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LA CROSSE, Wis., March 25, 2021 – Western Technical College’s Alumni Association awarded this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award to Eric Chrisinger, President and CEO of Co-Op Credit Union in Black River Falls. Chrisinger is a 1980 graduate of...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., March 1, 2021 – Western Technical College announced today a $4.7 million remodeling and expansion project of the college’s Public Safety Training Facility, located at 11177 County Rd. A, Sparta. The project will expand and...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., February 25, 2021 – Western Technical College announces a number of new programs available to students for the upcoming Fall term. Additional programs are pursued when a current or future workforce need develops in Western’s 11-...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., February 17, 2021 – Western Technical College Sales Management student Clifton Traywick was selected as one of eight 2021 DREAM Scholars from Achieving the Dream, a network of colleges committed to helping students, particularly low...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., February 3, 2021 – With a continuing decline of COVID-19 positive cases in La Crosse and the surrounding communities, Western Technical College is announcing a number of updates to the Summer and Fall Terms. Currently, the majority...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., December 15, 2020 - Western Technical College will be offering a select amount of student services online on Dec. 28-30 from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all services will be provided virtually or over...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., December 1, 2020 – To ensure the health and safety of Western Technical College students and staff, the college is announcing a number of COVID-19-related updates in response to recent and anticipated surges in community cases...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., November 23, 2020 – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Western Technical College announced Thursday the cancelation of all winter and spring sports for the 2020-2021 academic year. The announcement impacts men’s and women’s...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., November 12, 2020 – To mark National Apprenticeship Week next week, Western Technical College officially opened its newly remodeled Apprenticeship and Industry Training Center, completing a $3.5 million project that significantly...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., October 28, 2020 – Officials with Western Technical College and UW-Stout have formally announced a new transfer agreement for students beginning this fall. The new agreement allows students who completed the Electromechanical...Read more
Western Technical College's Nursing Petition Process will be open Nov. 9-13, 2020 for acceptance to the Nursing Program Spring 2021 Term. The petition process is the method that students follow to inform the college when they are prepared to move...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., October 13, 2020 – To help ensure the health and safety of Western Technical College students and staff, the college is announcing a number of COVID-19-related updates to the upcoming Spring Term. Similar to the ongoing Fall Term,...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., October 12, 2020 – Western Technical College’s Learner Support and Transition division was recently recognized as an innovative practice in adult education by the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education Project, a national project...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., September 1, 2020 – Western Technical College announces a number of COVID-19-related athletic updates. In accordance with schools of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC), Western’s volleyball season has been canceled, as...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., August 27, 2020 – Western Technical College is one of eight community and technical colleges selected through a competitive application process to participate in College Success for Single Mothers . Funded by ECMC Foundation and led...Read more
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