By Ashley Steiner NCK Tech is pleased to announce the new hires of Jena Hartman, Director of Learning Services in Beloit and Wilma Powers, Culinary Instructor in Hays. Powers has been an Ellis County resident for 37 years. Through those years, occupationally she has held positions as a personal chef and caterer for 30 years,…
Read more...IV Certification Added to Practical Nursing
By Ashley Steiner The Practical Nursing program on the Beloit campus is striving to take the program to the next level and stand out among the crowd! We have a proven track record of producing quality nurses that excel in the area. In order to stay competitive, we are always evolving in order to reach…
Read more...#2 Ranked NCK Tech
By Ashley Steiner North Central Kansas Technical College was ranked second among 2-year colleges with the highest 3-year graduation rates, by The Chronicle of Higher Education. With a 73.9% completion rate and a score of 136 out of completers within 150 percent of expected time, NCK Tech joins 3 other schools located in Kansas. NCK…
Read more...New Faces at NCKTC
By Ashley Steiner With the start of a new year comes new faces! NCKTC is pleased to announce the new hires for the 2020-2021 academic year. Many additions to the NCKTC Family have been welcomed into the fold. Liz Fixen, Assistant to President Burks and Board Clerk, is originally from Nebraska, with a Bachelor of…
Read more...Burning the Extra Degree
Each semester NCK TECH awards an employee who has gone above and beyond expectations in their job responsibilities with the 212 Award. The premise of the 212 Award is that water is hot at 211 degrees, but that one extra degree causes water to boil. Thus, the 212 Award recognizes those who put forth that…
Read more...NCK Tech Celebrates Virtual Graduation
As with most educational institutions, COVID-19 changed the way classes were taught, interaction with students and the thought of how graduation would take place. In March, NCK Tech started to take steps to replace the traditional commencement exercise. NCK Tech administration and staff began to put a plan into action. The first step was…
Read more...NCK Tech Announces Vice-President of the Hays Campus
COVID-19 introduced a new way of life for many, but for Steve Hudman, the new vice-president of NCK Tech Hays Campus, it was the start of a truly new experience. Hudman literally started his new position on the Hays Campus just days after the college closed for COVID-19. Steve Hudman has over thirteen years’ experience…
Read more...NCK Tech Releases Spring Honor Roll
Last Name First Name City State Campus Major Honorable Mention – gpa of 3.0 – 3.49 Allington Preston Wymore NE Beloit Heavy Equipment Operation Ast Ryan Sedgwick KS Hays Practical Nursing Bachar Brooke Hoisington KS Beloit Practical Nursing Baxa Jerrick Cuba KS Beloit Carpentry-Cabinetmaking Befort Marissa Hays KS Hays…
Read more...NCK Tech and RPM Speedway Giving Away Bikes
For the 10th straight year NCK Tech Automotive program and RPM Speedway have joined forces to give away bicycles at the RPM racetrack. This year’s event will be held June 13th and 14th at RPM Speedway. Normally, the Automotive students put together the bicycles, but due to COVID-19 and the students off campus, Richard Cox,…
Read more...NCK TECH Welding Hosts Annual Competition
NCK Tech held its 16th annual GMAW welding competition on the Beloit campus. Participants for the college division included students from both NCK Tech Beloit and Hays campus, Salina Area Technical College, Central Community College of Hastings and Columbus, NE and Hutchinson Community College. The competition allows students to demonstrate their skills in blueprint reading,…
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