A portion of the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College student body will have the opportunity to finish the spring semester on campus. The state’s Safer at Home order gives Wisconsin colleges, including Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, the authority to determine “essential …Select Southwest Tech students to return to campus Read More »
The Southwest Tech Foundation has created the Support Our Students (S.O.S.) Fund to support current students in the most impactful ways possible throughout the crisis. Uses of the fund include but are not limited to: Emergency grants– similar to the … 
Karlee Leatherberry, Viola, Wis., will serve the next year as Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s state student ambassador. This program includes representation from all 16 Wisconsin Technical College System institutions. The annual spring banquet in Wisconsin Dells for the ambassadors has …Leatherberry to represent Southwest Tech as state student ambassador Read More »
Karsen Haag is a 2015 Southwest Tech graduate. She is currently working at Virhada Holsteins Inc., the family farm in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. Her experience in the Dairy Herd Management and Agribusiness programs, as well as serving as a … 
Just prior to Southwest Tech closing due to COVID-19 precautions, new signage was installed throughout campus. Among the new signs, is an electronic message board located at the corner of Bronson Boulevard and Highway 18. Graphic House, Inc., from Wausau, … 
FENNIMORE, Wis. – Chuck Bolstad, chairperson of the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Board of Directors, has been elected secretary/treasurer for the Wisconsin Technical Colleges District Boards Association. The one-year term begins this summer and is scheduled to end in one …Bolstad elected to Wisconsin Technical Colleges District Boards Association Read More »
We have an amazing amount of faculty and staff who are also Southwest Tech alumni. We want to take this time to give them the spotlight to share their Southwest Tech story. Jenna Taylor is a 2011 Nursing graduate and …Alumni Spotlight – Jenna Taylor 2011 Nursing graduate Read More »
We have an amazing amount of faculty and staff who are also Southwest Tech alumni. We want to take this time to give them the spotlight to share their Southwest Tech story. Matt Schneider is a 2005 graduate from the …Alumni Spotlight – Matt Schneider, 2005 Finance graduate Read More »
Even though the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College campus is closed, work continues to get food into the homes of students with a need. Rex Smith, Dining Services manager, is leading the effort of taking the Chargers Cupboard food pantry mobile. …Southwest Tech team delivering food pantry items Read More »
Select students in the culinary programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College are preparing to show off their skills at a “‘Chopped’-type” competition. The SkillsUSA Post-Secondary State Culinary Competition will be held Thursday, March 19 at 2 p.m. in the Southwest …Culinary students prepping for SkillsUSA competition Read More »
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College officials are making student employment a focus of campus life. “Southwest Tech has committed to adding more student employment positions this year, and more importantly, adding value to each position we have,” said Sara Bahl, financial … 
Jason Garfoot, a 2002 graduate of the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College auto collision repair and refinish technician program always had an interest in cars and mechanics. “The American Chopper TV show was really popular when I was in high school …Southwest Tech alumnus earns success in auto body industry Read More »
Marian Rossing was one of the 22 women who completed the very first Nursing Assistants training course at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in 1968. Rossing was 36 years old at the time, had five children and worked full-time with her …Southwest Tech’s first nursing assistant graduate shares her story Read More »
In an effort to keep her husband’s Holocaust experience from fading away, Ellie Landau will be at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin to tell his story. As part of the college’s “Multiply by Six Million: Stories and Portraits … 
In an effort to better serve students, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College will move its bookstore into a new space, which is currently undergoing renovations. The project began two years ago when a work group was established to study students’ costs … 
Upon meeting Levi Jones, one can immediately sense her enthusiasm for education and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. Jones, 18, a homeschooled senior from Mineral Point, Wisconsin, is enrolled in the Written Communications class at Southwest Tech. “I do love …Jones mixing high school classes with college experience Read More »
The Charge Forward Scholars Program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is giving students a lift in their pursuit for success. A cohort of 24 students were each presented with a $500 scholarship, courtesy of the Southwest Tech Foundation. Each student …Charge Forward Scholars Program impacting lives at Southwest Tech Read More »
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s economic impact to the region it serves tops $153.9 million annually, says a report from Emsi, an Idaho-based analytics firm. That economic impact number may seem significant, but Southwest Tech President Jason Wood and the college’s …Southwest Tech’s economic impact nearly $160 million to the region Read More »
Southwest Tech students regularly have the opportunity to travel off campus to gain additional educational opportunities. One of those such instances came Jan. 20 when Jamie Horsfall, agriculture instructor, took 12 agronomy students to the Ag PhD Collegiate Agronomy Workshop …Agriculture students network with industry professionals at conference, win scholarships Read More »
Platteville Community Fund supports Southwest Tech students Read More »