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 …
Lactalis selects West for Sponsor-A-Scholar program
Shane West, a current student at Southwest Tech, has recently accepted a position at Lactalis in Belmont as its first Sponsor-a-Scholar Program (SASP) student. West, a native of Mt. Hope, is currently enrolled in the Electro-Mechanical Technology program and will …
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Traveling civil rights exhibit to be displayed on campus
In conjunction with the college’s Diversity Week, Southwest Tech will be hosting the mobile exhibit, “Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights.” The displays include exhibition text in braille, large-print panels, audio description tracks, and audio-described and captioned …
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DRA grant helps equip new Teaching and Learning Studio
These are exciting times for Innovative and Alternative Learning Department (IALD) Director Kim Maier and her staff at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. New and expanded programs give Maier many ways to grow her department’s reach and a new state-of-the-art Teaching …
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Real Estate Foundation breaks ground on new facility
With a waiting list of more than 50 students wanting student housing, the Southwest Tech Real Estate Foundation Board voted to approve adding 24 new beds in three new buildings in 2019. After gaining approval from the Fennimore City Council …
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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 …
Grant program partnership boosts businesses, workers
As an electrician, Chris Tipton didn’t have much of a problem finding work, even though he hadn’t achieved journeyman status in the trade. But there’s a difference between just holding a job and building a future, particularly when the family …
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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 …
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 …
Dairy Goat Academy to attract experts in the field
In coordination with the Wisconsin Dairy Goat Association, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin, will be hosting the Dairy Goat Academy on Sept. 28 and 29. The two-day event will include meat goat specific programming, as well as breakout …
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Options allow high school students to jump start college career
New and traditional programs offered through Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin aim to give high school students a career advantage upon graduation. 20/2020 New this fall is the 20/2020 program, designed specifically in the debut year for those …
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‘Chipper Days’ assists area farmers
With each harvest season comes the annual Corn Silage Chipper Day event, organized in part by Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. This year’s “Chipper Days” were held at Krone America in Platteville on Aug. 22 and at Reddy Ag Service in …
Scholarships bring students closer to their dreams
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College students Marie Stimpson (pictured right) and Emily Schumacher have lofty dreams. Thanks to substantial scholarships, including a $10,000 award, those dreams are well within reach. Stimpson, 54, a Wauzeka, Wisconsin native and military veteran, is studying …
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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."
Active education the focus of upcoming camps
Area middle and high school students will have opportunities in June and July to experience active educational events at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. Tech Trek, for students entering 7-9 grade is scheduled for July 16, 17, 18, and 19. The …
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!"