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WKCTC donates exercise equipment to local Special Olympics
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) has been updating its exercise equipment in its employee fitness center over the past few months. The previous equipment from the center has found a new home. WKCTC campus operations and several ot...
Sep 13, 2022, 6:00pm EDT
WKCTC's Paducah School of Art and Design opens Craig Rhodes exhibition with reception September 15
Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) opens Full Circle - works by Craig Rhodes with a reception to feature the artist's distinctive platters, a variety of other works in clay and tapestries related to his ceramics. The reception, which is free and o...
Sep 12, 2022, 3:12pm EDT
WKCTC's Allied Health Building lit in purple for Alzheimer's awareness
More than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and it kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined as stated by the Alzheimer's Association. Purple is the signature color of the organization. For the second year in S...
Sep 10, 2022, 11:00am EDT
WKCTC Receives $210,000 Grant to Address Nursing Shortage
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) has received a $210,000 grant from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) Healthcare Workforce Collaborative Program. The purpose of the two-year grant is to expand training programs ...
Sep 9, 2022, 5:16pm EDT
Fall community education at Paducah School of Art and Design, classes begin September 10
Paducah School of Art and Design's fall community education classes kick off September 10 and provide participants, ages 14 and up, with fun and educational art experiences in various disciplines. Various offerings run from September-December. Beginn...
Sep 6, 2022, 6:00pm EDT
8-week classes with PSAD can begin path to a creative career
A career in graphic design, digital illustration, filmmaking, photojournalism, and other creative fields can begin with 8-week classes through West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Paducah School of Art and Design, beginning October 10. Divi...
Sep 6, 2022, 4:39pm EDT
Former WKCTC Director Opens 4 Rivers Marine Surveying
Steve Hearn may be doing something different now but the retired Coast Guardsman with maritime instruction experience, still has fondness for West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Marine Way Training Center in Paducah. "I still keep track of...
Sep 5, 2022, 9:59pm EDT
WKCTC's PSAD Part of Paducah Wall to Wall Project
Citing Paducah as a "shining star on the river," muralist Robert Dafford helped dedicate the last four panels of the Paducah Wall to Wall Project September 2, 2022. The project, started in 1996, includes 60 mural depicting the history of the rivers, P...
Sep 5, 2022, 8:37pm EDT
Tito Puente, Jr., son of the legendary American salsa and Latin jazz musician, performs at the Clemens Fine Arts Center, September 9
Always honoring his father's legacy, Tito Puente, Jr. has also made a name for himself as one of the most exciting Latin musicians touring today. He will electrify the audience with the charismatic Puente signature sound, dance and style at the Clemens...
Sep 2, 2022, 7:00pm EDT
PSAD to welcome comic book creator to discuss art form within culture and history, September 8
On September 8, Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) will present Origin Story, a discussion about the significance of comics within culture and history with artist and comic book creator Les Garner. He will lead the discussion from 6-8:30 p.m. at P...
Aug 26, 2022, 6:47pm EDT