The LoveTrades Foundation has appointed Brandon Eckenrode executive director, the Laramie, Wyo., nonprofit’s board of directors announced Sept. 14. LoveTrades raises money for students at WyoTech, whose Laramie campus runs a collision/refinishing technology program, and for students in Laramie County Community College and University of Wyoming career and technical education programs. “Brandon’s passion for technical […]
Collision Repair Student Receives ASE Chairman’s Scholarship
Anthony Williams, a collision repair student at Wyotech in Laramie, Wyo. has been awarded the ASE Chairman’s scholarship for the 2024-25 school year. “We want to congratulate Anthony on being selected as this year’s ASE Chairman’s scholarship honoree,” said Tom Trisdale, chairman of the ASE board of directors. “We had many exceptional candidates apply, but […]
WyoTech Needs Instructors Following $16 Million Expansion
WyoTech, the automotive, diesel, and collision trade school, announced it is seeking new instructors following the construction of a new $16 million, 90,000-square-foot expansion to its Laramie, Wyoming, campus. Completed in November 2022, the expansion allows the school to increase its capacity to 1,200 students. Between 2018 and 2021, enrollment at WyoTech increased by 2,300%, […]
US Education Department Cancels All Remaining Loans for 560,000 Borrowers Who Attended Corinthian Colleges
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will discharge all remaining federal student loans borrowed to attend any campus owned or operated by Corinthian Colleges Inc. from its founding in 1995 through its closure in April 2015 including its Wyotech automotive and collision repair trade schools. The announcement will result in 560,000 borrowers receiving […]
Zenith Education Group Closing Wyotech Campuses
Collision repair programs in Wyoming, Pennsylvania will close. The Zenith Education Group (Zenith) announced that WyoTech campuses in Laramie, Wyo., Blairsville, Pa. and Daytona Beach, Fla. will cease enrolling new students and be taught out, providing existing student the opportunity to complete their programs. In addition, Zenith will reach out to local educational institutions, nonprofit […]
WyoTech to Award $200,000 Through National Guard Scholarship Program
WyoTech, the technical training provider, is currently seeking applicants for its new scholarship for members of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS). The EANGUS WyoTech Scholarship is for new students who enroll at either the Laramie, Wyo., or Daytona Beach, Fla., WyoTech campuses on or after Jan. 1, 2017. […]