Recent News
WKCTC Hires New Advancement Vice President
West Kentucky Community and Technical College has named Andrew Wilson as its new vice president of institutional advancement and executive director of the Paducah Junior College Foundation, the foundation that supports WKCTC. Wilson succeeds Lee Emmons...
Dec 5, 2023, 10:25am EST
WKCTC will hold commencement at The Carson Center December 11
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) will honor more than 850 candidates for graduation during its fall commencement December 11 at The Carson Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Paducah. The Honorable Justice Shea Nickell will...
Dec 1, 2023, 5:09pm EST
Nashville singer-songwriter Chloe Kimes to play Backstage Pass at WKCTC's Clemens Fine Arts Center Dec. 9
Chloe Kimes, a singer-songwriter based in Nashville who is defining the next generation of folk-singing troubadours, will play a Backstage Pass concert at the Clemens Fine Arts Center (CFAC) at West Kentucky Community and Technical College December 9 a...
Nov 30, 2023, 9:00am EST
HOSA conference at WKCTC sees growth in participating students from around the region
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) recently hosted the second Western Kentucky Regional HOSA conference to promote healthcare professions to more than 340 students from around the region, a jump in student HOSA participation from las...
Nov 21, 2023, 4:00pm EST
WKCTC offering walk-in hours and Saturday enrollment event
Registration for the Spring 2024 semester continues at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The college is offering walk-in enrollment hours in the Advising Center through December 15. "We are here to help students get enrolled for the sprin...
Nov 21, 2023, 11:00am EST
WKCTC's Challenger Learning Center launches fundraising campaign to fund new ways for students to reach for the stars
For more than 20 years, the Challenger Learning Center (CLC) at Paducah has been inspiring students to reach for the stars in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with the mission to improve the quality of STEM education by providing opport...
Nov 16, 2023, 5:05pm EST
Veteran college staff member attends last board luncheon Thursday
Janett Blythe of Mayfield received a standing ovation from the members of the West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) Board of Directors and the Paducah Junior College (PJC), Inc. Board of Trustees Thursday, November 9, during the annual ...
Nov 13, 2023, 4:26pm EST
WKCTC partnering with Paducah Cooperative Ministry for Thanksgiving assistance
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) is partnering with the Paducah Cooperative Ministry (PCM) to sponsor 500 families with items to assist with their Thanksgiving meals. "We are enthusiastic about the opportunity to partner with PCM ...
Nov 13, 2023, 4:13pm EST
WKCTC and USDA officially announce $249,683 grant to revitalize and expand the college's cosmetology program
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) recently received $249,683 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Development (USDA) Grant program to revitalize and expand its cosmetology program. On November 8, USDA Rural Develo...
Nov 9, 2023, 5:00pm EST
Recent study finds WKCTC achieves remarkable success in workforce development in the region
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) Workforce Solutions secured remarkable outcomes in enrollment and addressing immediate workforce needs in Fiscal Year 2023. Building on new industry investments throughout its 10-county service area...
Nov 8, 2023, 5:16pm EST