Automation

As a way to counter the stress of college debt, FVTC is expanding a program that gets students studying a specific career pathway while still in high school.  With three high school academies—Automotive Youth Education Systems, Automation, and Firefighting Principles—already thriving, FVTC is ready to add the University Transfer Degree Academy in fall of 2025.  

New technical diploma offering starts in the fall Advances in technology are impacting numerous industries and the agriculture industry is no exception. This fall, the college is launching a technical diploma in Dairy Automation to support a career in this growing area. Sarah Mills Lloyd, department chair of Horticulture, Farm Operations and Farm Business Production

Electro-Mechanical Technology Career Program: Electro-Mechanical Technology Hometown: Costa RicaCurrent Residence: AppletonAge: 19Attended FVTC: Spring 2015 – Present Why did you choose the Electro-Mechanical Technology program? When I earned my Electronics degree, the part I enjoyed the most was the machine control, not working with small components but controlling a big machine. That was when I realized automation is my

Spring 2018 Michael Warigi Kenya-born Michael Warigi is achieving his dream of being a manufacturing programmer.​ Michael Warigi has traveled a long way to become a student in Fox Valley Technical College’s Automated Manufacturing Systems Technology (AMS) program. “I was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and came to Wisconsin to be with my brother,” states the 48-year-old. “Nestlé

Fall 2015 The demand for graduates with skills in automation is at an all-time high. VIEW PHOTO GALLERY BELOW “As automation increases in manufacturing, more companies are in need of qualified professionals,” says Steve Betchner, lead engineer and operations manager at HiTech Control Systems in Neenah, a leader in automation solutions to manufacturers throughout North