Western Technical College and the admissions department hosted the 2008 SKILLSUSA competitions for the Diesel and Automotive tracks at the Plaza campus and the Computer and Electroincs tracks at the Diana campus. Western Technical college is always proud to host these events and support the local high schools in preparing young men and women for these types of careers. School districts from all over El Paso participated with almost 100 local high school students competing for advancement to regionals and state level as well as for scholarships. WTC awards 5 scholarships in all programs with over $103,000 awarded to high school seniors who placed in the top 5 of each competition.

Sunday, January 27, 2008 the admissions recruiting TEAM participated in the "World of Wheels Hot Rod Expo" at the El Paso Convention Center. Jaime Anchondo, admissions recruiter states "this show was one of the best we have participated in for a long time", "well organized, lots of participants and I talked to several interested people who want to check out WTC". Rudy Murillo, admissions rep was the TV star for the evening. Channel 4 came around to get video and comments from the public and vendors about the show. Our next huge event coming up is the El Paso Honda Expo in February, which will highlight the sport car industry. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

PS: A huge "Thank you!" goes out to the Medical / Clinical Assistant department, they came and participated in the expo and many positive comments where heard about their involvement and service to the community! Thank you!

Health care is among the top 10 and fastest growing careers in America today as released in a Forbes magazine article on MSNBC today. Medical Assistants are in big demand. Call today and get started in your new career 566-9621 or 532-3737.

The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that national figures indicate people with college degrees normally earn about $54,689 a year, compared to the $19,915 people with no high-school diploma make, click here to see article in El Paso Times.

Kyle Mobley stopped in front of the school on his way out to say "thank you" and give us the run specs from the Dyno. This is an 89' Mustang, with a 521 big block Ford engine, a C6 transmission with 373 gears. 10.63 all motor @ 6200 ft. This beast put on 585 hp with a 50 shot of nitrous. If you want to contact Kyle, email him vtxcreations@aol.com

The Performance Tuner class is still working to fine tune this monster of a car, over 700 hp is the standard for this beast. Want to check it out, come by Western Technical College or call 760-8123 for a tour. it should be ready for the tour scheduled to visit local high school auto shops in April and May 2007.

Local race car driver Kyle brought his 600 hp Mustang by the Performance Tuner shop to run it on the Dyno at Western Technical College. More information, call 760-8123

The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that national figures indicate people with college degrees normally earn about $54,689 a year, compared to the $19,915 people with no high-school diploma make, click here to see article in El Paso Times.

Health care is among the top 10 and fastest growing careers in America today as released in a Forbes magazine article on MSNBC today. Medical Assistants are in big demand. Call today and get started in your new career 566-9621 or 532-3737.

Key will award one $5,000 scholarship EACH MONTH from February to June 2007. The money can be used for living expenses, tuition, books and more. Open to all students entering WTC or presently attending.

WTC was proud to have their new sport compact race car at the event at the El Paso Convention Center this past weekend.
Alot of pictures were taken that have already been circulated on the web.

Way to go Performance Tuner students, your class did a great job.

Are you searching for the formula to success? Then consider combining these ingredients for a career with tremendous potential - health care and information technology. If you are looking for a career where you can realize your full potential consider the Health Information Technology (HIT) area of the medical industry. With the number of health care procedures escalating every year as the population ages, there is a very high demand for skilled specialist in patient information technology and medical billing and reimbursement. As an HIT professional, you are the expert on patient data that doctors, nurses, and other providers rely on to perform their jobs. Interested? Please call us in admissions for a career planning appointment and visit the classroom.

Medical Assistants usually complete just under 1 year of training at a career college like Western Technical College. Medical assisting is projected to be the fastest growing occupation over the next 6 years until 2012. Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrist, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly. If you are a graduate of Western Technical College, you have a few advantages that most medical assistants don't have, such as Hemo Dialysis training included in the MA training. You can also take your certification exams to become a phlebotomy technician, EKG technician, Pharmacy technician, Clinical medical assistant and medical administrative assistant! That's right! Under the National Healthcareer Association, the curriculum we provide at WTC is has been reviewed and approved to allow these certification exams for our student/ graduates when they complete their training in each subject. Let us show you around, visit the classrooms, labs and inspect the spacious facility you will train in for your new career. Call today!

Todays discussion is about the Computer or IT careers, we take a look at computer support specialists and system administrators. Usually computer support specialist will provide technical assistance, support, and advice to customers and other users. This occupation group includes technical support specialist and help-desk technicians. These troubleshooters interpret problems and provide technical support for hardware, software, and systems. They answer telephone calls, analyze problems using automated diagnostic programs, and resolve recurrent difficulties. Support specialist may work either within a company that uses computer systems or directly for a computer hardware or software vendor. Increasingly, these specialist work for help-desk or support service firms, were they provide computer support to clients on a contract basis.
These are just a few career descriptions and options you could do as a graduate of Western Technical College's Micro Computer Technology program. If this is something that interest you, please call us today and we will be glad to help you get started in your computer training program.

Western Technical College has structured articulation agreements with all of El Paso's ISD's. Students graduating from most high schools in the El Paso and surrounding areas may be eligible for academic and monetary credit towards courses offered at WTC. If you attended "Tech Prep" class in high school, call and ask our admissions staff how you can qualify for this credit. Classes start every month here at WTC and are offered year round. Stop by today or call for a career planning appointment and visit either campus. It could be the best 30 minutes you've spent this year! Call 760-8101 now! Ask for an admissions rep to discuss your future.