Western Technology Center
Western Technology Center is a public career and technology education center founded in 1970 with its main campus located in Burns Flat, Oklahoma. Branch campuses are located in Hobart, Sayre and Weatherford. Western Technology Center is part of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system.
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[edit] Mission of WTC
Educating People for Success
[edit] Vision of WTC
To develop an innovative and highly skilled workforce in Western Oklahoma by providing workplace skills
[edit] History of the WTC District
On December 7, 1965, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the closing of Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base in Burns Flat, Oklahoma. In June of the next year, The Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education completed a feasibility study to determine if a local district could form an area district around the former base. January 27, 1970, was the beginning of Western Technology Center when several school districts unanimously voted to become a part of the area district and the election of board members was held for Zones 1 through 5. In 1987, the new 350-seat seminar center and cafeteria were completed at the Burns Flat campus.
In May 1991, WTC purchased property in Weatherford along I-40 located on Historic Route 66. Renovations to an existing building were soon completed and classes began in 1992. August 1995 construction was completed at the Sayre campus and both full-time and part-time classes began. In 2003, WTC opened a fourth campus in Hobart, The Kiowa County Adult Education Center. This campus offers an adult education and training facility, which annually hosts a number of group meetings in the Kiowa County area and offers patrons conference facilities.
The next year WTC began renovating the east wing of the Weatherford campus to house a partnership program with the University of Oklahoma's School of Dental Hygiene, which opened in 2005. The state-of-art Dental Lab and high-tech classrooms include WTC's Dental Assisting program along with the WTC/OU Dental Hygiene baccalaureate program.
In 2005, WTC became the home of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority at Burns Flat. Teamwork between WTC, OSIDA, and NASA continues to develop fields of study in the aerospace industry. In 2009, the Burns Flat campus became home to a regional branch of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics.
WTC provides western Oklahoma with workforce training for adult and high school students along with customized training programs, expert assistance and training facilities for business and industry services. WTC has more than 90 employees, who train hundreds of students and clients each year.
[edit] Partner Schools of WTC
14 public school districts are members of the Western Technology Center District. WTC's Partner Schools are:
- Arapaho-Butler Schools
- Burns Flat-Dill City Schools
- Canute Schools
- Clinton Schools
- Cordell Schools
- Elk City Schools
- Hammon Schools
- Hobart Schools
- Lone Wolf Schools
- Merritt Schools
- Sayre Schools
- Sentinel Schools
- Sweetwater Schools
- Weatherford Schools
[edit] Administration of WTC
- Mr. Hoyt Lewis—Superintendent
- Mrs. Kathe Corning—Director of Student Services
- Mrs. Penny Berry—Director of Instruction
- Mr. Cliff Corbin—Assistant Superintendent, BIS/Adult Education
- Mr. Chris Stickney—Sayre Site Director
- Mrs. Pam Clark—Business Manager, Administrative Assistant
- Mrs. Frankie Hinds—Treasurer
[edit] Student organizations
Student Organizations play a vital role in the success of Oklahoma's CareerTech students. CTSO's provide leadership and growth opportunities outside of the classroom. WTC has local chapters of the following CTSO's:
The National Technical Honor Society has an active chapter at WTC.
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[edit] See also
- Oklahoma Tech Prep
- List of school districts in Oklahoma
- List of private schools in Oklahoma
- List of colleges and universities in Oklahoma
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