Scholarship

At a time when apprenticeship enrollment has reached historic highs, 114 Fox Valley Technical College apprentices have received Tools of the Trade scholarships from Ascendium. Ascendium, a nonprofit organization supporting students through education and training post-high school, has provided more than $8.8 million in scholarships to more than 5,000 apprentices over the past 13 years

Thanks to support from Community First Credit Union, Fox Valley Technical College celebrated the achievements of five deserving students at the 37th annual Achievement Against the Odds Awards. There were many outstanding nominations and those who rose to the top have truly overcome daunting challenges and are well on their way to successful and productive

By Joy Wick Kamila Hebbring first became aware of Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) when she started English Language Learning courses about five years ago after moving to Wisconsin from her lifelong home of Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan.   Now a single mom with two young children, Kamila is one step closer to her

Alesha Handa Fall 2017 The Seeds of Hope fund celebrates 10 years of helping students deal with life’s unexpected moments. Founded 10 years ago by Fox Valley Technical College employees and managed by the FVTC Foundation, the Seeds of Hope (SOH) fund helps students cover expenses resulting from personal emergency situations. “Many students would have fallen

Spring 2017 The Promise program makes strides in its campaign to fight poverty and grow the region’s economy. The Fox Valley Technical College Promise program is making college affordable and addressing a talent shortage that’s needed to fill over 10,000 jobs in the region. Mary Downs, executive director of the FVTC Foundation and Community Relations, describes how

Fall 2016 The FVTC Foundation is helping make college possible. For those who have never considered college because of cost, the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation is promising to deliver on an unprecedented initiative in the region: free tuition for qualified low-income high school graduates through the FVTC Promise. “There are nearly 10,000 well-paid job openings

A $50,000 gift from the Oshkosh Corporation Foundation pushed the fundraising total to more than $250,000 for the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation toward the Promise program. The FVTC Promise program is designed to provide free tuition and books for students planning to attend the college in fall of 2017. High school seniors in the college’s district who qualify for free