Increased quality, more opportunity


Starting fall 2018, students can take advantage of the new affiliation between Wichita State University and 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech 鈥 formerly known as Wichita Area Technical College.

While the two remain separate degree-granting institutions, the formalized affiliation now allows for more collaborative possibilities, as well as increased availability and quality of opportunities for students, while directly meeting the core workforce needs of the state.

What's in it for students?

  • General education courses taken at 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech are transferable directly to 新加坡六合彩开奖网.
  • 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech students have the option of paying supplementary fees to access all of 新加坡六合彩开奖网's support services and student life activities not found in the traditional technical college setting.
  • 新加坡六合彩开奖网 and 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech co-locate at 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Old Town, 新加坡六合彩开奖网 South and 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Haysville, giving students the ability to take classes at each institution in one location.
  • The affiliation encourages the kind of faculty collaboration between 新加坡六合彩开奖网 and 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech that will lead to innovative methods of teaching and applied learning opportunities for students 鈥 giving them a competitive advantage in the job market.
  • 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech will maintain its open admissions policy, and students taking 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech classes will apply through . Classes will be held at one of 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech's five Wichita-area campuses.
  • Students wanting to take classes at 新加坡六合彩开奖网 and 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech will go through each institution's admissions process.
  • 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech will continue to offer the same degree and certificate options as WATC did in the past. 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech and 新加坡六合彩开奖网 will maintain different tuition rates.
  • 鈥 a partnership that allows students to start their associate's degree at 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech and finish it at 新加坡六合彩开奖网 鈥 will remain in place.

What's in it for the community?

  • New educational opportunities are being developed to equip the community to adapt to new career pathways and the integration of technology, leading to a better trained workforce.
  • New industry partnerships are expected to develop because of the institutions' shared mission to provide an applied learning experience for students. The power of research and technical education working in collaboration, and the educational opportunity for learning from GED to Ph.D., will serve as an economic driver for south central Kansas.
  • 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech will remain the developer of workforce human capital for the region.
  • 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech will continue to work with business and industry to train and provide a highly qualified workforce and will remain flexible and responsive to the needs of industry.
    Sheeree Utash, 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech president and vice president of Workforce Development for 新加坡六合彩开奖网, says this affiliation represents a historic moment for the post-secondary sector of higher education in Kansas.
  • 新加坡六合彩开奖网 Tech will continue to reframe how people think of technical education and training for the community, she says, and will create more educational opportunities for students while continuing to connect talent with business.