For more than 90 years, NTC has been a vital educational component for the citizens of North Central Wisconsin. Started in 1912 in a small, two-story building called the Wausau Industrial School, NTC effectively connects its learners with the business community by giving them the skills they need to achieve success on their lifelong learning journey. Students may choose from over 40 degrees offering training in some of the fastest growing careers. In addition, NTC offers customized training, technical assistance, testing and evaluation processes and consulting services to its business and industry partners.

Today, NTC, one of 16 districts in the Wisconsin Technical College System, serves all, or portions of, 10 counties including Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor, Price, Langlade, Menominee, Clark, Portage, Shawano and Waupaca counties. The College’s central campus is located in Wausau, with convenient regional campuses in Antigo, Medford, Merrill, Phillips, Spencer and Wittenberg.

1912
Wausau School Board establishes the Wausau Industrial School, with Silas B. Tobey, Wausau School Superintendent as Director

1913
Stanley Appleton assumes the Director position from Tobey

1916
Appleton replaced by Claude O. Mulder

First advisory committee formed

Oscar O. Johnson replaces Mulder as Director

1920
Eiffel Holm appointed Director of the Wausau Industrial School

1936
Name changed to the Wausau Vocational School

1951
Lawrence Hoyt becomes Director of the Wausau Vocational School

1952
First commencement ceremony held at Wausau’s Grand Theatre

1961
Name changed to Wausau Technical Institute

1967
Name changed to North Central Technical Institute (NCTI)

1969
Dedication and occupancy of NCTI’s new facility located at 1000 W. Campus Drive

1976
NCTI Foundation established

1977
Dwight Davis becomes Director of NCTI

1982
Classes begin at NCTI Medford campus

1984
Richard Neumann appointed interim NCTI Director

1985
Donald Hagen appointed NCTI Director

1987
Phillips NCTI campus dedicated

1988
CASS International program begins

Name changed to Northcentral Technical College

1991
Wittenberg campus added

1993
Dean Dietrich, NTC attorney, serves as interim Director

Dr. Robert Ernst appointed NTC President

1994
Classes begin at NTC Spencer campus

NTC expands its international program and signs a sister-school agreement with a school in Altötting, Germany

2005
Classes begin at NTC’s new David R. Obey Center for Health Sciences

Groundbreaking for new NTC Public Safety Training Center in Merrill

2006
Dr. Lori Weyers appointed NTC President