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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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.
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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
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
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
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
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
McCracken County Resident Heather Vandiver Named WKCTC's September 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 Oct 15
2014 Future Educators' Club Officers
New officers for the Future Educators' Club at West Kentucky Community and Technical College have been announced. They are Hillary Price, president; Clarissa Pease, vice president; Elizabeth Reed, secretary; and JoAnn Koster, treasurer.
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2014 Oct 7
Officers Named to Alpha Epsilon Beta at WKCTC
Officers named for the 2014 Alpha Epsilon Beta club at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. They are Danielle Duncan, president; Rhonda Miller, vice president; and Allye Smithson, secretary.
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2014 Oct 7
2014-2015 West Kentucky Stars
Fifteen West Kentucky Community and Technical College students have been named to the 2014-2015 West Kentucky Stars Basketball Team.
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2014 Oct 6
WKCTC: An Aspen Prize Top 10 Community College
For the third time, West Kentucky Community and Technical College has been named one of ten finalists for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's preeminent recognition of high achievement and performance in America's community colleges.
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2014 Sep 8
McCracken County Resident Justin Jackson Named WKCTC's July 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 Aug 12
Members and Officers Named to College Art Club
New officers and members were recently named to WKCTC's Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) Art and Design Club.
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2014 Sep 22
Enrollment Blast 2014
More than 175 people from around the heartland participated in the 2014 Enrollment Blast at West Kentucky Community & Technical College in July.
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2014 Jul 24
WKCTC Welcomes New Graduates into Nursing Profession
More than 45 West Kentucky Community and Technical College registered nursing graduates and 34 practical nursing graduates received nursing pins during a special ceremony in May.
The nurse pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing profession. WKCTC nursing faculty presented each new nurse with the unique pin.
Graduates eligible for pins are listed below.
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2014 Jul 9
WKCTC Dental Assisting Students Receive National Dental Scholarship
Two West Kentucky Community and Technical College students are among only ten students nationwide to receive prestigious dental scholarship.
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2014 Jul 7
WKCTC Student Named to 2014 Kentucky Physical Therapist Assistant All-Academic Team
Benton resident Shea Wilson was one of nine students named to the 2014 Kentucky Physical Therapy Association All-Academic Team (KPTA). The Kentucky Physical Therapist Association and RehabCare, a leading provider of rehabilitation services, bestowed the honor to students from Kentucky's PTA and Doctorate of Physical Therapy programs.
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2014 Jul 2
WKCTC Students Among Top Honorees at National Leadership Conference
Four West Kentucky Community and Technical College students were among more than 1,800 of America's best and brightest college students who recently traveled to the historic city of Nashville to make some history of their own as they showcased their talents as future business leaders and vied for the opportunity to win over $79,000 in cash awards.
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2014 Jun 30
West Kentucky Community and Technical College Announces 2014 Spring Dean's List
West Kentucky Community and Technical College is pleased to announce its Spring 2014 Dean's List.
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2014 Jun 27
Lyon County Resident Jennifer Haines Named WKCTC's June 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 Jun 27
2014-2015 WKCTC Cheerleaders Named
Several West Kentucky Community and Technical College students have been named to the 2014-2015 West Kentucky Stars Cheerleading Squad which supports the college's West Kentucky Stars club basketball team.
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2014 Jun 27
West Kentucky Community Technical College congratulates its Spring 2014 graduates
West Kentucky Community and Technical College honored more than 950 candidates for graduation during two commencement ceremonies May 10, 2014 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center.
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2014 Jun 27