Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech), formerly Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC), is a public two-year technical community college in Kirkland, Washington with a satellite campus in adjacent Redmond. It is located in Kirkland's North Rose Hill neighborhood above Totem Lake. Lake Washington Technical College was founded in 1949 by Lake Washington School District as an adult vocational training program. At first only offering a sewing program, it expanded to other vocations over the years including automotive, culinary arts and engineering.