Western Technical College

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Western Technical College is part of the Wisconsin Technical College System. The main campus is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The school was previously known as Western Wisconsin Technical College (WWTC), but the "Wisconsin" part of the name was officially dropped on March 29, 2006.[1]

Western Technical College

School type	State Technical College
President	Lee Rasch
Primary Location	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Enrollment	6,502 program students, and 12,851 continuing ed
Founded	1912
Campus surroundings	Urban
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Contents 1 Other locations 2 Programs 3 Athletics 4 Former names 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Other locations

Other locations where classes are offered include:

• Black River Falls
• Independence
• Mauston
• Sparta, Wisconsin
• Tomah
• Viroqua

[edit] Programs

Programs of study include Associate of Applied Science, various 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

[edit] Athletics

Western's sports teams are called the Cavaliers, who play in blue and gold colors. The school began athletics in 1975.

[edit] Former names

• 1912-17: La Crosse Continuation and Adult Schools^[1]
• 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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Web site