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Fox Valley Technical College has once again been awarded a state grant for a program that guides veterans who want to start a business. The Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs (WDVA) has announced that FVTC will receive $99,895 to continue the Innovation Accelerator for Veterans. The program provides entrepreneurial training and technical support, networking opportunities, one-on-one

Fox Valley Technical College has a long history of providing education and training to veterans, service members and qualifying family members. It is a privilege to serve those who have served our country. Each year, we process about $1 million in education benefits for our veteran students who answered the call to serve our country before

U.S. Marine Valery Liriano plans to put her Business Management degree to use by opening her own dance studio. It was the challenge of the Marines that appealed to Valery Liriano. “Physically and mentally, being a Marine is just a lot more demanding than other branches of the military,” says the 23-year-old Appleton native. “I

Interested veterans still have time to join the entrepreneurial program Fox Valley Technical College Foundation has once again been awarded a state grant for a program that guides veterans who want to start their own businesses. Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs (WDVA) have announced that FVTC will receive almost $90,000

The holidays will be a little brighter for some soldiers stationed away from home this year, thanks to a group of FVTC nursing students. The Student Nurses Association recently hosted a donation drive for troops, collecting items like snacks, coffee, hygiene products, playing cards and books. About 40 packages were mailed out this November. The

Software Developer Heather Hamilton fter serving in the U.S. Navy for two years, then returning home where she worked in what she refers to as a ‘dead-end job,’ Heather Hamilton recently decided to return to school to create a better life for her daughter and herself. Today, she’s enrolled in the FVTC Software Developer program and works part-time

Veterans Services helped graduate get set up for success Chilton resident Leona Propson was working at Briess Malt and Ingredients Company for more than a decade when company leadership gave her a nudge. Or, a well-intentioned shove might be a better way to put it. “I had already taken some college courses, but the president

Spring 2021 Program boosts Ryan Lonergan’s podcast for veterans. There are two things guaranteed about Ryan Lonergan.  As a veteran who served six years in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, with one deployment to Iraq, he’s built an impressive post-military career guiding other veterans. And, the guy likes to talk. In August 2019, Ryan combined

Spring 2021 From the Navy to FVTC to UWGB, Amanda Couch is on track to an HR career.  Amanda Couch knows a thing or two about determination.  The 35-year-old U.S. Navy veteran enrolled at Fox Valley Tech as a full-time student in 2014, and has since earned three associate degrees, all while raising her young