New scholarship program will pay to move people to Wichita and train them to go to work at top aviation companies. At the National Center for Aviation Training, WSU Tech will pay tuition and fees, relocation and cost of living expenses and provide a guaranteed job interview with new “Wichita Promise Move” scholarship program.… Continue Reading Relocation Scholarship Opportunity – Wichita Promise Move
Wichita Public Schools, WSU Tech and Textron Aviation to partner with aviation industry and Kansas State Department of Education to launch Aviation Pathway Program to create new aviation industry options for high school students. WICHITA, Kan. – Aviation Pathway, a new proposed high school aviation curriculum, was announced today by Wichita Public… Continue Reading Aviation Pathway
WSU Tech Foundation event recognizes community leaders and raises over $60,000 leading to big scholarship opportunity announcement.Wichita, Kan – Thurs., April 12, the WSU Tech Foundation (formerly WSU Tech Foundation) hosted the Believers and Achievers event which recognized individuals who believed in the creation of the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT), WSU Tech’s main… Continue Reading WSU Tech Foundation event recognizes community leaders and raises over $60,000 leading to big scholarship opportunity announcement
“This is an exciting day for education in Wichita and the state of Kansas. A strong partnership between WSU Tech and WSU has existed for many years through collaborative efforts like the National Center for Aviation Training, the Shocker Pathway associate of arts degree, and WSU Old Town. Now with a formalized… Continue Reading It’s official: WATC will become the WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
WSU Tech employees volunteer throughout Wichita during first Community Service Day In the wake of reporting the highest enrollment growth of the college’s history, WSU Tech employees celebrate by giving back to local agencies. On the morning of Monday, Oct. 9, instead of reporting to their offices, several members of WSU Tech… Continue Reading WATC Community Service Day
WSU Tech and Wichita State University (WSU) have opened a new location in Old Town at 213 N. Mead, in the former home of Airbus Engineering. The space is shared with WSU Tech’s Surgical Technology, Practical Nurse, Healthcare Administration and Management, Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Certified Medication Aide (CMA) and Home Health Aide… Continue Reading Join Us! WATC Old Town Ribbon Cutting
Each year, WSU Tech student representatives compete in Kansas SkillsUSA competitions with the hopes to making it to the national competition. The main event took place in Hutchinson on Monday April 17 and Tuesday April 18 with an award ceremony on Wednesday April 19. There were 4 early competitions in Wichita on Saturday April 8… Continue Reading 34 Medals Earned at 2017 Skills USA Kansas State Competition
Wichita, Kan. - WSU Tech will be expanding by opening its fourth Wichita location in the former Airbus Americas Engineering site at 213 N. Mead in Old Town. This space will be shared with Wichita State University’s (WSU) Physician Assistant and Physical Therapy programs. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday, Jan. 31, with members… Continue Reading WATC to Open New Location in Old Town
On Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 WSU Tech took ownership of its first business jet, the Cessna Citation CJ1. The Citation was purchased through a special agreement with Textron Financial Corporation facilitated by Ian Minaert, Director of Asset Sales, and Cody Denton, Manager of Aircraft Sales. The plane made her last flight from Eisenhower International… Continue Reading New Training Opportunities for Aviation Maintenance Students
WICHITA, KAN - WSU Tech has been awarded a $50,000 Community Dental Health Grant from Delta Dental of Kansas. This grant will fund the purchase of new equipment and student scholarships for WSU Tech’s dental assistant program.Rachael Wiebe, program director of the dental assistant program at WSU Tech, stated “I am so grateful for Delta… Continue Reading Delta Dental of Kansas awards $50,000 grant to WATC
Each year WSU Tech has representatives from many of our programs compete in SkillsUSA. We are proud to announce that at the 2016 Kansas state competition WSU Tech walked away with 12 gold medals, from 11 WSU Tech students, 8 silver medals and 3 bronze medals. From these results 11 WSU Tech students will be… Continue Reading WATC students earn 23 medals at SkillsUSA Kansas
Wichita, Kan - April 11, 2016, Nick Pinchuk, Chairman and CEO of Snap-on Incorporated, and other Snap-on representatives made a surprise visit to WSU Tech’s main campus, the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT). Snap-on has been a long time partner of WSU Tech by providing equipment and tools for students, funding for lab renovations… Continue Reading Industry leaders continue to show support of WATC
WICHITA, Kan. – WSU Tech hosted a community Open House Thursday, April 28 from 3 to 7 p.m. at their Southside Center (4501 E. 47th St. S.) and Grove campus (301 S. Grove). There were over 350 people in attendance at the two campuses. This was the first opportunity for those in attendance to apply… Continue Reading WATC Community Open House and Ribbon Cutting
$100,000 in scholarships for the fall 2016 semester offered to high school students who want to pursue technical education at WSU Tech WICHITA, Kan. – More than $100,000 awaited graduating high school students intending to pursue career and technical education (CTE) at WSU Tech . The scholarships were awarded at WSU Tech’s second-annual CTE Signing Day Feb.… Continue Reading WATC’s second-annual CTE signing day
WSU Tech Automotive Service program receives generous donation from Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund WICHITA, Kansas —Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund donates $1000 to WSU Tech’s Automotive Service Technology program for four years. Ken Powers, Area Manager of Bridgestone Retail Operations presented the award to Scott Lucas, Chief Instructional Officer of Career and Technical Education, WSU Tech,… Continue Reading Bridgestone makes generous donation to Auto Service program
WSU Tech and WSU sign a 2+2 agreement in hopes to provide the community with better applicants for local law enforcement agencies. WICHITA, Kan. – Officials from Wichita State University (WSU) and WSU Tech signed an agreement Dec. 17, 2015 that allows students who complete an associate of applied science degree in criminal justice at… Continue Reading WATC graduates to complete criminal justice degree at WSU
WSU Tech opened a Military and Veteran Student Center at WSU Tech’s main campus, the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT), on Friday, Nov. 6th. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at 2:00 p.m. in room S209. Veteran groups including the American Legion Post 136 Riders were in attendance. Sheree Utash, Interim President of WSU… Continue Reading WATC opens Veteran Student Center
WSU Tech plans to implement new programs in Veterinarian Technician and Cardiac Sonography with first Title III grant in its 50-year historyWICHITA, Kan. – WSU Tech has been awarded a 5-year, $2.25 million, Title III grant from the Department of Education. This is the first Department of Education grant that WSU Tech has received in… Continue Reading Dept. of Education awards $2.25 million grant to WATC
WICHITA, Kan. – An upstart aviation repair station and material sales company is already giving back to the region in which it operates. Jet AirWerks, LLC and Jet AirParts, LLC, founded in Arkansas City in 2007 and 2011, awarded a $2,000 scholarship for aviation training this week with another $2,000 on the way. The company’s… Continue Reading Jet AirWerks, Jet AirParts invest in regional workforce development by establishing aviation scholarships at the National Center for Aviation Training
Airbus unveiled its donation of an A320 elevator valued at nearly $500,000 Kansas Department of Commerce invested $182,960 as part of a new Workforce AID partnership to train 70 employees for Spirit AeroSystems WICHITA, Kan. – Two of WSU Tech’s major partners demonstrated their strong support for technical training in Wichita. Airbus and the Kansas Department… Continue Reading WATC announced Airbus donation and new Workforce AID project
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