Wichita Trade Schools

Central Christian College of Kansas

The McPherson campus on South Main Street is the college’s only campus and teaches every residential program, including the business majors, communication and media, criminal justice, psychology, exercise science, education and ministry. From fall 2026 it is also home to the Bradbury School of Manufacturing & Innovation, whose machinist certificates and manufacturing technology degrees are taught here; ground was broken on its training center on 2 October 2026. The college’s 2025-26 catalog says students taking 9 or more credits must live in college housing.

  • 1200 S. Main St. McPherson, KS 67460

Paul Mitchell Schools

Paul Mitchell The School Wichita, on North Rock Road, teaches 1,500-hour cosmetology, 1,200-hour barbering and 1,000-hour esthetics; its 350-hour nail program shows no start dates at this time. Its page discloses NACCAS probation under Financial Reporting Requirements, notified on 15 Jul 2026. It is operated by PMKS Wichita, LLC.

  • 3242 N. Rock Road #106 Wichita, KS 67226

Wichita Technical Institute

This is Wichita Technical Institute’s main campus, in the city where the school was founded in 1954. It is the only WTI campus teaching Electronic Systems Technology, a lab-based program covering circuits, RF and telecommunications, PLCs and motor control, as a 60-week diploma or an AOS degree. It also runs Medical Insurance Billing & Coding, 100% online, and teaches HVAC/R, Computer Technology & Network Administration, Medical Assistant and Pharmacy Technician with morning or evening lab sessions. The Kansas Board of Regents approves its courses.

  • 2051 S. Meridian Ave. Wichita, KS 67213

WSU Tech

The National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT) on North Webb Road is WSU Tech’s main campus, opened in 2010 next to Jabara Airport. It holds all of the college’s aviation programs: FAA-approved Aviation Maintenance Technology, avionics, aerospace manufacturing and sheetmetal assembly, composites, coating and paint, nondestructive testing, professional pilot and unmanned aircraft systems. Machining, manufacturing, robotics, and architectural and engineering design are also taught here, as is welding, which City Center offers too.

WSU Tech South on East Harry Street is the college’s healthcare campus: the Associate Degree Nurse program, which holds ACEN initial accreditation, and its LPN bridge, Practical Nursing, Surgical Technology, Veterinary Nursing, EMT and EMS, nurse aide, medication aide, home health aide and patient care technician training, mental health technician and healthcare administration. It also hosts business, accounting, digital marketing, logistics, all IT programs, interior design and criminal justice, plus general education and the Shocker Pathway. A Wichita Public Schools FutureReady Center for high-school students shares the address.

City Center, on South Grove Street, is where WSU Tech teaches Automotive Technology, accredited by the ASE Education Foundation, along with Climate & Energy Control (HVAC) and HVAC Automation, Construction Technology (the college’s carpentry program, including an Apprenticeship AAS) and welding, which is also offered at the aviation campus on North Webb Road.

The National Institute for Culinary and Hospitality Education (NICHE), at 124 S. Broadway in downtown Wichita, is WSU Tech’s culinary site, where the catalog places the Culinary Arts AAS and certificate and the Food Business Management AAS and certificate. One college page lists culinary and hospitality programs at WSU Tech South instead, so confirm where classes meet before enrolling.

  • 4004 N. Webb Road Wichita, KS 67226
  • 3821 E. Harry Wichita, KS 67218
  • 301 S. Grove Wichita, KS 67211
  • 124 S. Broadway Wichita, KS 67202