CLOSED Friday, March 16
Due to weather conditions, Western Dakota Tech is closed today - Friday, March 16. All classes and activities are canceled. Please check the Western Dakota Tech Facebook page for additional updates. Stay safe!
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Law Enforcement & Fire Science Students Receive Invaluable Active Threat Training
International Trainers Laud Western Dakota Tech for Top-Notch Training Facility
While many college students utilize Spring Break to relax and recharge before finishing up the school year, four Law Enforcement and four Fire Science senior students participated in rigorous Active Threat Integrated Response Course (ATIRC) training alongside local law enforcement and EMS professionals, at Western Dakota Tech, March 6-8.
Trainers with the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT), based out of Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge, provided the course funded through a federal grant obtained by Pennington County Emergency Management. When Western Dakota Tech was asked if the specialized training could take place in the college’s new Public Safety Training Center, the college readily agreed asking that students also be given the opportunity to participate.
President Bolman Reflects on Western Dakota Tech Celebrating 50 Years
Register Now to Attend College Visit Night March 20
Western Dakota Tech helps students grow, develop their skills, and prepare them to enter the professional world work-ready.
To learn more about the many opportunities at Western Dakota Tech, plan to attend an upcoming College Visit Night at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, at Western Dakota Tech. Western Dakota Tech is located at 800 Mickelson Dr.
Former Educator Honored with Memorial Fund for Business Students
A long-time Western Dakota Tech educator will continue to make a difference in the lives of Business students thanks to a memorial fund her family has established in her honor.
Darlene Valades enjoyed teaching and was a strong advocate of continuing education and Western Dakota Tech. Following her retirement in 1990, after teaching business courses here for 18 years, she continued to speak highly of her time at the college and the education students receive.
Sadly, Darlene passed at age 83 in 2014. In honor of his wife, Darlene’s husband Salvador “Chuck” Valades, and their three children Vince, Tina, and Vance, have started the Darlene J. Valadez Memorial Fund with a generous contribution to the Western Dakota Tech Foundation.
