NCK Tech

The Aspen Institute announced that NCK Tech in Beloit has been nominated for the Aspen Award for Community College Excellence.

A total of 150 two-year colleges were nominated for the 2017 prize.

The Aspen Institute was founded in 1949, focuses on three areas of review: Student success in persistence, completion and transfer, consistent improvement in outcomes over time, and equity in outcomes for students of all racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

“NCK Tech recognizes and honors the same values and goals set forth by the Aspen Institute and we are very pleased to be recognized for it,” said Director of Marketing and Foundation Nicole Rainey in a news release.

Below is the list of Kansas schools nominated, including the Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland.

Cowley County Community College Arkansas City, KS
Flint Hills Technical College Emporia, KS
Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS
Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan, KS
Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS
North Central Kansas Technical College Beloit, KS
Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland, KS
Pratt Community College Pratt, KS
Salina Area Technical College Salina, KS