Hired Before Graduation – Blayne Kite
Name: Blayne Kite Hometown: Livingston, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Ag Power and Equipment Technician Place of employment: Hartung Brothers Job responsibilities: Mechanic How did Southwest Tech prepare you for your current position? It has prepared …
Hired Before Graduation – Tyler Ley
Name: Tyler Ley Hometown: Dodgeville, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Welding Place of employment: Cummins Emission Solutions – Mineral Point, Wisconsin Job responsibilities: -Operate machinery in production welding environment, including manual welders, presses, projection welders, and …
Hired Before Graduation – Jennifer Waldner
Name: Jennifer Waldner Hometown: Richland Center, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Nursing Place of employment: Gundersen – St. Joseph’s Hospital Job responsibilities: RN position on medical surgical floor How did Southwest Tech prepare you for your …
Hired Before Graduation – Garrett Faull
Name: Garrett Faull Hometown: Mineral Point, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Criminal Justice Studies Place of employment: Iowa County Sheriff’s Office Job responsibilities: Correctional Officer/Dispatcher How did Southwest Tech prepare you for your current position? The …
Hired Before Graduation – Ashley Klingaman
Name: Ashley Klingaman Hometown: Richland Center, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Nursing Place of employment: The Richland Hospital Job responsibilities: Medical-Surgical RN How did Southwest Tech prepare you for your current position? Southwest Tech provided me with …
Hired Before Graduation – Cole Klema
Name: Cole Klema Hometown: Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Electro-Mechanical Technology Place of employment: Rayovac Job responsibilities: Maintenance How did Southwest Tech prepare you for your current position? It introduced me to many …
Hired Before Graduation – Ashlyn Austin
Name: Ashlyn Austin Hometown: Belmont, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Early Childhood Education Place of employment: Hearts and Hands Children’s Center in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Job title: Early Childhood Teacher Job responsibilities: To ensure a safe …
Hired Before Graduation – Ben Rowley
Name: Ben Rowley Hometown: Blue Mounds, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Ag Power & Equipment Technician Place of employment: Zimmerman Transfer, Inc. Job responsibilities: Servicing trucks, tire and brake servicing, air suspension repairs, tire inflation system …
Hired Before Graduation – Tonya Nies
Name: Tonya Nies Hometown: Patch Grove, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Medical Laboratory Technician Place of employment: Crossing Rivers Health, Prairie du Chien Job responsibilities: The job duties include, but are not limited to, specimen handling …
Hired Before Graduation – Jarrett Lancaster
Name: Jarrett Lancaster Hometown: Darlington, Wisconsin Graduation date: May 18, 2019 Area of study: Criminal Justice Studies Place of employment: Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Job Title: Deputy Sheriff Job responsibilities: Answering telephone calls, dispatching law enforcement, fire, and ems, taking …
Justin Oswald Spotlight
Justin Oswald, a Wauzeka, Wisconsin native is currently enrolled in the Industrial Electrician Apprenticeship program. He graduated from the Southwest Tech Ag Power and Equipment Technician program in 2013 and currently works in the maintenance department at 3M in Prairie …
Spotlight: Barb Tucker
Title: Director of College Effectiveness Hometown: Lancaster Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree from UW-Platteville; Master’s degree from UW-LaCrosse Tell us a little about yourself: Married to a great guy who has put up with me for almost 33 years. We have …
Emery using supply chain education at family business
“I chose Southwest Tech mostly because of the affordability and because of the fact that I could get a supply chain degree in two years.”
Spotlight – Jesse Hamilton
"Give it a shot. If you don’t want to do it, you don’t want to do it, but you don’t know until you try."
Hired Before Graduation – Josh Turner
"The advice I would give them is don’t give up. Ask lots of questions. If they have a passion for IT then SWTC is the place for them. SWTC has some of the latest technology and the instructors here are among the best."
Hired Before Graduation – Sherri Seitz
"My amazing instructor, Sondra Ostheimer, got me very prepared with all of the needed classes to be successful in my career."
Hired Before Graduation – Chris Tipton
"With all the hands-on labs and real-world platforms the instructors give me, SWTC really gives me the confidence to complete all the tasks in my field." Hired Before Graduation – Heather Harty
"If you do go into the nursing program I recommend applying for the Haiti experience for your final clinical rotation. It is a chance of a lifetime and truly life changing!" Hired Before Graduation – Louise Gotzinger
"Southwest Tech not only gave me the tools I needed to advance in my career, but also the support from their instructors and staff to be successful." Hired Before Graduation – Abbey Vosberg
"Check out and apply at Southwest Tech because they have great courses and all the instructors are nice and extremely helpful at the college. They have great tutors at the college who are always willing to help when ever needed."