Like most industries, manufacturing seems to change and adapt toward efficiency as technology evolves. A new program at Salina Area Technical College will prepare students for setting up and maintaining automated machinery — a skill in high demand in the greater manufacturing workforce. The Industrial Maintenance and Automation program will train students on various components [...]
A decade-long streak of enrollment growth continues for Salina Area Technical College this fall, with the college again posting new records. According to data collected for the Kansas Board of Regents on the 20th day of fall classes, Salina Tech has 857 students, up five from the 852 in the fall of 2021. On a full-time [...]
The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked Salina Area Technical College in the top 2 percent of two-year colleges across the United States, based on its graduation rate. The Chronicle’s annual Almanac is published each August, and compares thousands of colleges across the country each year on a wide variety of metrics. This is the fourth [...]
With the start of a new school year, Salina Area Technical College welcomes several people to new leadership positions at the college. Jennifer Callis, who had previously served as Vice President of Student Services, has been named Vice President of Instruction, succeeding Stanton Gartin in that role. Callis earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business [...]
Brenda Gutierrez, executive director of the Salina Area Technical College Foundation, attended her first meeting of the Kansas Community and Technical College Development Officers’ Conference held at Colby Community College. During the two-day conference, participants from across the state took part in a variety of events, including a ... read more at Salina Post
Three recent graduates of Salina Area Technical College’s Computer Aided Drafting program and one Diesel Technology graduate placed this past week at the SkillsUSA national competition in Atlanta, Georgia. In all, more than 6,500 high school and college students participated in the national competition. According to the school, the team of Clayton Knipp and Ashton Richards, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A truck that has been part of the Salina Fire Department fleet will see new life after the City Commission approved its donation to Salina Area Technical College Monday. The 1994 Spartan Gladiator fire apparatus was scheduled for replacement in 2019 with a 2000 ALF apparatus purchased and placed in front-line service. The Gladiator, designated as Quint [...]
At a special meeting Tuesday morning, Salina Area Technical College’s Board of Trustees approved Ponton Construction’s bid of $1,075,000 to build a new student center onto the west side of Building A. Construction is expected to start soon and be completed by July 31, 2022, in time for the start of the 2022-23 school year. [...]
