Information Technology

Cybersecurity Specialist program creates ‘turnkey’ graduates It involves mystery. Fascination. And a healthy dose of suspicion. Those are just a few of the qualities that have attracted students Kim Hinson and Bhuwan Tiwari to Cybersecurity at Fox Valley Technical College. IN PHOTO (l-r): Kim Hinson, Bhuwan Twari and instructor Joe Wetzel in the FVTC Cybersecurity Command

Career Program: Data and Analytics SpecialistOriginally From: NeenahCurrent Residence: NeenahAttended FVTC: Fall 2021-Spring 2023 Why did you choose the Data and Analytics Specialist career program? I have always wanted to be a lab tech because of how succinct and structured scientific writing is. For years I have been working in job positions that didn’t excite me until I was asked to

Ntuhkem Fonkem will represent FVTC in the college system In photo (l-r): Elizabeth Burns-Vice President Student Success, Ntuhkem Fonkem-Ambassador, Rahsaan Dunn-Manager Student Development and Engagement Ntuhkem Fonkem has been named the 2023 Wisconsin Technical College System Ambassador for Fox Valley Technical College. In this role, Ntuhkem will serve as a leader and advocate on behalf

Career Program: IT Cybersecurity Specialist Originally From: Southwest CameroonCurrent Residence: AppletonAttended FVTC: Fall 2022-Spring 2024 Why did you choose the IT Security Specialist career program? My field of study is unique in that it requires me to have knowledge in many different IT fields to be the best at my job. Being able to secure people’s personal data is so important in a

When Prachi Khare decided it was time to update her technical skills, she enrolled in the Software Developer associate degree program at FVTC. She’d already earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science, but knew that in order to get ahead, she needed to keep her skills sharp. She made full use of her time here, graduating with

Around the country, lawmakers are sounding an alarm about the use of the social media platform TikTok. Just this week, Gov. Tony Evers was urged by U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher to ban TikTok from Wisconsin government devices. While the app is widely used to share funny dance videos and cooking tutorials, Joe Wetzel, department chair

Career Program: Cybersecurity SpecialistOriginally From: MenashaCurrent Residence: NeenahAttended FVTC: Fall 2021-Spring 2023 Why did you choose the Cybersecurity Specialist career program? The last few years have been eventful, to say the least. I had been working in Industrial Maintenance for several years until the pandemic hit and I was laid off. Shortly after that I hurt my back and

Articulation agreements allow credit transfer to UWSP Fox Valley Technical College and the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (UWSP) have signed five new articulation agreements benefiting students in FVTC’s Information Technology programs. Each of the agreements guarantee that an FVTC graduate with an associate degree from one of the college’s IT programs can transfer approximately 60

Software Developer Heather Hamilton fter serving in the U.S. Navy for two years, then returning home where she worked in what she refers to as a ‘dead-end job,’ Heather Hamilton recently decided to return to school to create a better life for her daughter and herself. Today, she’s enrolled in the FVTC Software Developer program and works part-time