Salina Area Technical College is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the college’s Board of Trustees. According to the school, the nine-member Board is the college’s governing body, and determines goals and direction for the institution. New Board members are appointed by the Board itself, and serve terms of three years, with terms starting [...]
Students from Salina Area Technical College’s Diesel Technology, Computer Aided Drafting and Machine Tool Technology programs brought home 12 medals from the statewide SkillsUSA competition this past week in Hutchinson. This is the most medals Salina Tech students have earned at the state-level competition since at least 2015. See more at salinapost.com
Salina Area Technical College announced this morning that Brenda Gutierrez has been named executive director of the college’s foundation, succeeding Larry Pankratz, who retired at the end of 2021. “We are very happy Brenda has joined the Salina Tech family in this important role,” said Salina Tech President Greg Nichols. “Tuition, plus state and federal funding [...]
A team of four high school welding students from Salina Area Technical College placed first at North Central Kansas Technical College’s annual Gas Metal Arc Welding Invitational recently. The competition in Beloit attracted 132 welding students from 36 schools across Kansas. Read more at salinapost.com
Salina Area Technical College’s new Dental Hygiene program has earned accreditation. According to the school, the Commission on Dental Accreditation has approved Salina Tech’s plans to start a two-year Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene program, with the first class starting this fall. Salina Tech has been working towards starting a Dental Hygiene program since [...]
For the sixth consecutive year, Salina Area Technical College has been recognized as a Military Friendly® School by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse magazines. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in [...]
The groundwork has begun on the new student center thanks to lead donations from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and the Sunderland Foundation. The Dane G. Hansen Foundation, headquartered in Lucas, provided $200,000 in discretionary funds to SATC which the college used toward the student center. The college wrote the grant request with the student center [...]
Salina Tech announces fall honor roll Salina Area Technical College has announced its honor roll for the fall semester of 2021. The honor roll includes two levels. The President’s Honor Roll is for students who were enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of classes, and had a GPA of 4.0. The Dean’s Honor Roll [...]
For lots of reasons, Salina Area Technical College is flourishing. The learning institution made good on its own autonomy in July, by taking ownership of its 24-acre campus in the Salina Airport Industrial Center. The college became independent from the Salina School District, USD 305, in 2009, but taking ownership was delayed by legalities relating to [...]
