Manufacturing

Saw uses artificial intelligence to create safe learning environment Students starting the fall semester in the Woodworking Technology program will be greeted by an impressive new piece of equipment when they enter the woodworking lab. Not only does the sliding table saw have state-of-the-art features to process wooden components with high-level precision, but it also

FVTC welcomed alumni Olivia Arreola, Valarie Schwartz, and Abby Frisk back to campus to help with the summer camp GirlTech. The camp empowers middle school-aged girls to explore occupations that are particularly emphasized in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), helping each participant discover their future education and career paths. All three women agree it

100 participants now in the workforce Career EXCELerate, a partnership between Fox Valley Technical College, Goodwill North Central Wisconsin and Rawhide Youth Services, is celebrating a major milestone with 100 individuals now in the local workforce after completing the job training program. Even more impressive, from the time participants enrolled in Career EXCELerate to when

Instructors encourage more women to pursue careers in Welding and Truck Driving Jessie Lloyd (left) and Julie Matulle On any given morning at the Fox Valley Technical College Wautoma Regional Center, you’ll find Jessie Lloyd in the welding lab teaching high school students how to run a bead or perfect their welds.  You may also see

Event provides a glimpse of future careers for middle and high school students Around 200 middle and high school students from across Wisconsin visited the Appleton campus on Friday, Feb. 16 to compete in a variety of events related to career and technical skills. It was part of the annual SkillsUSA Regional Competition, which allows

FVTC seeing more prospective students asking about the option With October being Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin, and National Apprenticeship Week coming next month, the time feels right to talk about red-hot careers in the manufacturing sector. Garrett Kaminski, associate dean of Manufacturing, Agriculture and Construction Technologies was recently interviewed by Hayley Tenpas during WHBY’s Focus

Three female students pull back curtain on working in a male-dominated field Preparing for a career in the traditionally male-dominated field of manufacturing, some might be tempted to call Ariana Noss, Jennifer Bordeau and Morgan Brux trailblazers. But don’t tell them that. With each one pursuing a Machine Tool Technician technical diploma at Fox Valley Technical College while already

Pacey Berken’s award-winning chair was inspired by his grandparents When Pacey Berken chose his final project in the FVTC Woodworking Technology program, he was thinking of his grandparents. “My grandparents put me through the program, so I figured they should get a little return on their investment,” the 2022 graduate explains. “I wanted to design a chair

Grad has impressive career journey as a journeyman tool & die maker Ben Rehme, journeyman tool and die maker at AriensCo in Brillion has been named the recipient of the Fox Valley Technical College 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award. Ben earned an associate degree in Industrial Welding in 2012. “In high school, I liked technical education classes but