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Focus on Alumni

Q&A with Mike Fox, vice president and general manager of Time Warner Cable’s Northeast Wisconsin Division Mike Fox is the vice president and general manager of the Northeast Wisconsin ...

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World Class: Automated Manufacturing Systems

Update on Ryan Guthrie (July 2010): Ryan Guthrie, a 2005 graduate of FVTC’s Automated Manufacturing Systems program, is quickly making his way around the world as a robotics expert for ...

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Focus on Student Life

Rock On! Two talented students build a robot that conquered a popular video game—while enhancing their resumes. When Mike Teigen and Chee Lor decided on an ambitious final project of ...

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Focus on Student Life

Cast in a Leading Role A student leader broadens her skills and perspective through campus activities. Electrical Engineering Technology major Kamilah Coffin likes making things ...

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Individualized Technical Studies

Wired for Success: Making His Own Future Thom Willecke’s eagerness to learn led him to design his own major—and earn a new career in the electronics field.  It didn’t take Tim Meredith ...

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Focus on Training: Walker Forge

Close to Home When Walker Forge needed specialized software training for its designers, the company knew exactly who to call.  It wasn’t the first time the folks at Walker Forge had ...

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Student Spotlight: Michael L. Larson

Age: 30 Hometown: Weyauwega, WI Current Residence: Las Vegas, NV Why did you choose the Electrical Engineering Technology and Electronics Technologies programs? I’ve always ...

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Electrical Engineering Technology

Engineered to Succeed Fox Valley Technical College’s Electrical Engineering Technology program turns a general factory worker into an electronics technician with top secret security clearance. ...

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Electro-Mechanical Technology

Upwardly Mobile Electro-Mechanical Technology student Lindsey Wilharms is combining on-the-job experience with an FVTC education to get ahead. As a full-time product tester at Miller ...

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Automated Manufacturing Systems Technician

Customizing a Career A high school co-op experience and flexible learning in Automated Manufacturing Systems at FVTC are helping define a great career for Jennifer Fink. Jennifer Fink ...

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The Fab Lab

Fab Ideas Building skills in advanced manufacturing through FVTC’s Fab Lab brings needed awareness about careers in the region. Fox Valley Technical College’s Fab Lab , short for ...

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Focus on Workplace Training: Waupaca Foundry

Training Today’s Talent The Waupaca Foundry relies on Fox Valley Technical College to help keep its workforce skilled and competitive. When the Waupaca Foundry decided to upgrade its ...

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What's Now: Rallying to Fill Jobs

Rallying to Fill Jobs Strengthening K12 partnerships and raising awareness on manufacturing careers are vital to the region’s economy. Despite an uncertain national economy, ...

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Focus on the Foundation: Bemis

Second Wind A scholarship from the Bemis Company Foundation is helping 50-year-old Mark Vander Velden gain another shot at college and a new look at life. Mark Vander Velden knows what ...

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Governor's Visit Highlights Technology

As the drumbeat continues, manufacturing is alive and well throughout the region, and exciting careers are available for people with the right skills. Fox Valley Technical College implemented ...

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Einstein Students Use Fab Lab for Veterans

Students from Einstein Middle School in Appleton teamed up with with the Fab Lab at Fox Valley Technical College to build custom guitars for military veterans through the local Wounded Warrior ...

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What’s Now: Education for a New Economy

An early jump on a career defines success for one high school student. Local manufacturers continue to struggle when it comes to filling positions that require a high level of technical ...

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Mechanically Inclined: Mechanical Design

Mechanically Inclined Mechanical designers use creativity to find solutions. Sporting goods, electronics, automotive equipment, kitchen appliances, and lawn mowers just scratch the ...

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Designing a Future: Mechanical Design

Twenty-four-year-old David Zalusky joined the military while still in high school. After a stint conducting military police operations in Iraq, the Appleton native enrolled at Fox Valley Technical ...

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Designing Efficiency: Electro-Mechanical Technology

Electro-Mechanical Technology grad Jacob Winkel is front and center when it comes to ensuring quality standards in industry. At 22, Jacob Winkel is already using the skills he gained as a ...

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