Training & Higher Education

Hutchinson Community College & Area Vocational School

With ever-changing technology, it has become increasingly difficult for a business to stay competitive without sacrificing the qualities that made their organization successful. HCC provides cutting-edge technology and experience that can support a business’ wide range of training requirements.

In addition to offering two-year degrees, HCC serves the south central Kansas region for a wide range of vocation training. Some of the resources at HCC include:

• Business and Industry Institute: The Business and Industry Institute at HCC has provided training for over 10 years. The institute focuses on providing custom solutions to a company’s unique training and consulting needs through flexible scheduling, convenient locations (including on-site), and instructional expertise.

• Reno County Workforce Development Center: The Reno County Workforce Development Center is a public/private venture combining resources in a One-Stop employment and training center for employers, job seekers, and workers. The center provides a friendly, professional environment that focuses on integrating employment and educational training service to achieve an improved employment matchmaking process, all through One-Stop area participants. HCC created the first operating One-Stop in the state through a partnership with the Hutchinson/Reno Chamber of Commerce and a number of local committed businesses.

• Today the Workforce Development Center is also home to Hutchinson's KANSASWorks Center, part of the statewide network of Workforce Centers to connect job seekers with available jobs.

• ACT Centers
  A nationwide network of ACT Centers delivers training and testing services to individuals, employers, and professional organizations using computer-based technologies, the Internet, and other cutting-edge processes. HCC opened the first ACT Center in Kansas, and now hosts one of only three centers serving the state.
  The Center serves as a comprehensive resource for workforce development and offers over two thousand electronic on-demand courses combined with face-to-face instruction to enhance learning when requested.

• WE CARE Programs: “We Care Teaming” and “We Care Customer Relations Program” are part of a family of programs designed to improve the customer service and teamwork abilities of companies with a dynamic, highly effective interpersonal relations model. Over 400,000 people in 15 countries around the world have been trained in the “We Care” process, resulting in more effective communication as well as improved human relations and stress management skills.

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration Program: HCC is dedicated to improving worker safety through training and awareness. As a result, HCC is the host of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Program, providing flexible, employee-oriented safety training.

• Leadership Development Program: The Leadership Development Program at Hutchinson Community College is designed to meet the needs of new and emerging leaders, as well as experienced leaders who seek to enhance existing skills. The program was developed in cooperation with the HCC Leadership Advisory Committee, composed of area business leaders. Organizations can choose from a seminar or customized-training format, fulfilling specific requirements and needs.

• The Shear’s Technology Center is a technical training facility that provides further workforce development possibilities at Hutchinson Community College. The Technology Center provides business and industry with a place to develop their workforce, hold meetings or retreats, and access customized training or traditional technical training programs. The Center houses video-conferencing facilities, the ACT Center, computer labs, multimedia classrooms and industrial laboratories.

• Excel Degree Completion Program: HCC offers a degree completion program through a cooperative effort with Central Christian College of McPherson. Professionals already in the labor force can earn their Bachelor of Science degree in just 18 months.

• AutoDesk Training Center: HCC offers the only authorized AutoDesk Training Center in the entire state of Kansas. The Center provides instruction in Basic Computer-Aided Drafting, Construction Drafting, Machine Drafting, Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting, 3D Animation, among other programs.

• Supervision and Management Training: Created by the American Management Association, Supervision and Management Training provides business and industry with a cost-effective training tool for new and existing supervisory teams. American Management training materials were first used at HCC, and the college was in the top five schools nationally to provide this training. As a result of this training program, companies benefit from a highly skilled supervisory team, often increasing employee motivation and retention.

• Command Spanish®: HCC also features the Command Spanish® training program, offered by a leading provider of customized Spanish language and cross-cultural programs and products for non-Spanish-speakers who interact with Spanish-speakers in the workplace. Training provided by the Command Spanish® program is the result of years of research and development. The program seeks to provide learner-friendly language materials and workshops that require no prior knowledge of Spanish.

• WorkKeys® Service Center: HCC created the first WorkKeys® Service Center in the state of Kansas, becoming one of the top ten in the United States. The center is part of a national system for creating a “better fit” between workplace requirements and individual skills. WorkKeys® provides the ability to match employee skill levels to job performance requirements through job profiling, assessments, and training. Currently, HCC houses the largest program of its kind in the entire nation. A sampling of training available at HCC includes:

• Manufacturing Basic Skills
• Supervision & Management
• Metallurgy
• Manufacturing Management
• Aerospace Cabinetmaking
• Computer Numerical Control
• Blueprint Reading
• Industrial Controls/Industrial Electronics
• Boiler Controls
• Shop Mathematics
• Machining Technology
• Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA)
• Mining Safety & Health Training (MSHA)
• Quality - Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Welding Processes

Examples of Business Partnerships:
Information forthcoming

• USD 308 Career & Technical Education Academy

VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL CENTERS
CENTER	LOCATION	DISTANCE	ENROLLMENT
HCC Area Vocational School	Hutchinson	0 miles	672
Wichita Area Technical College	Wichita	51 miles	576

Higher Education

TWO-YEAR AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES Within 70 miles
SCHOOL	LOCATION	DISTANCE	ENROLLMENT
Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson	0 miles	5,014
Hesston College	Hesston	37 miles	441
Pratt Community College	Pratt	56 miles	1,132
Barton County Community College	Great Bend	62 miles	6,217