Seward County Community College/Area Technical School will begin summer hours Monday, May 21. Summers hours are 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The campus will be closed Fridays.

The Allied Health Division at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School will hold an Allied Health Careers Camp from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., May 31, at the Epworth Allied Health Education Center, 6th and Washington, Liberal, Kansas.
Students entering grades 9-12 will learn about Medial Assistant, Respiratory Therapy, Surgical Technology, Medical Laboratory Technician and Nursing.
The cost is $10 and students will receive a T-shirt and lunch.
Call l6200-417-1401 to get signed up.

Seaboard Foods recently committed to providing scholarships for students in the automotive technology, diesel technology, natural gas compression technology, machine tool technology, welding technology, process technology, truck driving, and heating/ventilation/air conditioning/refrigeration programs at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School.  Pictured are David Watkins, Seaboard Foods recruiting manager; Dr. Duane Dunn, SCCC/ATS president; Chad Bransgrove, Seaboard Foods recruiting specialist; Tammy Doll, SCCC/ATS director of development; and Dr. Bud Smithson, SCCC/ATS division chair of industrial technology.  Students interested in the industrial technology programs should apply online at sccc.edu or contact the SCCC/ATS admissions office at 620-417-1100.  For specific questions about the Seaboard Foods scholarship, contact Chad Bransgrove, chad_bransgrove@seaboardfoods.com.

Mattie Yanke of Gruver, Texas, was selected as Student-of-the-Year during the graduation ceremony recently.

Don Hayes, Science instructor, was selected as Instructor of the Year for 2012.

Over 300 students participated in the graduation ceremony Saturday, May 12.

Seward County Community College/Area Technical School recently took a Field Biology Trip to Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, where they hiked streams and canyons, observed wildlife, fished and studied living organisms and their environment. From left is Instructor Greg Scruggs; Deverell Biggs, Liberal;  Joel, Livengood, Hugoton; Trey Starks, Liberal; Kelsey Willson, Liberal; Alan Grajeda, Liberal; Thomas Cash, (sitting), Beaver; Kaheem Ransom, (standing), Liberal; Philip Collins, Liberal; and Instuctor Don Hayes.
While it probably wasn’t exactly where they had envisioned finishing at the 2012 NJCAA National Tournament, the Seward County Lady Saints still made it there and still competed tough, finishing in 23rd place as a team with two players winning their respective consolation brackets over the week of competition in Tyler, Texas.

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Raphael Sanchez of Liberal, takes advantage of the beautiful weather and moves his art outside the Hobble Academic Building at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School. The college opens its two-dimensional and three-dimensional art classes to both art majors and community patrons.

King Enterprises of Liberal has completed the laying of the pipe that will be used in the outdoor Corrosion Lab at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School.  The lab consist of six parallel pipelines with two pipelines turning and each one of the two crossing the other five pipelines.  The pipelines vary in size from 24” diameter to 4” diameter and varying in conditions from corroded to new pipe.  The pipelines also very in coatings from being bare to being fusion bonded epoxy, FBE, coated.  Students will develop the skills to determine the conditions of the pipe and develop preventative plans to protect the pipe.