Student Information
On September 1, 2001, as a result of a special legislative session, the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) was created. Dixie Applied Technology College (DXATC) is one of the nine applied technology college campuses under UCAT in the state of Utah.
Why a Technical College?
Technical Education encompasses a tremendous variety of programs designed to equip students with career and life skills. At the national level, applied technology education programs are offered by some 26,000 high schools, community colleges, and technical institutions. Each year, millions of adults enroll in technical programs to acquire basic work skills, retrain for new jobs, and keep up with changing technological requirements of the workplace.
Technical Education is important in a constantly changing world. It prepares students for some of the fastest growing occupations in the workforce today. The technical educators at Dixie Applied Technology College work closely with employers to ensure students have the skills the labor market demands.
The Mission Statement of Dixie Applied Technology College
Our mission is to align with the collective resources of Dixie State College, Washington County School District, and businesses and industries in the area to provide high school and adult students with user-friendly, individualized training programs which focus on high paying and satisfying careers.
The College will accomplish this mission by:
- Identifying high-paying and high-demand jobs in Washington County and in Utah
- Emphasizing the training needs of employers
- Providing flexible open-entry, open-exit training programs which allow students to move at their own pace
- Devolping easy to use and easy to understand curriculm
- Providing counseling and assessment services
- Emphasizing the inportance of maintaining state-of the-art programs
- Providing enrollment convenience for the student
- Keeping programs as affordable as possible
- Working to ensure that programs articulate to advanced training where applicable
Accreditation
Dixie Applied Technology College is accredited with the Council on Occupational Education as of July 1, 2007.
Student Services
Student Services is the information center for the DXATC. Services provided at the DXATC Student Services Office include admission, registration, transfers, course information, scholarships, financial aid, career guidance, placement guidance, testing and assessment and transcript and record storage.
Many of the DXATC Student Policies are generated through that office. It is the student’s responsibility to maintain compliance with the DXATC policies.
Non-Discrimination Policy
Dixie Applied Technology College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its education programs or activities.
Inquiries concerning Title VI, Title IX may be referred to the DXATC Student Services Office or to the Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, CO, 80294