Lennox donates HVAC equipment to Salina Tech
Lennox, a national provider of home heating and cooling systems, has donated a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Heating, Ventilation and [...]
![Chrisxavier Cease, a junior at Abilene High School, gets hands-on experience using a welding simulator Wednesday at Great Plains Manufacturing's inaugural Manufacturing Day. [ALLEIGH WEEMS / SALINA JOURNAL]](http://www.hugh-lefilm.com/wp-content/uploads/PKMSteelDay.jpg)
High schoolers participate in Manufacturing Day
Chrisxavier Cease, a junior at Abilene High School, gets hands-on experience using a welding simulator Wednesday at Great Plains [...]
Salina Tech enrollment jumps 27%
Enrollment at Salina Area Technical College rose 27% in the fall of 2018 compared to the previous fall, according to [...]
Board of Regents approves RN program
The Kansas Board of Regents gave its formal approval Thursday morning to Salina Area Technical College’s plan to start an [...]
![Richard Fairchild (left), auto collision repair instructor at Salina Area Technical College, talks with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach during a tour of the school Tuesday morning. [TOM DORSEY / SALINA JOURNAL]](http://www.hugh-lefilm.com/wp-content/uploads/20180911Kobach_sm.jpg)
Kobach lauds Salina Tech
Richard Fairchild (left), auto collision repair instructor at Salina Area Technical College, talks with Kansas Secretary of State Kris [...]
Traditional or Technical?
Choosing between a traditional four-year college and a technical school doesn’t have to be an either/or decision. Sometimes one educational [...]
Forbes names Salina Tech No. 8 trade school in U.S.
After investigating more than 700 two-year colleges across the country, Forbes has ranked Salina Area Technical College eighth in the [...]
Salina Tech Competes at SkillsUSA
A May graduate of Salina Area Technical College and Salina South High School placed fourth in the nation in his [...]
![Kirk Heimer, 12, of Assaria, works on a project in the diesel and hydraulics class during the Salina Area Technical College summer camp. Syringes and colored water are used to simulate hydraulic functions. [TOM DORSEY / SALINA JOURNAL]](http://www.hugh-lefilm.com/wp-content/uploads/20180525-Summer-Camp-700x441.jpg)
Salina Tech summer camp preparing students for the future
Rising Salina South High School freshman Colton Jensen has aspirations of becoming a welder. “It’s what I love to do [...]
![Graduates Tamre Petree and Vonetta Robinson, of Salina Area Technical College, wear the graduation caps they decorated outside the Stiefel Theatre before commencement on Saturday. [AARON ANDERS / SALINA JOURNAL]](http://www.hugh-lefilm.com/wp-content/uploads/20180505-Graduation-700x441.jpg)
Graduates encouraged to go, see, do
Dustin Pestinger, president of Pestinger Heating and Air Conditioning and chairman of the Salina Area Technical College Board of Trustees, [...]
10 Salina Tech students medal at SkillsUSA
Students from Salina Area Technical College brought home 10 medals from the Kansas SkillsUSA contest, held in Hutchinson this past [...]
![Lead judge Gabe Winger, diesel technology instructor, points to the motor of a 1955 Chevy Bel Air as he explains what the judges are looking for at the ninth annual Vehicle Extravaganza at Salina Area Technical College on Saturday. This was Winger's last year as judge of the show. [AARON ANDERS / SALINA JOURNAL]](http://www.hugh-lefilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018-extravaganza-700x441.jpg)
Vehicle Extravaganza moves inside
It was cold weather for hot rods. Or rat rods. Or carefully restored antique sedans. Lead judge Gabe Winger, [...]
Nine Inducted Into National Technical Honor Society
Salina Area Technical College on Friday inducted nine students into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society. Inductees [...]
Prepare yourself for top jobs of future
“The top 10 jobs haven’t even been invented yet,” said Greg Nichols, president of Salina Area Technical College. “We’re preparing [...]
Salina Tech wins welding competition for third consecutive year
A team of four high school seniors in Salina Area Technical College’s welding program brought home the first-place plaque from [...]
Hansen Foundation donates $100,000 to nursing scholarships
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation has awarded $100,000 to Salina Area Technical College to fund the Dane G. Hansen Foundation [...]
![A welder at PKM Steel works on a steel beam [Tom Dorsey / Salina Journal]](http://www.hugh-lefilm.com/wp-content/uploads/welding-700x441.jpg)
Education key to success in workforce
Robinson said opportunities for training at Salina Area Technical College, and through high school programs, are good selling points for [...]
Salina Tech hosts spring open house
Driving a big rig down a stretch of highway was fun for Tripp Goossen until he ran into a wall [...]
Fort Hays State, Salina Tech partner on new bachelor’s degree pathways
The presidents of Fort Hays State University and Salina Area Technical College came together Tuesday morning in Salina to sign [...]
Great Plains Trucking Donates Semi and Trailer to Salina Tech
When Salina Area Technical College started its Commercial Truck Driving program in 2015, it was with the support many local [...]
KAKE-TV interviews President Nichols about Practical Nursing
KAKE-TV had Salina Tech President Greg Nichols on the Mid-day News on Dec. 19 to talk about the college's new [...]
Salina Tech to help fill need for nurses
The state of Kansas is expected to need 200 new nurses per year for the next 10 years, and starting [...]
Practical Nursing gets final approvals
After receiving two additional approvals this week, Salina Area Technical College will offer a Practical Nursing program to up to [...]
Salina Tech & City of Salina sign Police Science agreement
Salina Tech President Greg Nichols, front row, left, and Salina City Manager Jason Gage, seated, right, signed an agreement [...]
Salina Tech named a “Military Friendly” college
Salina Area Technical College has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly® college, in the small community college category, for [...]