Fox Valley Technical College

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Fox Valley Technical College (Fox Valley Tech or FVTC) is a public technical college in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. It is a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System and serves people in the Appleton, Wisconsin/Fox Cities area. It serves about 50,000 people each year and offers more than 200 associate degree, technical diploma, and certificate programs as well as instruction related to 20 apprenticeship trades. It has credit transfer agreements with more than 30 four-year colleges and universities.

The main campus is in Grand Chute with a second campus in Oshkosh. FVTC has smaller regional centers in Chilton, Clintonville, Waupaca, and Wautoma. It also operates a Public Safety Training Center in Greenville.

History

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In 1987, the college (along with all of the state technical colleges) was renamed and it became known as Fox Valley Technical College.

Key dates in FVTC history

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City vocational schools organized in Appleton, Brillion, Kaukauna, Menasha, Neenah, and Oshkosh
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Fox Valley Technical Institute (FVTI) established by the Wisconsin Legislature
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Held first public referendum
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FVTI opened its main campus at 1825 N. Bluemound Drive in Appleton, WI.
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FVTI Foundation Inc. established
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Wautoma Regional Center opened
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Clintonville Regional Center opened
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Chilton Regional Center opened
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Oshkosh Riverside Campus opened at 150 N. Campbell Road
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Neenah Regional Center opened
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Name changed to Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC)
D.J. Bordini Center opened
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Waupaca Regional Center opened
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"Knowledge That Works" became the college's slogan
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Held public referendum
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Held public referendum
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Public Safety Training Center opened in Greenville

Presidents

  • William M. Sirek, college's inception in 1967 – June 30, 1982
  • Dr. Stanley J. Spanbauer, July 1, 1982 – June 30, 1993
  • Dr. H. Victor Baldi, July 1, 1993 – December 31, 1999
  • Dr. Laurence F. Johnson, July 1, 2000 – June 22, 2001
  • James Milslagle, June 25, 2001 – December 31, 2001
  • Dr. David L. Buettner, January 7, 2002 – August 15, 2008
  • Dr. Susan A. May, July 1, 2008 – July 31, 2021
  • Dr. Chris Matheny, August 1, 2021 – Present

Accreditation

FVTC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. FVTC has been accredited by this accreditor since 1970.

Special programs and facilities

Public Safety Training Center

In 2015, FVTC opened their Public Safety Training Center in Greenville on the south end of Appleton International Airport. The center contains multiple state of the art simulators as well as a mock town to train students enrolled in the school's public safety programs.[1] The center has a Boeing 727 which was donated by FedEx Express.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The facility is also used frequently by public safety agencies all over the United States for their regular training. Pierce Manufacturing also uses the center to test out their new fire apparatus.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In October 2018, FVTC started work on a $10.4 million expansion of the center which is being funded by the Federal Aviation Administration. The expansion will add facilities for aircraft firefighting training which will be used by aircraft rescue and firefighting personal from airports across the United States.[2]

Flight school

FVTC has an FAA certified flight school offering pilot training, Aircraft maintenance technician (A&P), and aircraft electronics programs. The school is located in Oshkosh on the eastern edge of Wittman Regional Airport.[3]

Ione's Dining Room

FVTC's Appleton campus houses Ione's, a student-operated "full-service fine dining room and a premier learning lab for Culinary Arts students."[4] The department of Culinary, Hotel and Restaurant Management had wanted to remodel the dining room and a 2002 gift from Ione Berg helped bring the goal to fruition.[5] "Restaurant Operations, the course that is housed in Ione's Dining Room, is the capstone course of the College's Culinary Arts program. Students are expected to bring their skills together there, including all the cooking components, as well as management and leadership."[6]

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