Northwest Technology Center, Alva Campus, hosted its annual Advisory Committee Meeting on Friday, November 7. Each program at the technology center organizes an Advisory Council of five to ten patrons. Staff members collect feedback on their respective program from the committee members both at the meeting and at other times throughout the year. Approximately 75 […]
Biomedical Sciences Hosts Diaper Drive
NWTC’s Biomedical Sciences classes hosted a diaper and baby wipe drive! The group collected diapers and wipes that will be donated to Northwest Family Services in Alva. Great job students!
Practical Nursing Students Complete Coursework
Northwest Technology Center’s Practical Nursing (PN) students participated in a commencement ceremony on Friday, October 2. The students have completed their required coursework and clinical hours. The ceremony was conducted in front of over 100 family and friends of the graduates at Northwest Technology Center in the Seminar Room. Those completing included: Angela Carson, Verenis […]
NWTC Partners with OK Department of Corrections for Training
Northwest Technology Center (NWTC) in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections(DOC) are striving to train DOC employees regionally. The DOC, specifically, Bill Johnson Correctional Center, James Crabtree Correctional Center and the William S. Key Correctional Center and Northwest Technology Center have formed this partnership which provides a Northwest Oklahoma Correctional Officers Academy to train […]
Koehn Awarded McCharen Award of Merit
Congrats to Karen Koehn, Guidance Counselor at NWTC’s Alva campus. She was recognized by the Guidance Division of OkACTE with the McCharen Award of Merit in counseling! Koehn is pictured receiving the award from Dr. Belinda McCharen.
NWTC Earns 2015 Gold Star Award
Northwest Technology Center was recognized earlier this month as a winner of the Gold Star Award, the highest honor given by the Oklahoma Association of Technology Centers (OATC). This is the ninth time that Northwest Technology Center has received the award. Accepting the award for NWTC were staff members (l to r): Kate Nickel, Susan […]
Student Earns Certification
Katie Hawkins, who is enrolled in Northwest Technology Center’s Culinary program, recently earned the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification from the National Restaurant Association. The ServSafe Food Safety Training Program leads the way in providing current and comprehensive educational materials to the restaurant industry. More than 4 million foodservice professionals have been certified through the […]
Fairview Campus Cited as Healthy Campus
Recently, Fairview was recognized as a Certified Healthy City. Northwest Technology Center, Fairview Campus was cited as a Healthy Campus by TSET. Colt Shaw, Assistant Superintendent-Fairview and Debra Button, Health Careers Certification Instructor are shown here with the award!
Bio-Med Program Approved for Oklahoma Promise
Exciting News! The State Regents for Higher Education have approved the all of the science courses taught in our Bio-Med Program for secondary science credit and for Oklahoma Promise! We are excited to be able to gain this valuable credit for the students enrolled in our Bio-Med I & II Programs. The higher level math […]
NWTC and NWOSU Partner for MASH Camp
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) and Northwest Technology Center (NWTC) partnered to offer the first annual MASH (Medical Avenues in Service and Health) CAMP. The camp was held on the NWOSU and NWTC campuses in Alva, June 1-3. Thirty-eight students from Northwest Oklahoma who will be entering the seventh grade learned many different skills including […]