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West Kentucky Community and Technical College will begin a series of surprise announcements to the first group of "Community Connections Service Awards" recipients Thursday, April 29th as part of the WKCTC Guarantee funded through a recent $15 million ...
Apr 26, 2021, 9:01pm EDT

WKCTC's Challenger Learning Center Trivia Night is back via Zoom
Trivia Night is back for West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Challenger Learning Center at Paducah. This year's trivia fun is set for Friday, April 30 via Zoom, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The center's Virtual Trivia Night will have six rounds ...
Apr 14, 2021, 11:08am EDT

WKCTC's One Book Read art contest winners announced
West Kentucky Community and Technical College announces the winners of its One Book Read Art Contest "Who Are Your People," that was inspired by the novel The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz, the college's 2020-2021 One Book Read. The contest focused on ...
Mar 22, 2021, 4:12pm EDT

Regional Economic Development Symposium at WKCTC April 15
Growth and retention of business is vital to the success a local community, region and state. With the global pandemic putting a strain on those efforts over the past year, economic development discussions can be more important than ever before. The...
Mar 19, 2021, 5:36pm EDT

WKCTC One Book Read author virtual visit
Chanelle Benz, award-winning author of The Gone Dead, will still hold her presentations as the culmination of West Kentucky Community and Technical College's 2020-2021 One Book Read. She will share about her book, the art of writing and answer question...
Mar 15, 2021, 2:09pm EDT

WKCTC offering four-week nursing assistant class beginning March 29
West Kentucky Community and Technical College is offering a four-week nursing assistant class that begins March 29 and ends April 28. This class (NAA 100) is one of ten, short-term nursing assistant classes offered each spring and fall at WKCTC. All...
Mar 12, 2021, 7:00pm EST

WKCTC Recognizes Area Elementary and Secondary Educators and Staff in Virtual Event
A worldwide pandemic and the restrictions that followed made having an in-person Regional Educators Awards and Scholarship Program at West Kentucky Community and Technical College out of the question this year. The college was still able to celebrate t...
Mar 11, 2021, 7:48pm EST

WKCTC Ranks in Top Ten in Forbes Magazine Article
West Kentucky Community and Technical College were named one of the top ten community colleges in the nation by Academic Influence and reported by Forbes magazine on March 7. Forbes is a national business magazine that publishes eight times yearly a...
Mar 10, 2021, 1:31pm EST

WKCTC receives recognition from international PTK honor society
West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) chapter, Iota Eta, recently received recognition from the international PTK organization's REACH program. The program, which recognizes the achievements of students ...
Mar 4, 2021, 5:29pm EST

WKCTC to Announce Regional Educators Awards and Scholarship Program Winners March 11
For the fourth year, West Kentucky Community and Technical College will host its regional awards and scholarship program to recognize pre-kindergarten through high school educators, administrators, and staff members who work tirelessly on behalf of stu...
Mar 3, 2021, 5:03pm EST