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Gateway Technical College company history timeline

1911

Gateway Technical College began in 1911 as America’s first publicly funded technical college, preparing students to achieve their academic and professional goals.

The Wisconsin continuation school program was established by Governor Francis McGovern in 1911.

1912

The Kenosha Vocational School was founded in 1912, at the request of Kenosha superintendent Mary Bradford.

1916

By 1916, the enrollment had expanded to over 1,000, the bulk of which were taking English and/or citizenship classes.

1949

In 1949, Kenosha Vocational School breaks ground at 52nd Street and 6th Avenue and becomes the first vocational school to offer one-year practical nursing program.

1967

The school, later known as the Racine Technical Institute, opened satellite campuses in Burlington, Union Grove, and Waterford in 1967.

1968

In 1968, Walworth County joins the Kenosha Vocational District.

1971

In 1971, the Racine Technical Institute merges with the Kenosha Technical Institute and its Walworth County campus in Elkhorn, first as Kenosha-Racine-Walworth Technical Institute, then as Tri-County Technical Institute.

In 1971, the Wisconsin Technical College System merged these school systems together to form what was designated District 6.

1972

Although Gateway wasn’t named “Gateway” until 1972, it nevertheless has a history in Southeast Wisconsin that stretches back to the beginning of the 20th Century.

In 1972, Tri-County Technical Institute changes its name to Gateway Technical Institute and moves the Racine Campus to its current location at 1001 S. Main St

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1911
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