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Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 09/02/2010


Information provided on the Statement of Affiliation Status reflects the most recent actions of the Commission. The Commission has a multi-level decision process. Any institutional changes that are currently under review are not made public until final action has been taken.

Western Technical College


400 Seventh Street North
PO Box C-0908

La Crosse, WI 54602-0908

www.westerntc.edu

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. James Lee Rasch, President/District Director
Name change notes: Western Wisconsin Technical Institute to Western Wisconsin Technical College (8/19/87) to Western Technical College (3/29/06)
HLC Institution ID: 1712
Current Accreditation Status: Accredited
Candidacy Date(s): 1970*
Pre-accreditation notes: Pre-accreditation status: Correspondent (1968); Recognized Candidate for Accreditation (1970)
Accreditation Date(s): (1972- .)
Commission Participation: AQIP PARTICIPANT

Year of Last PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 1991 - 1992
Year of Admission to AQIP: 09/14/2000
Year of Last Reaffirmation of Accreditation: 2007 - 2008
Year of Next Reaffirmation of Accreditation: 2014 - 2015
Year of Last System Appraisal: 2007 - 2008
Year of Next System Appraisal: 2011 - 2012
Due Date of Next Systems Portfolio: 00/00/00

Last Action: 02/17/2010

Legal Status: Public
Degrees Awarded (details below): A


Stipulations on Affiliation Status Click here for definitions...

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None
Approval of New Degree Locations:
Prior Commission approval required.
Approval of Distance Education Degrees:
Prior Commission approval required for distance education programs other than the Health Information Technology and the Supervisory Management programs, offered at the Associates degree level.
Reports Required:
None.
Other Visits Scheduled:
Site Confirmation: 2010 - 2011; A Site Confirmation visit will take place within six months of the opening of the Tomah Regional Learning Center new location.



Enrollment Headcount (last updated: 04/23/2010)
  Full-Time                       Part-Time
Undergraduate: 2278   3295
Graduate: 0   0
Dual enrollment (high school) programs:   156  



Degree Programs (last updated: 04/23/2010)
  Programs Offered   Degrees Awarded in Last Reported Year
Associate Degrees 42   567
Bachelors Degrees 0   0
Masters Degrees 0   0
Specialist Degrees 0   0
Doctoral Degrees 0   0
 
Certificate Programs (last updated: 04/23/2010)
  Programs Offered   Certificates Awarded in Last Reported Year
Certificates 79   843


Off-Campus Activities (last updated: 04/23/2010) Click here for definitions...

In-State:   Campuses:   None
         
    Additional Locations:   Black River Falls (Black River Falls Regional Learning Center) ; Independence (Independence Regional Learning Center) ; La Crosse (Automotive/Diesel Technology Center) ; Mauston (Mauston Regional Learning Center) ; Sparta (Sparta ) ; Tomah (Tomah Regional Learning Center) ; Viroqua (Viroqua Regional Learning Center)
         
    Course Locations:   None
         
Out-of-State:   Campuses:   None
         
    Additional Locations:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None
         
Out-of-U.S.:   Campuses:   None
         
    Additional Locations:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None


Distance Learning (last updated: 04/23/2010)

Distance Ed
Associate - 23.1101 Technical and Business Writing (Internet)
Associate - 51.0707 Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician (A.A.S. in Health Information Technology) (Internet)
Associate - 52.0201 Business Administration and Management, General (Closed circuit;Internet)
Associate - 52.0205 Operations Management and Supervision (A.A.S. in Supervisory Management) (Closed circuit;Internet)
Associate - 52.0301 Accounting (Closed circuit;Internet)
Associate - 52.0401 Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General (Closed circuit;Internet)
Certificate - 51.0713 Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder (Certification in Medical Coding) (Internet)
Certificate - 52.0302 Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping (Closed circuit;Internet)
Certificate - 52.0408 General Office Occupations and Clerical Services (Closed circuit;Internet)
Correspondence Ed
None