| Lake Washington Technical College | |
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| Established | 1949 |
| Type | Technical College |
| President | Dr. Sharon McGavick |
| Location | Kirkland, Washington, USA |
| Campus | Kirkland |
| Gender Balance | 54.3% female, 45.7% male |
| Website | http://www.lwtc.edu |
Lake Washington Technical College is located in Kirkland, Washington near the Totem Lake neighborhood. The college serves more than 4,000 students every year and is centrally located in Washington State’s high tech corridor, with a main campus in Kirkland and a branch campus in Redmond and Duvall.
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Lake Washington Technical College was founded in 1949 by the Lake Washington School District as an adult vocational training program. At first only offering a sewing program, it expanded to other vocations over the years including automotive, culinary arts and engineering. In 1978, local taxpayers passed a bond issue to construct a new facility for the school. A site North of Kirkland near Totem Lake was chosen and the school opened by 1983. In 1991 LWTC became independent of the school district and on September 1, 1991 the institute became a degree-granting technical college with all the rights and responsibilities of a technical college as prescribed by state law. The school dental program was initiated in the Fall of 1996, the state's first new program in 22 years.[1]
Additions were added to the school including a new administration building in 1994. Ground was broken on August 12, 2002 for a new 60,000 square foot $17 million technology building adjoining the administration (or West Building) that was to add twenty classrooms and a new multi-level library facility to the school. The building was designed by architect Harry Cummings of Cummings & Associates with input from faculty, students and regional employers.[2]
The college expanded in 2004 with a satellite campus in Redmond replacing a small training building owned by the school that was formerly a missile-repair shop built during the Cold War as part of the Nike Ajax missile-defense system. The 21,000 square foot building features five classrooms, a library, auditorium and office and eating spaces.[3]
Currently under construction is a new Allied Health building to house the college's ever expanding health services programs. Ground was broken on October 5, 2009.[4]
Lake Washington Technical College's primary purpose is to prepare people for employment, career change, or upgrading occupational skills.
All technical courses offer practical, job-related learning experiences and basic education skills which are needed and in demand by the current job market. Most students enroll in courses which operate on an open-entry, open-exit system.
Business & Service
Health
Manufacturing & Transportation Technologies
Information Technology
Lake Washington Technical College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
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