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Established
  
1912

Colors
  
Black & Red

Phone
  
+1 608-785-9200

President
  
Lee Rasch

Campus
  
Urban

Mascot
  
Cavaliers

Total enrollment
  
5,122 (2011)

Western Technical College

Type
  
State Technical College

Students
  
8,000 program students and 16,600 continuing ed

Address
  
400 7th St N, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
Local tuition: 4,044 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 5,932 USD (2015)

Similar
  
Viterbo University, University of Wisconsi, Chippewa Valley Technical, Southwest Wisconsin Technical, Northcentral Technical College

Profiles

Western technical college is named one of 2015 s best community colleges


Western Technical College (or Western, WTC) is a two-year vocational-technical school based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. A member of the Wisconsin Technical College System, the Western Technical College District serves eight regional counties and enrolls over 5,000 students. Western is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

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History

Founded in 1912, the school was previously known as Western Wisconsin Technical College (WWTC), but the "Wisconsin" part of the name was dropped on March 29, 2006. Western received voter approval for facilities improvement via referenda in 1992 ($8.9 million), 1996 ($3.65 million), and 2012 ($79.8 million).

Former names

  • 1912-17: La Crosse Continuation and Adult Schools
  • 1917-63: La Crosse Vocational School
  • 1936-65: Coleman Vocational and Adult Schools
  • 1965-68: Coleman Technical Institute
  • 1968-87: Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
  • 1987-2006: Western Wisconsin Technical College
  • 2006–present: Western Technical College
  • Locations

    Other locations where classes are offered include:

  • Black River Falls
  • Independence
  • Mauston
  • Sparta
  • Tomah
  • Viroqua
  • Programs

    Western Technical College offers more than 65 degree programs, Lifelong Learning courses, GED/HSED classes, English Language Learners programming, and apprenticeship training in seven campus locations in western Wisconsin. The college's main campus is located in downtown La Crosse.

    Western Technical College offers 43 programs of study including the Associate of Applied Science and Associate of Science in Liberal Arts, as well as technical diplomas and certificates. Also, Western has agreements with four-year colleges that allow students to transfer in with junior standing. As of 2006, these colleges were:

  • Capella University
  • Franklin University
  • Marian College
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering
  • University of Minnesota Crookston
  • University of Wisconsin–Stout
  • Upper Iowa University
  • Viterbo University
  • Athletics

    Western Technical College's sports teams are called the Cavaliers, who play in red and white colors. The school began athletics in 1965.

    Rankings

    In 2015, Western Technical College was ranked #41 in the nation among community colleges by WalletHub.

    References

    Western Technical College Wikipedia