Fox Valley Technical College (Fox Valley Tech or FVTC) is a

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. It is a member of the

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and serves people in the

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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

Starting in 1912, city vocational schools were formed at six locations (Appleton, Brillion, Kaukauna, Menasha, Neenah, and Oshkosh) in the current district. In 1967, the Wisconsin Legislature divided the state into sixteen districts, which led to the formation of Fox Valley Technical Institute (FVTI). 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

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

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. 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 Appleton International Airport , formerly Outagamie County Regional Airport, is an airport located in Greenville, Wisconsin, United States, west of Appleton. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integra ...

. 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. The center has a

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which was donated by

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. The facility is also used frequently by public safety agencies all over the United States for their regular training.

Pierce Manufacturing Pierce Manufacturing is a U.S. company based in Appleton, Wisconsin that manufactures customized fire and rescue apparatus and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation. Pierce was acquired by Oshkosh in 1996 and is currently the large ...

also uses the center to test out their new fire apparatus. In October 2018, FVTC started work on a $10.4 million expansion of the center which is being funded by the

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. The expansion will add facilities for aircraft firefighting training which will be used by

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personal from airports across the United States.

Flight school

FVTC has an FAA certified flight school offering pilot training,

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(A&P), and aircraft electronics programs. The school is located in Oshkosh on the eastern edge of

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Ione's Dining Room

FVTC's Appleton campus houses ''Ione's'', a student-operated "full-service fine dining room and a premier learning lab fo
Culinary Arts
students." 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. "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."

Images

Image:FoxValleyTechSign.jpg, Road sign (Now replaced with a new sign) Image:FoxValleyTechnicalCollegeAppletonNorthEntrance.jpg, Appleton campus north entrance File:Fox Valley Technical College Oshkosh Entrance.jpg, Oshkosh campus Image:FoxValleyTechnicalCollegeChilton.jpg, Chilton regional center Image:FoxValleyTechnicalCollegeClintonville.jpg, Clintonville regional center Image:FoxValleyTechWaupacaWisconsin.jpg, Waupaca regional center

References

External links

Official website
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