facebooktwitterpinterest

Reviews, get directions and information for West Kentucky Community and Technical College

West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Description

West Kentucky Community and Technical College, located in Paducah, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was formed by the 2003 consolidation of Paducah Community College and West Kentucky Technical College. WKCTC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools .HistoryPaducah Community College was founded in 1932 as a private school called Paducah Junior College . PJC became a municipal college in 1936. In 1964, PJC moved to a new campus on Alben Barkley Drive in Paducah which serves as today's WKCTC campus. In 1967, PJC joined the University of Kentucky's Community College System and became Paducah Community College.West Kentucky Technical College was founded in 1909 as West Kentucky Industrial College, a teacher training school for African American students. West Kentucky Industrial College became a state-supported junior college in 1918. The college changed its name twice more, eventually becoming West Kentucky State Vocational-Technical School. In 1979, the school moved its operations to a new campus adjacent to PCC.In 1998, PCC and West Kentucky TECH joined the newly formed Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges System . At that time, West Kentucky TECH became West Kentucky Technical College. That same year, the University of Kentucky opened a branch campus of its College of Engineering at the PCC campus. PCC and West Kentucky Technical College consolidated in 2003 to become West Kentucky Community and Technical College .

Address: 5200 Alben Barkley Dr, Paducah 42001
Phone: (270) 554-4991
State: KY
City: Paducah
Street Number: 5200 Alben Barkley Dr
Zip Code: 42001
categories: college & university, public school


Similar places near
University of Kentucky College of Engineering - Paducah Campus University of Kentucky College of Engineerin... 95 meter We are a working partnership between the University of Kentucky, West Kentucky Commun...
Lindsey Wilson College, Paducah Campus Lindsey Wilson College, Paducah Campus 95 meter Lindsey Wilson College in Paducah offers a BA in Human Services and a Master's degree...
West Kentucky Community & Technical College West Kentucky Community & Technical College 96 meter Welcome to the official Facebook Fan Page for West Kentucky Community and Technical C...
Paducah 2 Paducah 2 228 meter Paducah 2 Television is produced through the facilities and administration of West Ke...
Murray State-Paducah Murray State-Paducah 660 meter 4430 Sunset Avenue • Paducah, KY (270) 442-4753 www.murraystate.edu/paducah
Universal Windows Direct of Paducah Universal Windows Direct of Paducah 2 miles They are local neighbors who have partnered with a Top Ranking National Company to br...
Dunbar School Dunbar School 5 miles
IBEW LU 816 IBEW LU 816 7 miles IBEW LU 816 is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union located in P...
Daymar College Daymar College 95 miles Daymar College is a for-profit college based in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. F...
University of Kentucky University of Kentucky 237 miles This is the official Facebook page of the University of Kentucky. www.uky.edu An equa...
Comment on this place