Established in 1939, Bowling Green Technical College in Kentucky is a premier institute giving quality technical education and awarding associate degrees to its students. Bowling Green Technical College offers many courses in its curriculum. Bowling Green Technical College follows co-educational system.
Bowling Green Technical College was first set up under the joint sponsorship of the Western Kentucky State Teachers College and National Youth Administration. The present Bowling Green Technical College was originally named the Western Trade School and this institute mainly served as the training ground of National Youth Administration, imparting technical education to industrial workers. During World War II Bowling Green Technical College also trained army personnel.
With the passing of a bill in 1962 in the Kentucky General Assembly, Bowling Green Technical College was renamed the Western Area Vocational School and it came out of the affiliation of Western Kentucky University. Finally with the passage of the Post-Secondary Education Improvement Act in the year 1997, Bowling Green Technical College got its present name and it became a part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
Bowling Green Technical College offers two-year college degrees and also associate degrees. There are also certificate courses for less than four years courses, for less than two years courses and also for courses that lasts for less than one year.
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Bowling Green Technical College comes to the financial aid of its students. The college offers Pell Grants and other federal aid and also direct loans to eligible students. Bowling Green Technical College also has the facilities of distant learning and weekend classes to enable working people to pursue technical education at this college. Bowling Green Technical College regularly offers academic and career counseling service to its students. The college also arranges for job placements for its students who have finished their courses.
The various degree programs offered by Bowling Green Technical College are as follows:
- Computer Maintenance Technology
- Automotive Body Repair
- Auto Mechanism
- Accounting Technician
- Carpentry
- Computer Systems Analysis
- Interior Design
- Machine Shop Assistant
- Respiratory Therapy Technician
- Nurse Assistant
- Institutional Food Workers and Administration
- Mason and Tile Setter
- Emergency Medical Technology
- Practical Nurse Training
With the mission of providing education and training to its students in order to make them technical experts and in return contribute to the development of the society at large, the Bowling Green Technical College, Kentucky, is making great progress in the field of education.
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