Salina Area Technical College is a public

technical college An institute of technology (also referred to as: technological university, technical university, university of technology, technological educational institute, technical college, polytechnic university or just polytechnic) is an institution of te ...

Salina, Kansas Salina is a city in, and the county seat of, Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,889. In the early 1800s, the Kanza tribal land reached eastward from the middle of the Kansas Territory. In 1 ...

, United States. The college is coordinated by the

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and regionally accredited by the

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. It has been in operation since 1965 and offers associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates.

History

Salina Area Technical College opened in 1965 on the former

Schilling Air Force Base Salina Regional Airport , formerly Salina Municipal Airport, is three miles southwest of Salina, Kansas, United States. The airport is owned by the Salina Airport Authority. It is used for general aviation, with service by one passenger airline, ...

with 189 students enrolled in nine programs. From 1965 to 2008, Salina Tech was known as the Salina Area Vocational Technical School, and was part of the Salina School District. In 2008, it became an independent technical college. In November 2016, the college earned its accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission. In the fall of 2019, the college had nearly 800 students, an increase of 69 percent in the past five years.

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* Public universities and colleges in Kansas Education in Salina, Kansas Educational institutions established in 1965 1965 establishments in Kansas Two-year colleges in the United States {{Kansas-university-stub