Horticulture Technician

It was an exciting first for Fox Valley Technical College’s Horticulture program. Nine students packed their bags and headed to Fort Collins, Colorado, to represent FVTC at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC), hosted by the National Association of Landscape Professionals.  Over four days, students from 52 colleges and universities came together for hands-on workshops,

Teaching students to care for the land is a dream come true for Horticulture instructor If you ask Chuck Stangel to tell you about the best job he’s ever had, he will not hesitate: “Right here. Right now. This is it. Being able to interact with really capable people, to have this rich, eclectic student

Two associate degree options added to Horticulture program This fall, Fox Valley Technical College added new options for Horticulture students interested in two different career pathways related to landscaping. Instructor Rox Olesen and student Emmi Heikkinen were recently interviewed by Hayley Tenpas during WHBY’s Focus on Careers. They explain how the two new associate degree programs, Greenhouse Operations and Landscape

Students grow algae in hydroponics class A local television news segment is responsible for inspiring Horticulture instructor Rox Oleson to add a new lesson in her spring semester Hydroponic Growing & Systems class. After watching “3 Brilliant Minutes”, a segment by WBAY-TV’s Brad Spakowitz about algae as a possible food source for the world’s growing