Technology & Innovation

Access to technology and hands-on experience was vital for Electro-Mechanical Technology grad Andy Tysver.   Andy Tysver doesn’t hesitate when asked why he chose Fox Valley Tech.   “The hands-on training. It’s the best part,” says the 2021 graduate of the Electro-Mechanical Technology program. “Here you get to work on the actual equipment that you’re going to work with

FVTC helps AriensCo grow its own employees through ongoing education.  It’s Wednesday afternoon at AriensCo and production at the outdoor power equipment maker is in high gear. But nearby, more than a dozen employees are equally as busy in the classroom, where they’re enrolled in a new certificate program facilitated by Fox Valley Technical College. “Ariens asked

Marketing program requires a hands-on internship in the employment sector. Luis Leon of Shiocton understands the value of hands-on training, even when that training extends beyond the classroom.  “Everything I’ve learned at FVTC, I am already using at work,” Luis says. Graduating in December 2021, Luis completed an internship as part of the curriculum in

IN PHOTO (left to right): Paige Williamson, Emily Schultz, Deirdra Moon, Lily Kocha Working with plants brings fulfillment to Horticulture students.  We met with the members of the first-ever all-female FVTC grounds crew on a warm July morning. Clad in their tie-dyed Horticulture Club t-shirts and sun hats, they were getting ready to head out for

Patrick Volkmann’s love of woodworking and drive to finish school created a unique educational journey. Patrick Volkmann of Oshkosh discovered his fascination for woodworking in seventh grade, when he took his first woodworking class. Now, at the age of 18, he has already turned his passion for building furniture into a career. “I took every

Combining a love of aviation and fixing things, Eric Barry found fulfillment maintaining airplanes.  When Eric Barry was 12 years old, he fell in love with airplanes.  “After high school, I went to flight school and gained my private pilot’s license and an instrument rating,” he says. Marriage and kids came next, and flight school took a back

Several areas of the college are working together to create a more environmentally friendly campus through organic land care. While the campus landscape rests under a blanket of frost and snow this winter, it’ll get an extra boost of organic nourishment produced by a team of FVTC staff and students. It’s part of a sustainable

Spring 2021 FVTC Learning Innovations team building app to help drug-endangered children.  A 13-year-old girl starts each day exhausted. She stayed up late taking care of her younger siblings. Her mom is addicted to meth. Her dad isn’t around anymore.  She didn’t have time to do her homework so she goes to school without it.

Fall 2020 One-year apprenticeship program is a fast track to a promising career.  The rapidly evolving world of manufacturing is taking a familiar approach to training the next generation of workers: apprenticeship.  The one-year Industrial Manufacturing Technician (IMT) Apprentice program places students in innovative manufacturing environments to gain specific skills. The program offers 3,000 hours of real-life