Wichita Area Technical College received good news on Wednesday -- the initial accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission that WATC has been working toward for five years is just one step away. more>

Wichita Area Technical College this week received verbal notification that the college will be recommended for initial accreditation to the Higher Learning Commission.

A six-person HLC team was in town this week and is expected to recommend accreditation through at least 2013. Five years is the maximum time period that schools can qualify for initial accreditation. more>

President Pete Gustaf and members of the Wichita Area Technical College Board and WATC Foundation Board celebrated the opening of WATC's newest location Aug. 7 with a ribbon-cutting. Many faculty and staff attended the ceremony at the Comotara Center, 3639 N. Comotara, and then visited with area employers at a Career Opportunity Fair and open house that followed. The newly remodeled Comotara Center is home to the Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy and Air Conditioning Technology programs and provides classroom space for several general education classes.