Che Bernhardt of Paducah Named a Candidate for Graduation at WKCTC

2014 Jun 27

Che Bernhardt of Paducah, KY was one of more than 950 candidates for graduation honored during West Kentucky Community and Technical College's commencement ceremonies held at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center Saturday, May 10.

Bernhardt was one of several students to receive their Heavy Duty Drive Train Mechanic certificate .

In addition to the candidates for graduation, 81 students received nursing pins during a ceremony prior to commencement.

WKCTC students Carol Hoffmann and Whitney Aspery, members of the 2014 KCTCS All-Academic Team, were the student speakers at the two commencement ceremonies held on May 10 and Dr. Anton Reese, executive director of the Student Success Center at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, was the keynote speaker.

Dr. Reece previously served as the dean of student affairs at Paducah Community College, one of the founding institutions of WKCTC.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) has been recognized for two consecutive years by The Aspen Institute as one of the top 10 community colleges in the nation for providing students with strong job training and continuing higher education opportunity, for achieving high completion and transfer rates, and for providing strong employment results for its graduates.