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Drive-through COVID-19 testing site to open Tuesday at West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing will begin operations next week on the West Kentucky Community and Technical College campus on Alben Barkley Drive, emergency management officials announced Thursday. McCracken County Emergency Management Director Jerome ...
Apr 16, 2020, 10:43pm EDT
McConnell Announces $156 Million from CARES Act to Help Kentucky Students
West Kentucky Community and Technical College is one of more than 70 colleges and universities who will receive more than $156 million in emergency cash relief from U.S. Department of Education to support students and institutions during the coronaviru...
Apr 10, 2020, 3:35pm EDT
Wi-Fi hotspots at KCTCS colleges helping students
What happens in a mostly rural state like Kentucky when all universities and community colleges ask students to learn remotely? It may sound like no big deal in the 21st Century, but for those who have no access to broadband, it's a real problem. Enter...
Apr 9, 2020, 6:53pm EDT
Wi-Fi hotspots at KCTCS colleges helping students
What happens in a mostly rural state like Kentucky when all universities and community colleges ask students to learn remotely? It may sound like no big deal in the 21st Century, but for those who have no access to broadband, it's a real problem. Enter...
Apr 9, 2020, 6:40pm EDT
Community College Month means helping communities this year
April is Community College Month, and this year 16 colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) are proving they are an integral part of their communities. As COVID-19 changes our lives, KCTCS colleges are helping not only th...
Apr 6, 2020, 10:00am EDT
WKCTC and UK College of Engineering using 3D printers to create component for face shields for hospitals
West Kentucky Community and Technical College, partnering with the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, Paducah, is using 3D printing technology to create a head piece component for medical face shields in the fight against the novel coronavi...
Apr 3, 2020, 10:00am EDT
WKCTC part of team for economic stimulus program for local businesses
West Kentucky Community and Technical College has joined the City of Paducah and the Community Foundation of West Kentucky in Paducah's Small Business Relief Fund Program. "Mayor Brandi Harless recently asked me if the college would be interested in...
Apr 2, 2020, 3:31pm EDT
WKCTC to continue remote instruction through May 2
Committed to maintaining the health and safety of its students, faculty and staff, West Kentucky Community and Technical College will continue to offer online/remote classes through the last day of instruction, which is May 2, and will use online/remot...
Mar 26, 2020, 7:00pm EDT
WKCTC donates personal protective equipment to area health care providers
West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently donated needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to area health care providers to help battle the COVID-19 pandemic. WKCTC made the donation to local emergency management services to distribut...
Mar 26, 2020, 2:28pm EDT
WKCTC Restricting Access to its Campuses and Offering Remote Learning
West Kentucky Community and Technical College has moved to online learning now through March 27. All lab classes have been postponed until then as well. college officials announced today. Labs may resume near the end of the term. The majority of WKC...
Mar 18, 2020, 4:16pm EDT