Fort Hays affiliates with tech schools, with supporting rural Kansas as a goal

Hosted By: Clay Wirestone - November 13, 2023

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Fort Hays State University, North Central Kansas Technical College and Northwest Kansas Technical College have decided to face the challenges of declining rural population and businesses struggling to find workers — all at the same time. The regional university and two tech colleges have joined forces with a strategic affiliation initiative that aims to not only strengthen the institutions, but revitalize whole regions of the state.

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Fort Hays State, technical colleges unite, with the future of rural Kansas at stake

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IN THIS EPISODE

Tisa Mason

Fort Hays State University president

Ben Schears

Northwest Tech president

Eric Burks

NCK Tech president

Clay Wirestone

Kansas Reflector opinion editor