WKCTC Delegation Visits Lyon County
Paducah, KY (10/19/2018) — West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Education Express: Connecting Communities Tour stopped in Lyon County Thursday, October 18 at the Lee S. Jones Convention Center.
"Our WKCTC Education Express is an opportunity for us to meet with different communities throughout our service areas and were delighted to be able to come to Lyon County," said Dr. Anton Reece, WKCTC president.
The tour, which began last year, is part of an effort for college officials to meet the communities it serves as well as for local community leaders, educators, parents, and students to meet WKCTC faculty and staff.
WKCTC is a two-year, comprehensive, regional college serving more than 8,000 students annually. The college offers more than 250 associate degrees, diploma and certificate options in more than 30 academic and career programs, with classes offered in Paducah and near Mayfield as well as online.
An integral part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), WKCTC has been recognized by The Aspen Institute as one of the top 10 community colleges in the nation four times. WKCTC was recognized 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.
For more information about the college, visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu or call (270) 554-9200
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The mission of West Kentucky Community and Technical College is to provide excellence in teaching and learning, promote student success, and support economic development.
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WKCTC officials recognized a few educational and community leaders during the WKCTC's Education Express visit to Lyon County. Pictured from the left to right: Lyon County Supertintendent Russ Tilford, WKCTC President Anton Reece, Eddyville Mayor John Choat and Lyon County High School Principal Tom Radivonyk
(left) Kevin O'Neill, vice president of Workforce Training and Economic Development, and Dr. Anton Reece, WKCTC president, greeted guests as they arrived for the Education Express
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