Congrats to Cameron Longhurst, student at Alva High School and enrolled in the Computer and Business program at NWTC for qualifying for the Microsoft Office Systems Championship. Cameron is one of only six Oklahoma students to qualify. The Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship presented by Certiport, Inc. is a global competition that tests students’ skills […]
Tambi Brown joined the team at Northwest Tech just a few weeks ago as the Small Business Development Coordinator. Prior to coming to Northwest Tech, Brown has worked with small businesses for over 23 years. She is a previous Regional Sales Manager for Cellular One/AT&T before going to work at Autry Technology Center in Enid […]
Northwest Technology Center was honored by the Oklahoma Journal Record as one of the Best Places To Work in Oklahoma in the Small to Medium Employer category. NWTC ranked number 4 in the top 15 countdown. This is the fifth consecutive year for NWTC to receive this recognition. Pictured (L to R) include: Jennifer Sharp […]
Having trained paramedics in rural communities can save lives! Paramedics are advantageous to rural communities because they are heavily relied upon by hospitals in emergency situations. Access to paramedics is also important for bringing industry to rural communities. Improved healthcare is appealing to businesses, as well as, college students. Paramedics also have a job everywhere they go. Several job opportunities are available […]
Northwest Technology Center Awarded Lottery Grant Northwest Technology Center with campuses in Alva and Fairview was recently awarded a Lottery Grant from the State of Oklahoma for a Mobile Welding Lab. The mobile lab will be used to train employees for local businesses and add additional hands-on training experience to high school and adult students […]
Last month, the HOSA Parlimentary Procedure Team from Northwest Technology Center was named the State Champion in the Parli-Pro event at the state HOSA Contest. This week the team participated in the International HOSA Competition. The students recorded a video of their proceeding and submitted it to the international competition. The results will be released later […]
Northwest Technology Center–Fairview Campus received notification last week that the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) chapter on campus received the Silver Chapter Award for their work on service projects. This recognition was presented during the “virtual” State HOSA Recognition ceremony. The application for the award was prepared by Kendyl Powers, a junior from Ringwood […]
BioMedical Sciences students from the Fairview campus of Northwest Technology Center did well at the OSSEF Science Fair held at virtual at Oklahoma State University recently. Anna Lee placed third in Engineering, Brooklynn Flanary placed second in Plant Science, Taylor Hains and Aydan Dow, placed second in Social and Behavioral Science. Kalli Baumgardner qualified for […]
Northwest Technology Center students Colton Brown, NWTC-Alva and Jordan Bowman, NWTC-Fairview competed this weekend at the Universal Technical Institute’s Top Tech Challenge in Dallas, TX. The duo competed against 120 of the best students from Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas and earned first place honors. Each student received $10,000 in scholarships and several thousand dollars […]
Students Participate In Northwest Career Academy Fourteen area incoming eighth grade students participated in the Northwest Career Academy program (NWCA). The students spent three days touring area businesses, performing community service and learning about economic opportunities available for them throughout Northwest Oklahoma. The academy ran May 21-23. NWCA is a joint effort by Northwest Technology […]
