholar award. The scholarship is sponsored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, which awards 200 scholarships annually–25 of those are earmarked for active personnel or veterans of the military. Students are selected based […]

Did you know that the Scenic Mississippi River Transit (S.M.R.T.) bus system provides transportation to and from Western’s La Crosse campus from a variety of locations in the area for free? The following are a list of a variety of routes offered by S.M.R.T.: Blue Route – Viroqua to La Crosse and back with stops […]

Western Technical College announced this week the launch of a new college-wide strategic plan, Experience 2025, aimed at improving overall student success at Western. The plan was developed over the last year with input from Western staff, students, and local employers. It builds upon the previous strategic plan, Vision 2020, which included a $79.8 million […]

For the second year, 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. In total, 20 apprentices in the program received the gift. “Gexpro has been a great […]

Western will be hosting a series of information sessions for students who want to learn more about study abroad options in Italy this spring. The program is for any Western student who have completed at least 12 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher. Students in the program will enroll in a […]

Western Technical College’s security department hosted a free bicycle registration event for students at the Union Market on Monday and Tuesday, September 10-11. According to Western’s Security department, La Crosse Police recover more than 400 stolen bicycles each year. The majority of those bicycles are not returned to their owners because they did not register […]

A new fall term has begun at Western Technical College, and the typical sense of excitement is heightened this year as several building projects near completion. One of the most highly anticipated is the remodeled library space in the Academic Resource Center. The newly dubbed Learning Commons has transformed the standard library environment into a […]

Western Technical College hosted a Waste Audit event last Friday to learn more about the college’s recycling efforts. Western staff brought three bags of garbage to conduct an audit of the Union Market’s waste stream with the help of the Rubbermaid company. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of recycling, increase garbage […]

Students were greeting with a large letter display on the first day of the fall term on Tuesday, September 4. Staff members greeted students with “Ask Me” aprons, helping answer any questions they may have when exploring the campus for the first time. Students were encouraged to take photos in front the large display using […]