Students put skills to work at Fennimore field (video)

The Fennimore community will soon benefit from work being done by Southwest Wisconsin Technical College students. Throughout the semester, students in the Building Trades – Carpentry program have been working on two projects at Volunteer Field. They completed residing a …

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Hired Before Graduation – Logan Weaver

Name: Logan Roberts Weaver Hometown: Platteville, Wisconsin Program: Building Trades- Carpentry Place/location of employment after graduation: Morton Buildings, Dodgeville, Wisconsin Position/title: Construction Crew Member Job responsibilities: -Learn, keep current with and apply the Morton Buildings’ safety and construction procedures, methods, and standards -Read, …

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Students and community benefit from campus housing

In the shadow of the Fennimore, Wisconsin water tower, students in the Building Trades – Carpentry program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College erect the frame of what will soon be student housing. The quadplex, located on Brownwood Road, will include …

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Hired Before Graduation – Calvin Peterson

Calvin Peterson - Hired!   Name: Calvin Peterson Hometown: Red Wing, Minnesota Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Building Trades – Carpentry Place of employment: Joe Strauss Construction Job title: Carpenter Job responsibilities: Measuring, cutting, and installing material for homeowner. How did …

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Hired Before Graduation – Trent Davis

Name: Trent Davis Hometown: Cuba City, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Building Trades – Carpentry Place of employment: Market & Johnson Job responsibilities: Commercial Buildings How did Southwest Tech prepare you for your current position? Southwest …

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Southwest Tech earns no. 13 ranking by Forbes

  Forbes has named Southwest Wisconsin Technical College one of its top 25 two-year trade schools in its 2018 rankings recently released by the magazine. The rankings, which cover more than 700 two-year trade schools in the nation, have Southwest …

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