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Name: Renton Technical College
President: Steve Hanson
Website: http://www.rtc.edu
City: Renton
State: Washington
Type: Public
Campus Setting: Small City
Year Established: 1941
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Student Characteristics based on Fall 2010 IPEDS data
2010 Fall Credit Enrollment
Total Enrollment: 3,885
Part Time: 63.3%
Full Time: 36.7%
Gender
Male: 64.1%
Female: 35.9%
Race/Ethnicity
African-American: 10.2%
Asian/Pacific: 11.1%
Hispanic: 7.4%
Native American: 0.8%
White: 49.5%
Other: 21.0% |
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Steve Hanson
President |
Kirby Unti
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Quote from the President
“For 70 years, Renton Technical College (RTC) has proudly served the Puget Sound region by providing high-quality career training in areas such as aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, technology, automotive, culinary and engineering. We give our students the opportunity to compete successfully in today’s job market by developing the skills employers need now. With one of the highest student completion rates in Washington, RTC has gained a national reputation for its pioneering work with I-BEST instruction and Reading Apprenticeship. This year, RTC was recognized as one of the top 120 community colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program.”
At-a-Glance
- Renton Technical College pioneered use of Reading Apprenticeship & IBEST to improve student completion rates. It has been recognized as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for our sustained improvements in student success.
- RTC was the lead college in a successful $2.1-million, U.S. Department of Labor TAAACCT grant as part of the Air Washington coalition. This unique aerospace partnership provides targeted skills training to meet local job demand.
- The college has one of six nationally recognized anesthesia technologist training programs certified by the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians.