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MEDIA ADVISORY – Today, College of Western Idaho was presented a $2.5 million gift from the Micron Foundation that will support the funding needed to complete the renovation of a $16.9 million new Professional Technical Education Center in Nampa, Idaho. In recognition of the generous...
Economic vitality occurs when business and education work together to carve our future in the global economy. Our leaders at the state and national level on both sides of the aisle agree on one thing: Education is a fundamental necessity for economic stability and social well-being.
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MEDIA ADVISORY – February 10, 2012 - Nampa, ID – Today, College of Western Idaho (CWI) received notice from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) granting the College candidacy status toward accreditation. This is a significant accomplishment in the growth...
Schools are familiar places for Asukulu Etoka. He was a teacher in his homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo. While teaching, he went to school himself, earning certificates and an advanced degree. He became a middle school principal, then a high school principal. Today, he still works in...
James Donaldson was driving a Humvee in Iraq July 15, 2005, when an improvised explosive tore through his vehicle. Donaldson lost both his legs in the attack and spent the next year and a half in the hospital. Now the 27-year-old from Caldwell studies information security and digital forensics...
An event at CWI Wednesday to benefit childhood cancer research was larger than expected and raised more than double the original goal. At the St. Baldrick's Foundation event, 32 people, including four women, volunteered to have their heads shaved to raise money and awareness for childhood...
The College of Western Idaho has taken a significant step forward in becoming a fully accredited institution, CWI officials announced Friday. The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities awarded the Nampa-based community college accreditation...
You've worked hard to build a business that is rich with culture, practices high ethical standards and provides a place where people of all skills can come to work and climb the "corporate ladder." Entry-level employees have developed advanced skills over time, providing your...
Last Saturday, the Speech and Debate Street Team ventured out to one of Boise’s most intense cycling event of the summer – The Twilight Criterium. Amidst rain and heat, the downtown streets were packed with thousands of cheer-friendly bike enthusiasts and lively spectators catching...
This past Friday the CWI Speech and Debate Street Team hit up the Firebird Raceway High School & Alumni session to spread the word about CWI. While the heat was intense, so was the conversation. Many people (Especially current high school students) talked to the street team to find out...
UPDATE - Sep 19 1:22p.m.
The Nampa Campus Academic Building will remain closed through the evening to fix damages to the electrical transformer that provides power to the building. Classes and offices are scheduled to re-open Thursday morning, September...
UPDATE - Sept 19, 5:00p.m.
Initial work on the electrical transformer at the Nampa Campus has restored power to the Nampa Campus Academic building. The building will remain closed this evening and classes will resume tomorrow morning, Thursday, September 20.
The CWI Street Teams returned this past weekend for the first of several community outreach events this summer. The Street Teams made their first appearance of 2013 at Meridian Speedway on Saturday, May 15.
The CWI Street Team made its rounds at Firebird Raceway, Saturday (June 22), as fans enjoyed the high speed action of the 36th annual Fox Hunt event. Attendees saw record breaking times, lightning speeds of over 240 mph, and CWI ambassadors spreading the word about all the College has to offer.
The CWI Street Team wrapped up June with a weekend full of baseball and BBQ, stopping by multiple events around the Treasure Valley to help spread the word about CWI. Despite temperatures nearing triple digits, the Street Team made stops at the Boise Hawks and Northwest Ribfest to mingle with...
The 2013 Canyon County Fair offered community fun for all ages and CWI was thrilled to be a part of it in a number of ways. From the hanging around the CWI Community Stage to promoting the Back-to-School Tool Kit giveaway, the CWI Street Team was busy mingling with fairgoers and potential...