WATC provides area high school juniors and seniors with the unique opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school. The center's curriculum serves as an extension of the high school curriculum offerings by providing students with hands-on training in technical fields. The counties are Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Scott, and Sebastian. Services are provided at no cost to the students. Books, tuition, and fees are provided through the center and funded by a training fee paid by the local school districts and by funds provided through the Department of Workforce Education.
Students select a technical program based on their interests and aptitudes.
Their experiences in the program help them to make career choices. To prepare students to enter the workforce upon high school graduation. The programs provided by WATC lead to a professional certification, a certificate of proficiency, or a technical certificate from Westark College which equal marketable job skills. To encourage students to continue their education after high school. WATC classes are credited for the student at both the high school and college level.