NCK Tech
The North Central Kansas Technical College Information Technology Program returned home from competing at the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America held in Wichita on Feb. 16 to 18.
Business Professionals of America helps prepare students for careers in business, computer, web, design and office occupations. Technical Colleges and Community Colleges participate in the post-secondary organization.
The programs brought home nine first places, two second places, and ive top 10 finishes. The individual placings are below.
Competitions are held in financial, administrative, information technology, management, marketing, human resources and open events. The events require students to solve technical and business problems in an allotted amount of time, present their ideas to judges from their respective fields, or take tests that cover their area of interest.
All of these students are now eligible to compete in Anaheim, CA at the National Leadership Conference. They will compete April 26 to 30. The instructors for the Information Technology Program are Ashley Wiles and Zach Warner, with Ashley Wiles serving as the BPA adviser.
Additional information about the Information Technology program can be found at www.ncktc.edu.
These students will be conducting several fundraisers, and accepting sponsorships, over the next two months to pay for their trip to nationals. Any financial support from their communities would be greatly appreciated.
Computer Network Technology
1. Joseph Buhler
Device Configuration & Troubleshooting
1. Haden Smith
Network Administration Using Cisco
1. Joseph Buhler
2. Logan Fickes
Network Design Team
1. Xander Heidrick, Daniel McDill, Haden Smith
Fundamental Desktop Publishing
1. Colton Czapanskiy
Graphic Design Promotion
1. Colton Czapanskiy
2.Olivia Rolph
Fundamentals of Web Design
1. Macie Scott
Website Design Team
1. Czapanskiy, Scott, Rolph
Podcast Production Team
1. Cooper Adams, Gage Alstatt, Logan Fickes, Connor Flinn
Visual Design Team- Pilot
1. Joseph Buhler, Hunter Reynolds
Open: Computer Programming Concepts >> Logan Fickes
Open: Information Technology Concepts >> Xander Heidrick, Haden Smith, Joseph Buhler, Daniel McDill
Open: Parliamentary Procedures >> Logan Fickes