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Every day for the last two years, a Madison man has shown that through hard work anything is possible. “I know it sounds silly to you or crazy to you and you may not understand it,” 67-year-old Charles Satterfield said. “But, yeah, having a high school diploma and degree, ‘Charles G. Satterfield.’ Wow.” Satterfield received a GED diploma on Thursday at Madison College. The next morning, he went back to the school to work. He has been a custodian there for the last several years.

Northcentral Technical College is giving recent high school graduates the chance to earn college credits for free. Through the COVID Catch Up program graduates from the classes of 2020 and 2021 from schools in NTC's district can earn up to six credits this summer. In addition to the free college credits, books and supplies for classes will also be free.

Yesterday’s action by the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance, investing $9 million in new funding in the System over the next two years, was an important affirmation of the WTCS Board’s strategic directions.

Ryan Weigel, animal science instructor at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, was appointed to a corporate seat on the World Dairy Expo Board of Directors by the Wisconsin Holstein Association. He has been a board member of the Wisconsin Holstein Association for four years and is currently serving on its executive committee.

2021 WTCS Ambassador Jesus Vega, Jr finds that Gateway nursing program opens new doors
LTC shows that women increasingly lead on the farm
Madison College, FVTC sign transfer agreement
MPTC earns workplace award

For the past two years, at the end of each semester, a pair of Chippewa Valley Technical College IT-Network Specialist students compared their grade reports. They weren’t just a couple of friends in the program asking one another how they did. This was a comparison with a familial edge to it.

Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) Central Time: President Biden's Education Plan
WITC student and 2021 WTCS Ambassador Jon Fritsche appears in “Experience WITC” feature
SWTC recognizes Hannah Masters as 2021 WTCS Ambassador
NWTC nursing grad an inspiration at work and alma mater: “I try and go one step further than most people would”

Chippewa Valley Technical College is announcing its selection of its next president. Thursday, CVTC announced that Dr. Sunem Beaton-Garcia, who will be the first woman and first Latina to be CVTC’s president, will begin her term on July 1.

Technical and community colleges are vital to our economic prosperity. They provide skills-based training for students to enter high-demand careers, a pipeline of talent to our businesses, and a resource for reskilling our workforce.

2021 WTCS Ambassador Hannah Masters, a SWTC Criminal Justice student, uses emergency training
BTC English Language Learner Program opening doors
Southwest Tech student serves her community as EMT following tragedy
MATC Criminal Justice students goes inside Milwaukee Police Department's Citizen Academy