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La Crosse, Wis., January 27, 2026 – Western Technical College is proud to announce that the Wanek Center of Innovation has been awarded both the prestigious Project of the Year Award and a 2025 Projects of Distinction Gold Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin. Both...

LA CROSSE, Wis., January 8, 2026 – A new statewide survey shows growing confidence in Wisconsin’s technical colleges, including Western Technical College, with two-thirds of the state’s residents holding a favorable opinion of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). The findings underscore...

LA CROSSE, Wis., November 3, 2025 – Western President Roger Stanford has announced his plans to retire effective August 14, 2026, concluding a decade of transformative leadership at the institution. Stanford, who became president in 2017 after serving two years as Western’s vice president of...

LA CROSSE, Wis., October 20, 2025 – Western Technical College is proud to announce that Ron Wanek, founder and chairman of Ashley Furniture Industries, has been named the 2025 Technical Education Champion (TECh) by the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association. The TECh Award...