Welding and Ag Power Technology students at Pratt Community College earned Forklift Certifications.

The course includes classroom instruction and a driving skills test on campus at the Ag Power facility.

Students that earned the forklift certification:

This certification makes a great addition to a student’s resume when applying for internships and jobs in industry.

The course will be offered again this Spring by Ag Power instructor Ralph Williams (center).

The Agriculture Technology program at PCC has a 100% job placement rate.

Instructor Ralph Williams takes a lot of phone calls from dealerships looking for quality hires, and those calls led to relationships and regular partnerships with big-name businesses in the form of equipment use, internships and job placement in the Pratt County area and beyond. 

KanEquip Pratt Manager Rodney Walker (middle) recently brought a new swather to the PCC campus, allowing Ag Power students an in-depth look at modern machinery, and a good test drive.

But first things first…

The Kansas Art Guild was formed in 1977 to support local creatives and offer a community where artists could meet and share ideas. 

Artists from all experience levels continue to meet once a month to learn from one another, as well as other well-renowned artists through critique and demonstrations. Guild members exhibit their artwork throughout the year in Kansas venues to display the work of their artists and share in the recognition.

Pratt Community College is proud to feature a Kansas Art Guild exhibit on campus in the Delmar Riney Art Gallery through November 18, 2021. …

You never know what you’ll find inside a science lab on campus at Pratt Community College.

PCC Biology instructor and bacteria knowledge-connoisseur Jason Ghumm likes to keep it interesting and memorable for his students.

“We did a section over biotechnology with a subset of food microbiology. These are about how we use microbes to make products for consumption, industrial use, etc. We usually do a genetic engineering lab and make bacteria glow in the dark, but I wanted to try something different.”

An excellent way to use microbes in making products for consumption in…

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SEPT 17, 2021

Pratt Community College Announces Formation of Partnership with Barton Community College for ADN Nursing Program

During the quarterly board meeting with the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KBSN), a proposal for Pratt Community College (PCC) to partner with Barton Community College (BCC) for the delivery of the Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program on the Pratt Community College campus was approved.

PCC has continuously offered the Pre-Nursing and Practical Nursing (PN-LPN) programs on campus, along with the CNA, CMA and…

Per the American Red Cross, the need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in every community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.

PCC's Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society does their part every year to help fulfill the need.

PTK will host their annual blood drive on Thursday, September 23, 2021 on campus inside Dennis Lesh Arena from 8:30am to 1:30pm.

Appointments can be made online through the Red Cross website, by calling the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767 …

Relief funds for students financially affected by the COVID pandemic are available through our Financial Aid office.

Visit our Higher Education Emergency Funds page to read more about qualifications and how to apply on ECentral.