WETC

The Westside Education & Training Center is currently expanding with a new state-of-the-art facility designed with flexibility in mind for future Smart Growth. Learn more about its construction.

WETC, located in Westside San Antonio, in the heart of the Edgewood community, opened in 2006 to improve the education and skill levels of students and community residents served by bridging the gap between education and high-skill, high-wage jobs through the alignment of education and workforce development efforts to ensure students and residents with opportunities to acquire the advanced education and skills necessary to be competitive in the workforce and to support the region’s targeted driver industries and the availability of trained and ready workforce.

WETC offers the following programs and services:

I-BEST: Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training
NVC Water Resource Science Program
Community Health Worker Program
English as a Second Language (ESL)
General Education Diploma (GED)
Small Business Development
Financial Empowerment
La Printeria
GED Testing
Community Computer Lab
Financial Aid and Admissions Assistance
Placement Testing
Advising and Registration
Public Allies
Food Pantry
Healthy Lifestyles

Partners include:

Edgewood ISD
City of San Antonio
Westside Development Corp.
Family Service

ESC Region 20
Food Bank
San Antonio Housing Authority

The New WETC

In May 2017, voters approved $23 million to develop on the current site a brand new, permanent, state-of-art, 45,000-square-foot Alamo Colleges campus.

Construction on the new facility began in Spring 2021.

The new WETC will double the size of the current facility and allow for even greater community impact. It will be capable of supporting an early college high school, college technical and academic programs, and services for the community. The facility is designed with flexibility in mind for future Smart Growth.

Building Renderings