Doors close without explanation
It was less than a year ago that the Arizona Technical College opened its doors at 154 S. Main St. in Cottonwood. The grand opening was April 2, 2016. The aim of the new private technical college was to offer courses and classes of from 4 to 10 students. Today, the college is closed.
The College President Dennis Willis said in April, 2016 that he hoped to fill the need for technical post-secondary education in the Verde Valley. Unfortunately, that expectation was not met.
A January 17, 2017 story in the Verde independent newspaper written by Bill Helm indicated that the Valley Academy for Career and Technical Education (V’ACTE) would purchase some of the equipment from the Technical College and offers some of the courses it had started.
You may read Mr. Helm’s story about the collapse of the technical college after less than one year by clicking here.