Gov. Brownback signs Wichita State, WATC affiliation bill

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback was at Wichita State yesterday (Wednesday, April 12) to sign Senate Bill 174 authorizing an affiliation between WSU and Wichita Area Technical College (WATC).

If approved by the accrediting body of both schools, WATC would be known as the WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. WATC would continue as a technical college with open admissions and its own faculty and curriculum.