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World-Renowned Shanghai Acrobats Perform at Clemens Fine Arts Center October 13

Paducah, KY (September 28, 2016) – The award-winning Shanghai Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China, lauded as one of the leading acrobatic companies in the world, will perform on West Kentucky...

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Paducah Power Systems Recognized For Support of WKCTC

Paducah Power System was among 27 benefactors recognized at the annual Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Celebration of Philanthropy Awards Dinner in Louisville October 1.The...

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Rescheduled Dates for Flowers and Cake Design Course Offered at WKCTC

PADUCAH, KY (October 4, 2016) – Flowers and Cake Design at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, a four-week course to teach individuals to create professional-looking flowers and designs made...

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Paducah’s Wheelhouse Rousters Kick Off Clemens Fine Arts Center’s Backstage...

Paducah, KY (October 10, 2016) – The Clemens Fine Arts Center at West Kentucky Community and Technical College kicks off this season’s Backstage Pass concert series October 22 with the Paducah band,...

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WKCTC Invites Nursing Program Graduates for Anniversary Reunion

Paducah, KY (October 11, 2016) – In 1966, more than 250,000 U.S. troops were in Vietnam, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pressed on to spread the message of civil rights, and a television show about a...

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Graves County Resident Named WKCTC’s September Student of the Month

Paducah, KY (October 11, 2016) - Virginia Blanco-Mireles, a student at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, may still be deciding her future, but one thing is for sure - she knew WKCTC was...

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PSAD Announces its National Figurative Drawing Invitational Opening Reception...

PADUCAH, KY (October 12, 2016) – Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) opens its 2016 National Drawing Invitational with an opening reception Thursday, October 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the school’s...

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Human Trafficking Subject of WKCTC Presentation October 24

PADUCAH, KY (October 13, 2016) – According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2.4 million people across the globe are victims of human trafficking at any one time. The National Human...

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Congratulations PTK Inductees

Paducah, KY (September 18, 2016) – More than 35 students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College were recently inducted into the college’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor...

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WKCTC Open House Set for November 1

Paducah, KY (October 19, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) will host an open house November 1 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. in the Anderson Technical...

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Four-Week Cake Design Classes at WKCTC

PADUCAH, KY (October 21, 2016) – Cake decorating classes at West Kentucky Community and Technical College continue to be a community education favorite. The Course One Building Buttercream Skills...

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WKCTC Offering First Allied Health and Nursing Job and Transfer Fair November 14

PADUCAH, KY (October 26, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College students and alumni are invited to attend the first ever Allied Health and Nursing Job and Transfer Fair on Monday,...

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Beekeeping, Star Wars, Art and Holiday Treats Classes Coming Up at WKCTC

PADUCAH, KY (October 27, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s community education classes for November and December include classes from holiday culinary creations, beekeeping,...

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2016 Holiday Art Sale

Paducah School of Art & Design (PSAD) is pleased to announce its Sixth Annual Student and Faculty Holiday Art Sale at the Clemens Fine Arts Center Gallery at West Kentucky Community and Technical...

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Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors to Play at WKCTC November 10-13

PADUCAH, KY (November 1, 2016) – Audience members will have a unique perspective of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors on the Clemens Center Fine Arts Center stage November 10-13. “We are...

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First Poetry Reading at PSAD’s Bill Ford Gallery November 10

PADUCAH, KY (November 2, 2016) – On November 10, author and editor Amy Wright, creative writing coordinator at Tennessee’s Austin Peay State University, will visit Paducah and share readings from her...

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New WKCTC President Aiming High and Providing Access

UCAH, KY – November 3, 2016 – One month into his tenure as West Kentucky Community and Technical College president, Dr. Anton Reece described his definition of educators Thursday to an audience of...

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WKCTC Scholarship Recipients Meet Donors at Annual Reception

PADUCAH, KY (November 4, 2016) – More than 100 students and college scholarship donors got a chance to meet at West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s annual donor scholarship reception...

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PSAD Holiday Art Sale November 18-19

(November 7, 2016) Paducah School of Art and Design invites the public to its sixth annual Student and Faculty Holiday Art Sale Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the...

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New Fitness Class at WKCTC with Personal Trainer

PADUCAH, KY (November 10, 2016) – Getting fit with a personal trainer can be expensive. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is offering affordable monthly fitness classes with certified...

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WKCTC Wins District Marketing Awards

PADUCAH, KY (November 10, 2016) –West Kentucky Community and Technical College was recently recognized with three 2016 Medallion Awards at the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations...

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October 2016 Student of the Month

Paducah, KY (November 11, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College student and Nigerian native Charity Itiav-Gar was recently named the college’s October Student of the Month.“It is such a...

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PSAD Student Photography Exhibition at Etcetera Coffee House

PADUCAH, KY (November 11, 2016) Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) will host a student exhibition featuring the work of photography students at Etcetera Coffee House during a free opening...

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A New Twist on the Holiday Classic at the Clemens Center

Paducah, KY (November 17, 2016) – It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most popular movie classics for the holidays, and West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s Clemens Fine Arts Center is...

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WKCTC to Hold Fall 2016 Commencement December 12

PADUCAH, KY (November 21, 2015) - West Kentucky Community and Technical College will honor nearly 800 candidates for graduation during a commencement ceremony December 12 at 7 p.m. at the Luther F....

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WKCTC Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement

Paducah, KY (November 28, 2016) - West Kentucky Community and Technical College has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and...

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Lee Emmons Named Vice President at WKCTC

PADUCAH, KY (November 28, 2016) - Lee Emmons, executive director of Child Watch Counseling & Advocacy Center, has been named vice president of institutional advancement and development for West...

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WKCTC named national finalist for Bellwether Award for third time

PADUCAH, KY (November 23, 2016) - West Kentucky Community and Technical College is one of ten community colleges in the nation to be selected as a finalist for the 2017 Bellwether Awards from the...

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WKCTC’s Offering Introductory Wilton Candy Making Class December 12

PADUCAH, KY (November 29, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College is offering an introductory candy making class using the complete line of Wilton Candy Melts and tools. With the Drizzle,...

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WKCTC Selected as Finalist for Part of $100 Million in State Funding

PADUCAH, KY (December 1, 2016) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College is in the first round of finalists approved for potential funding from the Kentucky Work Ready Skills Initiative’s $100...

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PSAD Instructor's Artwork Displayed in Noble Park

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Paducah’s Christmas in the Park and Paducah School of Art and Design is once again collaborating with Paducah Power System to make Noble Park shine for the...

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Local Woman Elected KCTCS Board of Regents Secretary

Versailles, Ky. (December 2, 2016) -   Tammy Thompson, public relations coordinator at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, was elected board secretary to the Kentucky Community and Technical...

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WKCTC Nursing Students Receive Nursing Pins December 12 at Carson Center

PADUCAH, KY (December 5, 2016) - West Kentucky Community & Technical College’s Fall 2016 nursing pinning ceremony will be held Monday, December 12 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. The...

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Get in Shape in the New Year with Zumba Classes at WKCTC

PADUCAH, KY. (December 5, 2016)  - The New Year will bring a fun way to get in shape after the holidays with Zumba classes at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The 12-week class, taught by...

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Grace Tracy Named WKCTC Student of the Month

Paducah, KY (December 13, 2016) – Grace Tracy has always had passion for working with children and being an elementary school teacher is her dream for the future.Though she has had to overcome...

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WKCTC Announces Senior Learning for Fun Offerings for 2017

Paducah, Kentucky (December 14, 2016) – Winter weather is here, but now is the time to sign up for new and exciting activities offered in West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s spring 2017...

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WKCTC Professor Named National Delegate to Health Association

PADUCAH, KY ( December 16, 2016) - West Kentucky Community and Technical College professor Peggy Block was recently selected as a delegate from Kentucky to the American Physical Therapy Association...

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WKCTC Recognizes Its 2016 Fall Graduates

PADUCAH, KY (December 21, 2016) - West Kentucky Community and Technical College recognized more than 170 candidates for graduation who participated in its Fall Commencement Ceremony December 12, 2016...

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WKCTC Offering Extended Hours to Enroll in Classes January 2-5

Paducah, KY (December 19, 2016) – Classes begin at West Kentucky Community and Technical College January 9. To better assist students with registration for spring classes, the college’s Advising Center...

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One Book Video Trailer Contest Open to WKCTC Students, High School and...

PADUCAH, KY (January 4, 2017) – Movie and book trailers are one of the most effective ways to entice audiences to go see a film or read a book. With this in mind, West Kentucky Community and Technical...

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Local Student’s Artwork Chosen for CLC New Year’s Card Cover and Calendar

Paducah, KY (January 5, 2017) –Lone Oak Middle Student Luke Medley created the patch that has been chosen to be on the front cover of the Challenger Learning Center at Paducah’s 2017 New Year’s Card....

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Todd Hill Quintet Returns to Clemens Fine Arts Center’s Backstage Pass Series

Paducah, KY (January 9, 2017) – The popular jazz group, Todd Hill Quintet, returns to the Clemens Fine Arts Center at West Kentucky Community and Technical College for the Backstage Pass concert series...

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PSAD Opens Community-wide One Book Read Photo Contest Based on New York Times...

Paducah, Kentucky (January 10, 2017) Paducah School of Art and Design has opened its annual One Book Read Photo Contest and invites the community to participate in West Kentucky Community and Technical...

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PSAD Announces Legacy Exhibition Featuring High School Art Educators’ Artwork

PADUCAH, KY (January 13, 2017) – Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD) is pleased to present Legacy, an exhibition of works by and in tribute to past and present middle and high school art educators...

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Scholarship Helps WKCTC Graduate Continue Education at SIU

PADUCAH, KY (January 13, 2017) – Jill Westerfield, a December 2015 graduate of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, got some great news today about the next step in her education – a $5,000...

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Late Start Classes Available at WKCTC

Paducah, KY (January 19, 2016) – It’s not too late to register for spring classes at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. “With 116 late start classes, we have seats waiting for students who...

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Free Movie at Maiden Alley Cinema for WKCTC One Book Read February 9

Paducah, Kentucky (January 23, 2017) – The public is invited to a free movie at Maiden Alley Cinema as part of West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s One Book Read of Little Princes by New...

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WKCTC and Starfish Orphan Ministry Share the Love

PADUCAH, KY (January 23, 2017) – West Kentucky Community and Technical College and Starfish Orphan Ministry are once again joining forces to host a fundraiser to help raise money for the upcoming WKCTC...

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New Diversity and Inclusion Director Named at WKCTC

Paducah, KY (January 24, 2016) – Chevene Duncan-Herring of Paducah has been named the new diversity and inclusion director at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Duncan-Herring is no...

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Floral Class for Beginners Offered at WKCTC

PADUCAH, KY. (January 24, 2017)  - West Kentucky Community and Technical College will offer a design class for beginning floral creation enthusiasts beginning next month. Early registration is...

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