LATC News:
Lake Area Technical College President Cartney to Testify Before Senate Commerce Committee
March 27, 2017 WATERTOWN, SD — Lake Area Technical College President Mike Cartney has been invited to testify on “Closing the Skills Gap and Boosting U.S. Competitiveness” before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, […]
Read More2017 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Awarded to South Dakota’s Lake Area Technical College
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Follow us on Twitter: @AspenHigherEd, #AspenPrize Contact: Tiffany Yoon, 202-736-2531 | Tiffany.Yoon@aspenCollege.org Bridget DeSimone, 301-280-5735 | Bdesimone@burness.com $1 Million Prize Recognizes Excellence in: Learning, Degree Completion, Minority and Low-Income Student Success, and […]
Read MoreCOMMUNITY OF BROOKINGS AND LAKE AREA TECH DEVELOP PARTNERSHIP
MARCH 1, 2017 WATERTOWN, SD – The Brookings Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) of Brookings, SD, Vision Brookings, and Lake Area Technical College, Watertown, SD have joined forces to develop a unique partnership between a community […]
Read MoreGrowing South Dakota’s Workforce One Full-Ride at a Time
Letter to the Editor By Michael Cartney, President of Lake Area Technical College South Dakota is in full pursuit of assembling and retaining a skilled workforce. The most valuable commodity to companies is the individual […]
Read MoreGovernor Daugaard Signs Tech School Board Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2017 PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard today signed into law Senate Bill 65, An Act to establish the South Dakota Board of Technical Education and to revise certain provisions regarding […]
Read MorePublic Invited to Book Reading Event at Lake Area Technical College
For Immediate Release FEBRUARY 2, 2017 Watertown, SD – The fifth-annual All-Campus Read is underway at Lake Area Technical College in a campus-wide effort to encourage reading for fun. Highlighting the event will be a […]
Read MoreLAKE AREA TECH SPRING SEMESTER ENROLLMENT INCREASE CONTINUES UPWARD TREND
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2017 WATERTOWN, SD – Lake Area Technical College President Mike Cartney announces that Lake Area Technical College enrollment continues its remarkable upward trend this spring semester, topping last year’s […]
Read MoreLake Area Technical College Expands Free Income Tax Preparation Services
For Immediate Release JANUARY 23, 2017 WATERTOWN, SD – For more than 20 years, second-year students in Lake Area Technical College’s Financial Services Advanced Tax class have participated in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) […]
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