Western Technical College

Western Technical College (Western or WTC) is a public technical college in La Crosse, Wisconsin. A member of the Wisconsin Technical College System, the Western Technical College District serves 11 counties and enrolls over 5,000 students. The college has six campus locations in western Wisconsin and its main campus is in downtown La Crosse. Western is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History Founded in 1912, the school was previously known as Western Wisconsin Technical College (WWTC), but "Wisconsin" was dropped on March 29, 2006. Western received voter approval for facilities improvement via referendums in 1992 ($8.9 million), 1996 ($3.65 million), and 2012 ($79.8 million). Former names 1912-17: La Crosse Continuation and Adult Schools 1917-63: La Crosse Vocational School 1963-65: Coleman Vocational and Adult Schools 1965-68: Coleman Technical Institute 1968-87: Western Wisconsin Technical Institute 1987-2006: Western Wisconsin Technical College 2006–present: Western Technical College Locations