Washburn Institute of Technology

Other name	Washburn Tech
Former names	Northeast Kansas Vocational Technical School (1964–1967) Kaw Area Vocational Technical School (1967–1992) Kaw Area Technical School (1992–2008)
Type	Public technical institute
Established	1964 (60 years ago) (1964)
Parent institution	Washburn University
President	Marshall Meek (interim)
Dean	Gerald Bayens
Students	1,187 (Fall 2023)[1]
Location	Topeka , Kansas , United States 39°02′40″N 95°45′05″W / 39.044363°N 95.751289°W / 39.044363; -95.751289
Campus	Urban
Colors	Yale blue and white[2]
Website	washburntech.edu

The Washburn Institute of Technology (WU Tech) is a public institute of technology in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It is part of Washburn University and awards associate degrees and certificates in professional and technical disciplines.

History

The school was established in 1941 as the Topeka Trade School. Kansas lawmakers passed legislation in 1964 creating the Northeast Kansas Vocational Technical School. It became the Kaw Area Vocational Technical School in 1967 and opened the doors of its current facility in 1968. In 1992, the school became the Kaw Area Technical School. Responsibility for the school was changed from Topeka Unified School District 501 Board of Education to Washburn University in 2008, and the name was changed to Washburn Institute of Technology around that time.^[3]