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HLC-NCA Accreditation Self-Study

Accreditation Goals

To examine and document the extent to which the college is fulfilling its mission and progressing toward its vision.
To assess the current state of the college, document its achievements, and identify opportunities for improvement.
To identify the essential resources in place enabling the college to achieve its purpose.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the strategic planning and improvement processes of the college.
To continue the development of a higher education culture and operating platform dedicated to continuous institutional improvement and responsiveness.
To enhance the benefits and image of the college by improving institutional credibility and transferability of education by attaining HLC-NCA accreditation.

The Future WATC

Plans are being laid now for the programs and infrastructure needed for the new campus. The new campus will feel more like a business center than an educational institution. Workers for the county's five aircraft manufacturers and hundreds of businesses that support them will receive training at this new campus. A few of the programs selected for the new campus are various kinds of aviation training, manufacturing, welding and robotics.

This facility will allow for the hands-on training students and employers expect.

WATC is the managing partner of Sedgwick County�s National Center for Aviation Training at Jabara Airport: a world-class facility dedicated to educating students to work in high-paying aviation and manufacturing jobs. The first phase of construction will be complete this summer and the second phase should be finished and ready for students by fall 2010.