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If you are looking to enter an exciting and growing career field with companies expressing the desire to hire our graduates upon graduation, Western Dakota Technical College's (WDTC) Autonomous Equipment Technician (AET) Program could be a great fit for you.

WDTC is hosting an Autonomous Equipment Technician Program and Full-Ride Scholarship Information Event at the college from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 7. Attend this free event to learn more about this new program, which is starting due to industry demand, in January 2022. You will be able to meet Program Director Justin Jutting and industry experts looking to hire graduates of this 9-month program. There will be a virtual reality demo. Six CAT-sponsored, full-ride scholarships are available for the AET program. (Application deadline is Jan. 1, 2022.)

The Aspen Institute has selected Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) as one of 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America's community colleges.

According to the Aspen Institute, colleges selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high and improving levels of student success as well as equitable outcomes for Black and Hispanic students and those from lower-income backgrounds.