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FVTC Student Named 2025 Chime Workforce Scholar
When Vaab Xiong opened the email announcing she had been selected as a 2025 Chime Workforce Scholar, she couldn’t believe it. “I cried when I learned I had been selected as a recipient,” she explains. “I was thrilled to be chosen.” Vaab is one of just 200 college students nationwide to receive this year’s award.
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Foundation Golf Outing Funds Student Success
Students Divinia Cosio and Henry Letsa are just two of the recipients of the annual FVTC Foundation Golf Outing.
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FVTC Foundation Celebrates a Scholarship Milestone
The Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, Inc. is thrilled to announce that for the first time since forming in 1976, it has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships in a single year. During the 2023-2024 academic year, more than 1,400 students received financial help to ease the burden of tuition and associated expenses. “Awarding
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Making a Financial & Emotional Deposit
By Joy Wick Kara Nowak has a unique perspective on the power of scholarships and student aid. As a counselor with Fox Valley Technical College’s Student Services for the past nine years and former counselor and current board member with the Doug & Carla Salmon Foundation, she has seen the impact on students financially and mentally.
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Upcycling for a Cause
NARI shines the spotlight on FVTC students FVTC Interior Design program students got a chance to show off their upcycling skills during a recent event hosted by NARI of Northeast Wisconsin (National Association of the Remodeling Industry). Students in the Fundamentals of Design class were challenged to repurpose an item from the Appleton Habitat for
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Congratulations, Fall 2023 Scholarship Recipients
The Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce the students who were awarded scholarships during the fall 2023 semester. Overall, 400scholarships were awarded, totaling $306,825 to help offset their tuition during the spring 2024 semester. View list of fall 2023 recipients (PDF) > Congratulations!
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Record-Breaking Year for Scholarships
The FVTC Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in 2022-23 During the 2022-23 academic year, the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, Inc. provided more financial assistance to FVTC students than ever before. A record-breaking $988,000 was distributed to students pursuing their education. In total, 1,407 students received scholarships. These funds help students pay for tuition, books and required materials
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Promise Made, Promise Kept
A scholarship allowed Faith McHugh to graduate debt-free Faith McHugh Faith McHugh did not know what the Promise scholarship was when she first heard of it. But just as the name suggests, the program held a lot of promise for her future. As a student, Faith was eligible for financial aid when she started the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)
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When Timing is Everything
Scholarship helps Alex Skibicki build a career in Residential Building Construction Alex Skibicki It’s clear Alex Skibicki doesn’t like to waste time. After graduating from Amherst High School last May, Alex was undecided about his future so he took a summer job in construction. Quickly realizing he liked the work but needed more training, he
