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Dec 6, 2018, at the 2018 Honorary Commander Assumption of Command Ceremony, WSU Tech President, Dr. Sheree Utash, was recognized as one of the new honorary commanders at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, KS. President Utash was among 13 other individuals who received this honor. "I am extremely honored to be selected as an [...]

WSU Tech continues to see strong enrollment growth for 5th consecutive semester. Wichita, Kansas – Enrollment at WSU Tech, formerly Wichita Area Technical College, has reached new highs for the 2018 fall semester. This is the 5th consecutive semester the college has seen strong growth in enrollment. As reported by the [...]

WSU Tech ranked second fastest growing college among 952 two-year institutions in the nation. Wichita, Kansas - The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked WSU Tech, formerly Wichita Area Technical College, at No. 2 among its “Fastest-Growing Colleges, 2006-2016” in its Almanac of Higher Education 2018. In the 10-year span, the college experienced a 418.3% [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

  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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

$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. [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]