200 students attended the New Student Information Session held inside Dennis Lesh Sports Arena the day before Fall classes began at PCC.

The event is for students who are new to PCC. They are divided up into small groups, led by a Resident Assistant (RA) and a PCC faculty or staff member.

The purpose of NSIS is to extend a welcome to students and give valuable information, such as office locations and services and contact information. They are also welcome to ask questions.

Icebreakers are a part of it to help students get to know their peers and group leaders. A beach…

Pratt CC President Dr. Michael Calvert and Barton CC President Dr. Carl Heilman did an official signing to celebrate the Nursing partnership with BCC to offer the Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program on the Pratt campus starting this fall.

The reception included comments from presidents, trustees and Nursing educators, collectively. Barton educators were also on hand to give tours of the nursing lab facilities.

Students are officially enrolled to begin training in Pratt this semester, and the process to potentially add Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) training in the…

Welcome to PCC! We are excited to welcome back students for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Move-In Day is Sunday, August 14, 2022.

Students that are new to PCC will move in from 9am-1pm.
Students who are returning to PCC will move in from 1pm-4pm.

Students may bring up to 4 guests to assist with moving into residence halls.

What’s the Plan?

Step 1:
Enter at the South Entrance of HWY 61 and look for the “Beaver Check-In” sign near the welcome tent.
Step 2:
You will be guided to one of the two check-in stations located in the south parking lot…

KSN's Good Day Kansas crew out of Wichita visited the Electrical Power Technology (EPT) facility on campus.

EPT Director Phillip "Dave" Campbell spoke about the new EPT Support Specialist major that trains students on the ground, versus training aloft in the lineman training program. The Support Specialist major gives an overall view and training foundation that could lead to a job in six other occupations in electrical distribution.

Host Jillian Carroll attempted a pole climb with instruction from EPT instructor Jeff Hoffman. 

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Reach Coach Ritz by email at jaker@prattcc.edu

If you follow us on social media, you've likely seen several pictures of students signing with the PCC Rodeo Team for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The students are pictured next to Jake Ritz. who has a long history in the Pratt community and joined PCC upon the retirement of decorated and long-time Rodeo coach Rocky Patterson in Spring 2022. We interviewed Coach Ritz to reintroduce him to the Pratt community.

Tell us about your history and previous experience with Pratt Community College and what you bring to the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRATT, KAN. The process of electrical distribution happens around the clock and is dependent on many separate, yet equally important, entities working together without fail.

When power is restored after a storm, the public often looks to linemen in hard hats on poles and in bucket trucks in appreciation, and that is appropriate. But there are a great number of people behind the scenes and beyond that make it all happen.

In addition to its outstanding lineman training program, Pratt Community College now offers training in 6 different support areas…

Pratt Community College Board of Trustees member Stan Reimer was recognized by President Dr. Mike Calvert at the January 20th BOT meeting with a “Certificate of Appreciation” for his retirement this month from the Vernon Filley Art Museum.

Reimer has been the museum’s co-director and has served the museum for the past 20 years from the initial planning of the museum facility, fundraising, through its inception, and to-date.

A retirement celebration was held on Saturday, June 25 at the museum to acknowledge his dedication and work.

Reimer also owns Stan Reimer…