Recent News
"Mother of Music" American Spiritual Ensemble Comes to Clemens Fine Arts Center
"The American Negro spiritual is the mother of music. It gave birth to jazz, blues, gospel and pop..." according to Dr. Everett McCorvey of the University of Kentucky, founder of the American Spiritual Ensemble (ASE). The energetic, uniquely American f...
Jan 8, 2018, 3:05pm EST
Birdsong Selected as Contributing Artist for Soundscape Journal
Todd Birdsong of Paducah was recently selected to provide the cover art for the last two issues of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE)'s Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology. Birdsong is an adjunct instructor of photography and audio pro...
Jan 8, 2018, 10:44am EST
WKCTC's Paducah School of Art and Design to Host Ruth Baggett Exhibition
West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) will open Extension of Thought, a community involved art installation by Ruth Baggett with a free community reception January 18 from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Bill Ford Ga...
Jan 5, 2018, 6:00pm EST
McCracken County High School Wins First Place at WKCTC's 2018 President's Cup
Ten regional high schools competed in the 2018 President's Cup Academic Bowl held at West Kentucky Community and Technical College January 4. McCracken County High School took home the top prize with Calloway County and Madisonville-North Hopkins hi...
Jan 4, 2018, 6:36pm EST
WKCTC Celebrates 10 Years of One Book Read
It's been 10 years since the first acclaimed author came to West Kentucky Community and Technical College for the inaugural One Book Read. The 10th anniversary is being celebrated with the New York Times bestseller, The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompso...
Jan 4, 2018, 11:21am EST
WKCTC Student Services Offices Opened Late January 2-4
Several offices at West Kentucky Community and Technical College will be opened later this week to assist students with registration for spring classes, which begin Monday, January 8. The college's admissions, records, advising, financial aid and bu...
Jan 2, 2018, 5:57pm EST
NJROTC visit WKCTC's Inland Logistics & Marine Institute
Students from Paducah Tilghman High School's Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) recently visited West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Inland Logistics & Marine Institute. A tour of the facility was highlighted with particip...
Dec 18, 2017, 10:26pm EST
WKCTC Students to Receive Nursing Pins
For the first time, West Kentucky Community and Technical College's nursing pinning ceremony will be held as part of the 7 p.m. commencement ceremony Monday, December 11 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. Included in the nearly 1,200 candid...
Dec 5, 2017, 4:14pm EST
WKCTC to Hold Fall Commencement December 11
West Kentucky Community and Technical College will honor more than 1,200 candidates for graduation during a 7 p.m. commencement ceremony December 11 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. For the first time, nursing students will also receive thei...
Nov 30, 2017, 7:00am EST
WKCTC's Own Share Kentucky History in New Podcast Season on WKMS
West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Brent Taylor and Jason Donner are once again sharing quirky tales from Kentucky's past with the second season podcast series of "Old Kentucky Tales" on WKMS. Taylor, a history professor, and Jason Donn...
Nov 28, 2017, 1:14pm EST