FVTC Promise

A scholarship allowed Faith McHugh to graduate debt-free Faith McHugh Faith McHugh did not know what the Promise scholarship was when she first heard of it. But just as the name suggests, the program held a lot of promise for her future. As a student, Faith was eligible for financial aid when she started the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

Spring 2019 The first FVTC Promise scholarship graduate walked the stage.​ Redgranite native Olivia Arreola graduated in December 2018 from Fox Valley Technical College with an associate degree in Industrial Welding Technology—something the 19-year-old once thought was nearly impossible. “College was not on my radar until I heard about the Promise scholarship,” she says. “It helped

The student Information Technology (IT) Help Desk on the Appleton campus received a new name thanks to the support of the Bemis Company Foundation. A recent $50,000 gift from the Bemis Company Foundation to the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation will be used to help make education affordable for lower-income families as part of the Foundation’s Promise initiative. In appreciation

Spring 2017 The Promise program makes strides in its campaign to fight poverty and grow the region’s economy. The Fox Valley Technical College Promise program is making college affordable and addressing a talent shortage that’s needed to fill over 10,000 jobs in the region. Mary Downs, executive director of the FVTC Foundation and Community Relations, describes how

Launched in August, the Fox Valley Technical College Promise concluded its first-year campaign with several notable successes. Designed to help address a regional skills shortage, the Promise offers free college tuition and books for qualifying high school seniors who meet certain criteria and plan to attend the college in fall of 2017. The initiative is

Fall 2016 The FVTC Foundation is helping make college possible. For those who have never considered college because of cost, the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation is promising to deliver on an unprecedented initiative in the region: free tuition for qualified low-income high school graduates through the FVTC Promise. “There are nearly 10,000 well-paid job openings

A $50,000 gift from the Oshkosh Corporation Foundation pushed the fundraising total to more than $250,000 for the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation toward the Promise program. The FVTC Promise program is designed to provide free tuition and books for students planning to attend the college in fall of 2017. High school seniors in the college’s district who qualify for free

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker visited Fox Valley Technical College’s Appleton campus on August 23 for a tour of its Enrollment Services area and subsequent press event on discussing ways to curtail student debt. In addition to highlighting his commitment to keeping student debt in check for Wisconsin’s college students, Governor Walker praised FVTC for its

The Fox Valley Technical College Foundation kicked-off its Promise program before a standing ovation and members of the media on August 2. The FVTC Promise is a fundraising campaign designed to provide free tuition and books for students planning to attend the college in fall of 2017. High school seniors in the college’s district who qualify for free or