September Student of the Month
Heather Vandiver of Paducah has been selected as September Student of the Month at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. When Heather Vandiver began taking classes at WKCTC in fall 2012, she...
View ArticleArea Families Can Learn About Stars and Constellations in Challenger Learning...
Area families will have a chance to gaze at the stars and constellations in the Challenger Learning Center (CLC) at Paducah’s STARLAB planetarium October 28.“We are inviting children ages seven and up...
View ArticleOrphan Train Movie Shown at WKCTC October 27
West Kentucky Community and Technical College will present a special showing of The Orphan Trains: An American Experience, the enlightening film that is the subject of the college’s 2014 One Book, One...
View ArticleNationally Award-winning Poet Visits WKCTC
Max Garland, western Kentucky native and nationally award-winning poet, will visit West Kentucky Community and Technical College next month. Garland will share his favorite poems from his award-winning...
View ArticleAmerican Indian Code Talkers Focus of WKCTC Presentation November 12
During World War I and World War II hundreds of American Indians joined the United States armed forces and used words from their traditional tribal languages as secret communication codes to battle the...
View ArticleWKCTC Scholarship Recipients Meet Donors at Annual Reception
More than 120 West Kentucky Community and Technical College scholarship students got the chance to meet and thank their scholarship donors during a reception in the college’s Bistro October 24. WKCTC...
View ArticleLocal Author Shares Celebrity Recipes at WKCTC November 17
What do Miley Cyrus, Ashley Judd, Bill Monroe, and Robert Penn Warren have in common? They all contributed recipes to Kentucky author Pamela Whinnery’s book, Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities....
View ArticleRegistration is Currently Underway for the Spring 2015 Semester at WKCTC
Students who would like to start taking classes at West Kentucky Community and Technical College this spring can register now. Classes begin January 12, 2015. WKCTC offers more than 400 associate...
View ArticleWKCTC Theatre Department Produces The Tempest
With a spirit of magic and the supernatural, The Tempest is Shakespeare’s masterpiece of forgiveness, generosity, romance and enlightenment. Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own...
View ArticleWKCTC Offering Estate Planning Workshop
Medicaid planning, veteran benefits, long term care and disability are just a few of the topics to be covered in an estate planning workshop at West Kentucky Community and Technical College November...
View ArticleStudent Research Conference Held at WKCTC
More than 90 guests from Kentucky Community and Technical College System colleges (KCTCS) will be presenting science lab research during the Conference in Student Research at West Kentucky Community...
View ArticleWKCTC Recognizes Two Local Benefactors at President’s Gala
W. David and Ann Denton of Paducah and Janett Blythe of Mayfield were among 31 individuals, businesses and foundations honored by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) during the...
View ArticleWKCTC Students Share Cultural Differences
West Kentucky Community and Technical College students whose families are non-native to the United States will discuss their heritage and cultural expectations of America during a free presentation...
View ArticleWKCTC Offering Veterans Free Dental Cleanings
West Kentucky Community and Technical College is saluting veterans this month with various campus activities and a special opportunity for a brighter smile! The WKCTC dental assisting/hygiene...
View ArticleCongratulations to the October Student of the Month!
Joseph Taylor served in the United States Army as a military police officer from 1997 to 2003. He used that experience at USEC as a federal police officer until he was laid off in February 2014....
View ArticleShakespeare’s The Tempest
With a spirit of magic and the supernatural, The Tempest is Shakespeare’s masterpiece of forgiveness, generosity, romance and enlightenment. Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own...
View ArticleFrozen Science Fun at Challenger Learning Center
Just how do things become frozen and unfrozen? The Challenger Learning Center at Paducah (CLC) invites the public to find out with Frozen Science November 15. Students in kindergarten through the...
View ArticleSamsung Mobile U Classroom Makes First Stop at WKCTC
More than 90 students, faculty and community members toured the Samsung Mobile U classroom on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College today – the first stop in Samsung’s fall 2014...
View ArticleFuture of Workforce Discussed at WKCTC December 2
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, over four million workers were displaced from jobs between January 2011 and December 2013. This is the kind of job market issue that will be...
View ArticleLearn How Dogs Can Help Save Your Life Free Science Seminar at WKCTC November 19
Esther Peters and her dog Gaston are almost inseparable. Peters, a nursing student at West Kentucky Community and Technical College who has Type 2 diabetes, has trained Gaston for a special purpose –...
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