Law Enforcement Recruit Academy

Over the past decade, Tim Hufschmid has guided hundreds of recruits as director of the Law Enforcement Recruit Academy. Earlier this month, he led his final full academy, closing out 32 classes and 840 graduates. What made this class especially meaningful was not just the milestone, but who was among the recruits. Tim’s son, Aidan,

When Aaron Zemlock was an officer with the Menasha Police Department, he had the chance to work as a school resource officer. It was there that he discovered his love of teaching and enthusiasm for helping kids.

There is an abundance of rich history tucked inside the walls of Fox Valley Technical College. And if the walls could talk, one of the stories they would tell is the launch of law enforcement training at FVTC; a story that began 54 years ago. Early years of training Called Fox Valley Technical Institute at

Fox Valley Technical College introduced a fourth law enforcement training academy this year to meet the rising demand in local communities. The 27 recruits recently celebrated their graduation as the first class of this new session. “We had such a demand for the academy. We had a waitlist from the agencies, so what we decided

Fox Valley Technical College introduced a fourth law enforcement training academy this year to meet the rising demand in local communities. The 27 recruits recently celebrated their graduation as the first class of this new session. “We had such a demand for the academy. We had a waitlist from the agencies, so what we decided

Retired police officer James Schuessler is a Law Enforcement Recruit Academy instructor James (Jim) Schuessler, an adjunct instructor in the Criminal Justice program has been selected as the recipient of the Fox Valley Technical College 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award. Jim earned an associate degree in Police Science in 1985 and is a graduate of the

An inside look at life in the FVTC Law Enforcement Recruit Academy “The friendships I’ve made here I’m going to carry with me for the rest of my life. We have been through 19 weeks of some of the toughest stuff that some of us have ever gone through, both personally and professionally.” That’s what

Fourth academy added for recruits In an effort to meet growing demand, Fox Valley Technical College will add a fourth law enforcement training academy starting in 2024. The decision comes as the June academy and fall academy are already full with 32 recruits plus each academy also has agencies on a waitlist. “We’re in week

All 23 grads have jobs before commencement It’s been a whirlwind of celebrations at Fox Valley Technical College. Not only did we recently host commencement for our 600+ December grads, but we also celebrated the latest class to complete our Law Enforcement Recruit Academy. Recruits began the program in August and finished up last week