About this site
Western Technical College is a for-profit college or university in El Paso, El Paso County. It is one of 5 degree-granting colleges and universities TexasRoam maps in El Paso County.
The site sits at 31.6760, -106.3193 near El Paso. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Cultural Center Museum (museum), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mount Carmel, Ysleta, and Alderete - Candelaria House.
History
Western Technical College has trained El Paso workers since 1970 and describes itself as a fourth-generation, locally owned and family-run school. It grew into a main campus of about 150,000 square feet on 13 acres off Plaza Circle plus a branch campus on Diana Drive, with separate sites for its lineworker and commercial truck-driving programs. Accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, it offers certificates and associate degrees in fields such as automotive and diesel technology, welding, aerospace, nursing and other healthcare fields, and business, and has added some bachelor's and master's programs. The college draws students from El Paso, Las Cruces and Ciudad Juárez as well as veterans from nearby Fort Bliss, and it reports more than 22,000 graduates.
Sources: westerntech.eduwesterntech.edunces.ed.gov