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Media Advisory: WKCTC Board Hold Meeting Online (NOT FOR PUBLICATION)
West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Board of Directors will hold its next scheduled meeting online beginning at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 due to COVOD-19 restrictions. Board members will meet online using Microsoft Teams and the meeting wil...
May 8, 2020, 6:17pm EDT
WKCTC's Challenger Learning Center at Paducah kicks off Ask an Astronaut online project
Some kids look up in the sky and see more than stars. They envision their future dream job - being an astronaut. West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Challenger Learning Center at Paducah is offering kids and adults alike the chance to ask q...
May 6, 2020, 5:24pm EDT
WKCTC To Recognize Its 2020 Retirees in Digital Tribute Wednesday
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) will recognize several retiring employees with a video tribute posted on its college Facebook channel at noon Wednesday, May 6. With more than 190 years of combined service to the college, the re...
May 4, 2020, 9:58am EDT
WKCTC's Clemens Fine Arts Center features local singer/songwriters online
Local communities, Kentucky and the country continue to pull together and support one another in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Clemens Fine Arts Center (CFAC) is introducing "Inside ...
May 1, 2020, 5:12pm EDT
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