Northwest Kansas Technical College
GOODLAND — Northwest Kansas Technical College is once again among a small and select group that have been recognized nationally as an Apple Distinguished School, according to a media release.
It is the second time that Northwest Tech has been selected.
Northwest Tech was also the first two-year college to receive an Apple Distinguished Program award for its iPad Mobile Learning Initiative in March of 2012.
The Apple Distinguished Program award like the Apple Distinguished School award is earned from innovation, leadership and educational excellence.
Every program at Northwest Tech emphasizes hands-on learning and real-world experience in the field.
This learning and experience that occurs is supported by complete iPad integration in the classroom. Instructors work to instill the hand, mind, and heart philosophy into students to encourage them to work hard, be smart, and do the right thing; this philosophy along with the iPad Mobile Learning Initiative are what make Northwest Tech graduates so successful.
With around a 90 percent placement rate in most of our programs, our students are finding quality jobs and careers in their selected fields.
The selection of Northwest Tech as an Apple Distinguished School highlights its successes in enhancing both the teaching and learning experience with thoughtful and innovative implementations of technology. Apple TV and the iPad are bringing Northwest Tech students closer to their learning materials than they have ever been before, as well as increasing collaboration between both students and faculty.
Apple Distinguished Educator and Computer Graphics Technology Instructor, Adam Elliott said, “This recognition further validates Northwest Tech’s role as an educational leader and faculty’s commitment to student learning.
The forward-thinking culture we have would not be possible without everyone working together: administration, faculty, staff, and most of all, the students.”
Elliott played a large part in the creation of the Northwest Tech iBook which details the reasons behind Northwest Tech’s merit of the Apple Distinguished School award. He further commented, “At the end of the day, the students benefit. We see it in their test scores and in their employment rates. And that is what it’s all about-that is our mission.”