Wichita Area Technical College

Kansas Board of Regents
The Kansas Board of regents (KBOR), a nine-member body, governs six state universities and supervises and coordinates 19 community colleges, six technical colleges, four technical schools and a municipal university. The governor appoints KBOR members who the Kansas Senate then confirms. KBOR primarily deals with educational policies, programs, services, providers and others systems in an effort to improve and maintain the high quality of education in Kansas. KBOR also coordinates vital programs such as the Adult Education program, the Qualified Admissions curriculum for high school students, financial assistance for education and many others. KBOR approves technical programs offered by WATC.

Governing Board
The Sedgwick County Technical Education and Training Authority (SCTETA) is the governing board for WATC. This 11-member board consists of executives, who represent the aircraft industry, financial services, health care, skilled trades, and city and county entities.

Employee Benefit Programs

WATC is committed to fostering and creating a highly trained workforce. In order to recruit and retain the necessary talent to be the premier provider of technical education in the region, WATC makes a priority of offering competitive wages and excellent benefits to its employees. The benefit plan includes medical, dental, pharmacy and life insurance, retirement income through KPERS, along with pay for holidays, vacations and illness. In additional, employees may choose to participate in additional voluntary benefits.

Conditions of Employment

Terms, conditions, and benefits of employment are subject to change. Selected candidates must satisfy other employment prerequisites, in addition to having required qualifications and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Thorough background checks of references, criminal history, employment and education are conducted on all candidates. Unsatisfactory result of any process will result in the withdrawal of any employment offer or termination of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employment

It is the policy of WATC to provide equal employment opportunity and upward mobility for all qualified persons and to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sex, political affiliation, disabled/Vietnam-era veteran status or physical or mental disability.

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