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LA CROSSE, Wis., April 22, 2020 – Nine Western Technical College construction and industrial trades apprentices have received $1,500 scholarships from Ascendium Education Group, a non-profit organization that helps students across the country repay...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis. April 20, 2020 – Due to the continuing concern over the spread of COVID-19, Western Technical College is announcing a number of updates for the upcoming Summer Term. Summer Term classes will begin as scheduled on Monday, May 11, and...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., April 9, 2020 – Western’s women’s basketball head coach Brent Thill was named National Coach-of-the-Year this week by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The first year coach led the Cavaliers to their first...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., April 8, 2020 – Western’s women’s basketball player Caitlin Young was named a second team All-American this week by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Young played a key role in Western’s championship season...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., April 6, 2020 – Western Technical College’s Alumni Association awarded this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award to Chad Wehrs, owner of Wehrs Machine and Racing Products and an advocate for career and technical education in the area...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., April 2, 2020 – Officials with UW-Madison and Western Technical College have formally announced a new transfer agreement for students who enroll in Western’s Associate of Science-Liberal Arts (ASLA) program. Students enrolled in...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., March 27, 2020 – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Technical College Foundation launched a fundraiser this week for the College’s emergency fund for students in need of financial support during this time. The Foundation...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., March 25, 2020 – Western Technical College’s Collegiate Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) chapter sent 19 competitors to the Wisconsin State Career Leadership Conference held recently in Delavan, Wis. Representing...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis, March 20, 2020 – Due to the continuing concern over the spread of COVID-19, Western Technical College is postponing its commencement ceremony originally scheduled for April 25 at 2:00 p.m. at the La Crosse Center. “Graduation is...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., March 18, 2020 - Due to the continuing concern over the spread of COVID-19, all Western Technical College campus locations will be closed to the public beginning Thursday, March 19. Classes will begin using alternative delivery...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., March 17, 2020 – In guidance with the latest CDC recommendations regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Western Technical College is announcing a number of changes and cancelations for the following weeks. Western’s Learning...Read more
ROCKFORD, IL. March 13, 2020 - Western Technical College's women's basketball team has won the 2019-20 Division III National Championship, defeating Northland Community and Technical College 69-60 Friday evening at Rock Valley Community College in...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., March 12, 2020 – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced this morning that tonight’s NJCAA Division III Championship quarterfinal between the Western Cavaliers and Hostos Community College will be played...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., March 11, 2020 – Abdul Cole, of Sierra Leone, West Africa, has been selected as the 2020-21 Western Technical college Student Ambassador, an official spokesperson for Western and the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). As...Read more
LA CROSSE, Wis., March 4, 2020 – Western Technical College announces a number of new programs available to students for the upcoming Summer or Fall terms. Additional programs are pursued when a current or future workforce needs develops in Western’s...Read more
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