News & Press Releases
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Two adult students from Metro Tech's Medical and Legal Office programs placed in the top three in competitions at the National Business Professionals of America (BPA) Conference last week in Orlando.
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More than 50 Metro Tech students earned gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2025 SkillsUSA Oklahoma Leadership and Skills Conference in Tulsa, with several advancing to the national competition this June.
![Camp Tech Trek Enrollment Now Open at Metro Tech]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745583635/metrotechedu/blldsmnrt1lionl91qkq/MT-Summer-Camp-2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745583635/metrotechedu/blldsmnrt1lionl91qkq/MT-Summer-Camp-2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745583635/metrotechedu/blldsmnrt1lionl91qkq/MT-Summer-Camp-2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745583635/metrotechedu/blldsmnrt1lionl91qkq/MT-Summer-Camp-2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745583635/metrotechedu/blldsmnrt1lionl91qkq/MT-Summer-Camp-2025.jpg","width":1280}])
Enrollment is now open for Camp Tech Trek, Metro Tech’s hands-on career exploration camp for students ages 10 to 14. The first of four weekly sessions will kick off Monday, June 2, at the Metro Tech Springlake Campus.
![Coordinators smiling with awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746103814/metrotechedu/x6izjnqcpxzed18qcd1s/MT-2025-OkPACE-Awards.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746103814/metrotechedu/x6izjnqcpxzed18qcd1s/MT-2025-OkPACE-Awards.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746103814/metrotechedu/x6izjnqcpxzed18qcd1s/MT-2025-OkPACE-Awards.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746103814/metrotechedu/x6izjnqcpxzed18qcd1s/MT-2025-OkPACE-Awards.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746103814/metrotechedu/x6izjnqcpxzed18qcd1s/MT-2025-OkPACE-Awards.jpg","width":1280}])
Two Metro Tech coordinators received top honors at the 2025 Oklahoma Postsecondary Adult Career Education (OkPACE) Conference with the Innovation Award and the Emerging Professional Award.
![Dr. Kayleen Wichert]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744397810/metrotechedu/zifym2rbticqkxsayxhl/MT-Wichert-Baldrige-Fellowship.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744397810/metrotechedu/zifym2rbticqkxsayxhl/MT-Wichert-Baldrige-Fellowship.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744397810/metrotechedu/zifym2rbticqkxsayxhl/MT-Wichert-Baldrige-Fellowship.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744397810/metrotechedu/zifym2rbticqkxsayxhl/MT-Wichert-Baldrige-Fellowship.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744397810/metrotechedu/zifym2rbticqkxsayxhl/MT-Wichert-Baldrige-Fellowship.jpg","width":1280}])
The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has announced Dr. Kayleen Wichert, Metro Tech Senior Director of Instructional Quality & Workforce Engagement, as an executive member of the 2025 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program.
![Jeanean Yanish Jones swearing-in to as new board member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744299279/metrotechedu/wqvmxq5jzqleacw6pg1o/MT-New-Board-Member-Jones.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744299279/metrotechedu/wqvmxq5jzqleacw6pg1o/MT-New-Board-Member-Jones.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744299279/metrotechedu/wqvmxq5jzqleacw6pg1o/MT-New-Board-Member-Jones.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744299279/metrotechedu/wqvmxq5jzqleacw6pg1o/MT-New-Board-Member-Jones.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744299279/metrotechedu/wqvmxq5jzqleacw6pg1o/MT-New-Board-Member-Jones.jpg","width":1280}])
Jeanean Yanish Jones took the oath of office as Metro Tech's new District 1 board member during the April 8 Board of Education meeting.
![Scholarship Recipients]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743697829/metrotechedu/qwghh9e1kouaerhjoj0x/MT-Foundation-Scholarship-Recipients-2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743697829/metrotechedu/qwghh9e1kouaerhjoj0x/MT-Foundation-Scholarship-Recipients-2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743697829/metrotechedu/qwghh9e1kouaerhjoj0x/MT-Foundation-Scholarship-Recipients-2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743697829/metrotechedu/qwghh9e1kouaerhjoj0x/MT-Foundation-Scholarship-Recipients-2025.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743697829/metrotechedu/qwghh9e1kouaerhjoj0x/MT-Foundation-Scholarship-Recipients-2025.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743697829/metrotechedu/qwghh9e1kouaerhjoj0x/MT-Foundation-Scholarship-Recipients-2025.png","width":2200}])
Seven Metro Tech students have been announced as recipients of the Metro Tech Foundation's 2025 Sowing the Seeds of Success Scholarships.
![Accounting and Legal Office Services Students at BPA State Leadership Conference]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742062662/metrotechedu/rrb7qi7x4xcn3qirftja/MT-BPA-State-Leadership-Conference-2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742062662/metrotechedu/rrb7qi7x4xcn3qirftja/MT-BPA-State-Leadership-Conference-2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742062662/metrotechedu/rrb7qi7x4xcn3qirftja/MT-BPA-State-Leadership-Conference-2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742062662/metrotechedu/rrb7qi7x4xcn3qirftja/MT-BPA-State-Leadership-Conference-2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742062662/metrotechedu/rrb7qi7x4xcn3qirftja/MT-BPA-State-Leadership-Conference-2025.jpg","width":1280}])
Metro Tech students showcased their skills at the Oklahoma State Business Professionals of America (BPA) Leadership Conference in Tulsa, placing in the top 10 in various competitive events.
![Metro Tech DECA Chapter Announced as 2025 Outstanding School-Based Enterprise]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741953314/metrotechedu/mqy35irt8e8n5pluhu0h/MT-DECA-Outstanding-SBE.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741953314/metrotechedu/mqy35irt8e8n5pluhu0h/MT-DECA-Outstanding-SBE.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741953314/metrotechedu/mqy35irt8e8n5pluhu0h/MT-DECA-Outstanding-SBE.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741953314/metrotechedu/mqy35irt8e8n5pluhu0h/MT-DECA-Outstanding-SBE.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741953314/metrotechedu/mqy35irt8e8n5pluhu0h/MT-DECA-Outstanding-SBE.jpg","width":1280}])
Metro Tech's Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Chapter and its school-based enterprise, the Lakeside Café, have received gold-level certification for the 2024-2025 school year.
![Metro Tech Student Nurses at OU]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740145971/metrotechedu/mowjqcobtizecsr2bzgu/MT-OU-Health-2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740145971/metrotechedu/mowjqcobtizecsr2bzgu/MT-OU-Health-2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740145971/metrotechedu/mowjqcobtizecsr2bzgu/MT-OU-Health-2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1740145971/metrotechedu/mowjqcobtizecsr2bzgu/MT-OU-Health-2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740145971/metrotechedu/mowjqcobtizecsr2bzgu/MT-OU-Health-2025.jpg","width":1280}])
Metro Tech proudly announces OU Health as its 2025 OkACTE Partners in Progress to recognize their collaboration in building a strong training pipeline for future healthcare professionals.