Winnipeg Technical College: Building Smart Spaces

Approximately 50,000 sq.ft. of new space improves the quality of learning and student life at Winnipeg Technical College.

Getting ahead in skilled trades, information and business technology, and health and human services means keeping up with the latest technology, and schools need to be equipped. When enrollment rates go up and a few new programs are added to the roster, increased classroom and workshop space is a must. WTC’s Henlow Campus undergoing a major facelift to make room for more students, while across the street construction is wrapping up on the College’s new campus on Fultz Boulevard.Building these spaces will allow WTC students to stretch their legs and learn on top-of-the-line technology at the new and improved campuses.

WTC also recognizes the need for environments conducive to group and individual studies, and strives to create such an atmosphere.The College’s new Student Success Centre - a café-style environment where students can relax and socialize on the couches, complete assignments at computer bays, and receive academic and employment assistance – will be a place students can call their own.

“By creating a dedicated Student space in the Center of the Henlow campus we are not only focused on student needs but reminded each and every day that they are the reason for everything we are doing,” said John Bobbette, President and CEO of WTC.