Salina Area Technical College has inducted 13 students into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society. To qualify for membership in the National Technical Honor Society, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA, be nominated by a faculty member and submit an essay about their community service activities and why they should be inducted. [...]
Students in the automotive technology program at Salina Area Technical College now have their own hybrid vehicle to work and learn on, thanks to a donation from Conklin Cars. On Monday afternoon, the Salina dealership donated a 2010 Toyota Prius to the college, the first hybrid in the college’s stable of vehicles from which students [...]
While it may not get the attention or national coverage from ESPN like high school athletes choosing what college they’ll be playing for, the National Technical Letter of Intent Signing Day will change the lives of those who participate all the same. Salina Area Technical College hosted its first signing day, with several dozen incoming students [...]
For the fifth consecutive year, Salina Area Technical College has been recognized as a Military Friendly® school by Victory Media, the publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse magazines. The Military Friendly® list is created each year based on both public data sources and surveys sent to colleges. The process ranks more than [...]
Watching his students methodically measure, cut and build, Kevin Watters is satisfied with the knowledge that they’ll be leaving a quality legacy — not only in their future professional lives, but right now, in the Salina community. “I know these kids will be able to drive by these houses with their kids, and their grandkids,” [...]
Salina Area Technical College is joining nearly 100 other technical colleges across the nation Feb. 20 in hosting an event to recognize and celebrate students who are entering the college in the fall of 2020. The event, called National Technical Letter of Intent Signing Day, is similar to the signing days colleges have long hosted for [...]
A lot is riding on the fenders of a compact car. “It’s not a car donation; it’s an investment,” said Alan Scher, regional manager of the Ford Motor Co.’s Kansas City region. “It’s a car but it’s so much more.” Scher was at Salina Area Technical College to help present a 2015 Ford Focus SE from [...]
The Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program has named Salina Area Technical College one of the top 150 community colleges across the nation, and eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The 150 community colleges were selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 two-year colleges nationwide, using publicly available data on [...]
Hundreds of students from across the state on Wednesday came to Salina to learn about and the manufacturing industry. Great Plains Manufacturing took part in the nationwide Manufacturing Day and showcased the variety of jobs and parts of the manufacturing industry. “This was to spread awareness about manufacturing and show students there are opportunities for them [...]
While enrollment numbers are a mixed bag across Kansas, two Saline County schools continue to show progress. The Kansas Board of Regents released its Fall Preliminary Enrollment Summary from 2014-2019 on Wednesday. The numbers show that both Kansas State University Polytechnic and Salina Area Technical College continue to build on enrollment success. The Kansas State University [...]
