KTEC earns another endorsement - NIC trustees

During a special meeting July 28, the North Idaho College Board of

Trustees signed a statement proclaiming its support of the Kootenai

Technical Education Campus (KTEC) joint technical high school project

developed by the Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Lakeland school

districts.

The KTEC high school will complement NIC's plans to build a

professional-technical education facility on the property purchased on

the Rathdrum Prairie near the KTEC high school site. KTEC will

collocate high school and college technical programs, which will allow

students to complete technical training from the early high school

level through the college's associate's degree level. By relocating

NIC's Trades and Industry programs to the KTEC site, NIC could free up

additional space on the college's main campus without the cost of new

buildings. In addition, this move would allow for program expansion in

NIC's general studies and professional-technical areas where students

depend upon a more traditional classroom.

While NIC has been a supporter and partner in KTEC since the project's

inception, the board announced its support for the KTEC joint

technical high school in advance of the Aug. 24 levy.