Western Technical College

Western Technical College
Type State Technical College
Established 1912
President Roger Stanford
Students 8,000 program students and 16,600 continuing ed
Address 400 Seventh Street North
La Crosse, WI 54601, La Crosse, WI, USA
Campus Urban
Colors Black & Red
Affiliations National Junior College Athletic Association
Mascot Cavaliers
Website www.westerntc.edu

Western Technical College (or Western) is a two-year vocational-technical school based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. A member of the Wisconsin Technical College System, the Western Technical College District serves 11 counties[1] and enrolls over 5,000 students.[2] Western is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

History

Founded in 1912, the school was previously known as Western Wisconsin Technical College (WWTC), but "Wisconsin" was dropped on March 29, 2006.[3] Western received voter approval for facilities improvement via referenda in 1992 ($8.9 million), 1996 ($3.65 million), and 2012 ($79.8 million).

Former names

  • 1912-17: La Crosse Continuation and Adult Schools[4]
  • 1917-63: La Crosse Vocational School
  • 1936-65: Coleman Vocational and Adult Schools
  • 1965-68: Coleman Technical Institute
  • 1968-87: Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
  • 1987-2006: Western Wisconsin Technical College
  • 2006–present: Western Technical College

Locations

Black River Falls campus

Other locations where classes are offered include:

Programs

Western Technical College offers more than 65 degree programs, Lifelong Learning courses, GED/HSED classes, English Language Learners programming, and apprenticeship training in six campus locations in western Wisconsin.[5] The college's main campus is in downtown La Crosse.

Western Technical College offers 43 programs of study including the Associate of Applied Science and Associate of Science in Liberal Arts as well as technical diplomas and certificates. Western also has agreements with four-year colleges that allow students to transfer in with junior standing. As of 2006, these colleges were:

Athletics

Western Technical College's sports teams are called the Cavaliers, who play in red and white colors. The school began athletics in 1967.[6]

Rankings

In 2017, Western Technical College was ranked #20 in the country among community colleges by WalletHub.[7]

References

  1. ↑ District Board of Directors. Western Technical College.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  3. ↑ "News". Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2006-03-30.
  4. ↑ Transforming tech school; La Crosse Tribune; February 11, 2007; Schott, Kate; Retrieved October 2, 2007
  5. ↑ Regional Locatons. Western Technical College.
  6. ↑ Athletics. Western Technical College.
  7. ↑ Bernardo, Richie. "2017's Best & Worst Community Colleges".
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