Fox Valley Technical College

{{Short description|Public college in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, US}}

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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

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=

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1912}}|City vocational schools organized in Appleton, Brillion, Kaukauna, Menasha, Neenah, and Oshkosh}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1967}}|Fox Valley Technical Institute (FVTI) established by the Wisconsin Legislature}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1968}}|Held first public referendum}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1972}}|FVTI opened its main campus at 1825 N. Bluemound Drive in Appleton, WI.}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1976}}|FVTI Foundation Inc. established}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1978}}|Wautoma Regional Center opened}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1979}}|Clintonville Regional Center opened}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1981}}|Chilton Regional Center opened}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1982}}|Oshkosh Riverside Campus opened at 150 N. Campbell Road}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1983}}|Neenah Regional Center opened}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1987}}|Name changed to Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC)}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1993}}|Waupaca Regional Center opened}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1994}}|"Knowledge That Works" became the college's slogan}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|1998}}|Held public referendum}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|2012}}|Held public referendum}}

{{timeline-item|{{start date|2015}}|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.{{cite web |title=Public Safety Training Center {{!}} Fox Valley Technical College |url=https://www.fvtc.edu/training-services/public-safety-training/public-safety-training-center |website=www.fvtc.edu}} The center has a Boeing 727 which was donated by FedEx Express.{{cite web |title=N488FE Federal Express (FedEx) Boeing 727-200 |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Boeing/727/N488FE-Federal-Express-(FedEx)/pq4xcbo2 |website=www.planespotters.net |access-date=5 December 2018 |language=en |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328044157/https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Boeing/727/N488FE-Federal-Express-(FedEx)/pq4xcbo2 |url-status=dead }} 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.

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.{{cite news |title=Regional airport rescue firefighting training center breaks ground in Fox Valley |url=https://fox11online.com/news/local/regional-airport-rescue-firefighting-training-center-breaks-ground-in-fox-valley |access-date=5 December 2018 |work=WLUK |date=12 October 2018}}

=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.{{cite web |title=Explore Aviation Programs & Degrees {{!}} Fox Valley Technical College |url=https://www.fvtc.edu/programs/aviation |website=www.fvtc.edu |access-date=5 December 2018}}

= 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 [https://www.fvtc.edu/program/culinary-hospitality/10-316-1/culinary-arts Culinary Arts] students."{{Cite web|title=Ione's Dining Room|url=https://www.fvtc.edu/community-alumni/community-visitors/dining-on-campus/iones|access-date=November 2, 2020|website=fvtc.edu}} 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.{{Cite web|date=March 20, 2020|title=Recipe for Success|url=https://www.fvtc.edu/news/Story/focus-on-the-foundation-5|access-date=November 2, 2020|website=Focus on the Foundation (Fox Valley Technical College News Center)}} "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."{{Cite web|last=Quote by Jeff Igel|date=March 20, 2018|title=Recipe for Success|url=https://www.fvtc.edu/news/Story/focus-on-the-foundation-5|access-date=November 2, 2020|website=Focus on the Foundation (Fox Valley Technical College News Center)}}