Ten Reasons to Attend West Central Technical College: (click on the associated links for more information)

1.  Qualified, Competent Faculty

2.  Convenience

• West Central has campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, and Haralson Counties.  No resident in the four county area is more than 30 minutes from one of our locations.

• West Central Tech offers online classes which allow students to study in the comfort of their own home.  Hybrid classes, which require some classroom attendance, also offer the convenience of online study at home.

• Day and evening class options can accommodate most schedules.

3.  Unique Learning Environment

• The average age of our students is 28; this means that recent high school graduates share the classroom environment with adults.  This unique combination of the youth and hope of young minds and the maturity of adults makes for a unique classroom experience that is beneficial to all.
  
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4.  Affordable Education

• 94% of West Central Tech’s students receive some form of financial assistance.  Technical colleges have a broad range of grants, scholarships, and other forms of financial aid available to students that reduces the cost of an education remarkably in many cases. 
  
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5.  Ties to Business and Industry

• When the business community talks; we listen.  Who knows better what skills and abilities are needed than those companies that are doing the hiring. 

• Our board of directors come from business and industry and guides the general direction that the college takes in providing employees with the right skills and work ethics.

• Each program of study has an “advisory committee” that offers industry advice on skills needed and keeping the programs vital with advice on updates to program equipment so that your graduate has the skills and experience necessary to be valuable to an employer.
  
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6.  Job Placement

• Over 98% of WCTC’s graduates either get jobs in their chosen occupation or choose to continue their education with advanced studies at West Central Tech or at a four-year college or university.  
  
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7.  Respected Education

• West Central Education is accredited by the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and School (SACS), the same accreditation sought by four-year colleges and universities. 
• Most individual programs are accredited by industry specific organizations.
  
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8.  Dual Enrollment/TechPrep Programs

• Students can attend WCTC for purposes of taking technical college classes during their junior and senior year as a part of the Dual Enrollment program.  This gives them a head start on a technical college education and satisfies high school graduation requirements, or

• The Dual Enrollment program allows students to graduate from high school with a complete college technical certificate in an occupation of the student’s choice.  Programs are available in the areas of patient care, automotive technology, culinary arts, welding, with many more careers to choose from.
  
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9.  Variety

• West Central Tech offers more than 90 programs of study to choose from in the basic areas of Trade and Technology, which includes Automotive Tech and Computer Information Services; Health Services, which includes Dental Hygiene and Surgical Technology; Business Information, which includes Marketing Management and Accounting; and Industry Services, such as Culinary Arts and Cosmetology.
  
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10.  Hands-On Experience

• At West Central Technical College learning by doing is highly valued in addition to academic achievement.  Students learn their job related skills on the most up-to-date technological equipment.
• Graduates enjoy our guarantee that they are work ready upon graduation or the re-training is free. 

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