Located in the beautiful river community of Paducah, Kentucky, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a nationally recognized, comprehensive, regional college serving more than 8,000 students annually and offering more than 200 associate degree, diploma and certificate options in more than 35 academic and career programs.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) has been recognized as an Aspen Prize Top 10 Community College five times by the Aspen Institute and has twice been named a Finalist With Distinction for providing students with strong job training and continuing higher education opportunity, for achieving high completion and transfer rates, and for providing strong employment results for its graduates.
(see more)Located in the beautiful river community of Paducah, Kentucky, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a nationally recognized, comprehensive, regional college serving more than 8,000 students annually and offering more than 200 associate degree, diploma and certificate options in more than 35 academic and career programs.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) has been recognized as an Aspen Prize Top 10 Community College five times by the Aspen Institute and has twice been named a Finalist With Distinction for providing students with strong job training and continuing higher education opportunity, for achieving high completion and transfer rates, and for providing strong employment results for its graduates.
WKCTC Students To Receive Nursing Pins at 2015 Pinning Ceremony.
Sixty-nine WKCTC nursing students will receive nursing pins with 46 representing completion of the Associate Degree in Nursing Program and 23 receiving pins representing completion of the Practical Nursing Program. The ceremony will be held May 9 at 11:30 a.m. at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center.
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2015 Apr 21
Cassandra Grace Named to ALL-USA Community College Academic Team
Cassandra Grace of Boaz was one of two West Kentucky Community and Technical College students named to the 2015 All-USA Community College Academic Team. Graduating from WKCTC in December 2014 with an Associate in Applied Science degree in medical information technologies, Cassandra was recently hired as a medical coding specialist with Lourdes Mercy Health. Her future plans include possibly returning to college to earn a bachelor's degree. Congratulations Cassandra!
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2015 May 7
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
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2015 Apr 24
2015 Paducah School of Art & Design Student Exhibition
Nine student artists received more than $500 in awards during the 2015 Paducah School of Art & Design student exhibition April 9, 2015 at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The winning works in 10 categories were selected by Harris Deller, professor emeritus, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. For the fourth year, WKCTC president Dr. Barbara Veazey also presented the WKCTC President's Award to one artist.
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2015 Apr 15
WKCTC Radiography Class Makes Donation to Alumni Scholarhip and Local Charities
Fifteen West Kentucky Community and Technical College students in the 2015 Radiography Class recently donated money to the College's Radiography Alumni Scholarship and several local charities with money raised at last semester's Paint Me RAD 5K/1K Walk.
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2015 Apr 13
Robin Gericke Named WKCTC March Student of the Month
Congratulation to Robin Gericke of Paducah! Robin was recently named the West Kentucky Community and Technical College March Student of the Month.
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2015 Apr 9
Asheley Thomas Takes Home State Honor
Asheley Thomas of Boaz recently brought home two state honors from the Phi Beta Lambda State Conference held March 20-21 at the University of Pikeville. Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) is a nonprofit educational association of post secondary students Thomas, a student at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, placed first in the macroeconomics and third in the microeconomics categories. She is now eligible to attend the National PBL conference in Chicago, Ill, this summer.
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2015 Mar 27
Kim Sporea of Calvert City Receives 2014 Zonta Scholarship
The Zonta Scholarship is awarded annually from the Zonta Club of Paducah to a nontraditional female student pursuing a college degree. The $500 scholarship helps to help pay for tuition, books or any expense that will enable student recipients to further their education.
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2015 Mar 20
WKCTC nursing students participated in Teddy Bear Clinic
Members of the West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Kentucky Association of Nursing Students (KANS) chapter participated in the college's first Teddy Bear Clinic to teach area children the basics of first aid.
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2015 Mar 31
WKCTC Student Tracey Dismore of Ledbetter Named 2015 February Student of the Month
The Student of the Month program at West Kentucky Community & Technical College is designed to recognize the accomplishments of students on campus. Individuals selected must be currently enrolled at West Kentucky and have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher and are nominated on the basis of exceptional performance, personal attributes, academic excellence and active participation in various student organizational activities.
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2015 Mar 18
WKCTC Student Poet Receives Honorable Mention at State Competition
West Kentucky Community and Technical College student Nichole Paschedag recently received an honorable mention in the Annual Flo Gault Poetry Prize for Kentucky Undergraduates - the only student to receive the honor from a community college.
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2015 Mar 10
WKCTC Students Celebrate Dental Assistants Recognition Week
Dental students at West Kentucky Community & Technical College showed their appreciation to local dentists by preparing and delivering 20 fruit baskets during Dental Assistants Recognition Week March 2-8.
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2015 Mar 10
Surgical Students Collect Items for Local Orphan Ministry
Surgical Technology students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently collected a variety of items for the Starfish Orphan Ministry. The students - Zachary Gillum, Keli Jo Compton, Devin Giurintano, Anne McIntosh, Dawn West, Gabriela Hurtado, Greg Wiggins, and Caitlin McManus - collected diapers, bottles, pacifiers, baby clothing, blankets, toys, and books for the local ministry.
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2015 Feb 25
Student Receives Kentucky Housing Association Scholarship
WKCTC nursing student Sarah Vasquez was recently recognized at the Kentucky Housing Association's mid-year conference in Lexington as a KHA Scholarship recipient.
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2015 Mar 2
WKCTC Announces Fall 2014 Dean's List
The following students have earned recognition for their academic work by being named to the West Kentucky Community and Technical College Dean's List for the fall 2014 semester. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must be a full-time WKCTC student earning at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and successfully completing 12 hours or more of course work numbered 100 or above for the academic term.
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2015 Feb 25
Scrub Bunnies Take Polar Plunge
West Kentucky Community and Technical College's "Swain Scrub Bunnies" raised a $1,000 for Special Olympics during the 2015 Polar Plunge at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park Saturday, February 21.
The “Swain's Scrub Bunnies” consist of surgical technology students lead by WKCTC surgical technology program coordinator Deborah Swain. Pictured from left to right are some of the members of the Zach Gillum of Paducah, Greg Wiggins of Mayfield, Caitlin McManus of Symsonia, Swain, and Dawn West of Benton.
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2015 Feb 23
WKCTC Culinary Arts graduate Named Pastry Chef at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Miranda Turner of Paducah has accepted the position as the new pastry chef at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn.
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2015 Feb 13
WKCTC Students Receive $9,000 in Scholarships from Samsung
Three Information Technology students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently received a total of $9,000 in scholarships from Samsung.
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2015 Jan 26
Jennifer Haines of Eddyville Named WKCTC Student of the Year
Selection of the WKCTC Student of the Year is based on continuous academic performance, active participation in various student organizational activities and community service, while exhibiting a positive and encouraging attitude. Students had to maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 or higher and must have held and been successful in a significant leadership role on campus or within the community.
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2014 Dec 18
Danielle Duncan of Marion Named WKCTC's November Student of the Month
WKCTC's Student of the Month program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of students on campus. Individuals selected must be currently enrolled at WKCTC and have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher and are nominated on the basis of exceptional performance, personal attributes, academic excellence and active participation in various student organizational activities.
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2014 Dec 15
WKCTC congratulates its Fall 2014 graduates
West Kentucky Community and Technical College recognized more than 120 candidates for graduation who participated in its Fall Commencement Ceremony December 15, 2014 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. More than 800 WKCTC students were eligible to receive associate degrees, diplomas or certificates during the Fall 2014.
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2014 Dec 16
Nursing Students Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity
More than 25 third semester nursing students from West Kentucky Community and Technical College recently put down their books and rolled up their sleeves to help Paducah-McCracken Habitat for Humanity at two properties in Paducah.
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2014 Dec 12
WKCTC Students Speak at 2014 Fall Commencement
West Kentucky Community and Technical College students Gabriel Crider (pictured on the left) and Jennifer Davis-Cooley (center) will be the student speakers for 2014 Fall Commencement at the Luther Carson Four Rivers Center December 15.
Commencement begins at 7 p.m. and will be preceded at 5 p.m. by the 2014 nursing pinning ceremony. Dr. Kevin Gericke (right), professor of economics and statistics at WKCTC, will be the evening's keynote speaker.
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2014 Dec 9
WKCTC Students Speak at Fall Commencement
West Kentucky Community and Technical College students Gabriel Crider and Jennifer Davis-Cooley will be the student speakers for 2014 Fall Commencement at the Luther Carson Four Rivers Center December 15.
Commencement begins at 7 p.m. The 2014 nursing pinning ceremony will precede commencement at 5 p.m., with 42 nursing students receiving nursing pins representing the completion of the college's Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program.
School Spirit -
2014 Dec 9
WKCTC Students To Receive Nursing Pins at 2015 Pinning Ceremony.
Forty-two WKCTC nursing students will receive nursing pins representing completion of the Associate Degree in Nursing Program. The ceremony begins at 5 p.m. December 15 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center.
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2014 Nov 26
Courtney Walker Selected for a 2014 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship
Courtney Walker was recently selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as a 2014 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar.
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2014 Nov 21
WKCTC Nursing Student Talks About How Dogs Can Save Lives
WKCTC nursing student Esther Peters will discuss on November 19 as part of the WKCTC Science Series how she trained her dog Gaston to be able to detect her glucose levels and alert her.
The WKCTC Science Seminar Series, established in 1985, is sponsored by science faculty members and was initiated to provide a forum for science-related topics not usually covered in the WKCTC curriculum.
The series is open to WKCTC students, faculty and staff and community members.
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2014 Nov 14
McCracken County Resident and Veteran Joseph Taylor Named WKCTC's October Student of the Month
WKCTC's Student of the Month program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of students on campus. Individuals selected must be currently enrolled at WKCTC and have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher and are nominated on the basis of exceptional performance, personal attributes, academic excellence and active participation in various student organizational activities.
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2014 Nov 10
William Shakespeare's The Tempest Cast Members
Nine West Kentucky Community & Technical College students are part of the cast of William Shakespeare's The Tempest which plays in the Clemens Fine Arts Center on campus.
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2014 Nov 10
2014-2015 West Kentucky Stars Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The West Kentucky Stars basketball team at West Kentucky Community and Technical College will support Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a Pink-Out event on October 30.
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2014 Oct 20