“I always thought that I had that creative mindset, but I was never able to bring it to reality,” Mechanical Engineering Student Tommy Dao said. “Before Dunwoody, I never touched a mill or a lathe. And so for me to grab raw material and make it into something that has value, it was very rewarding.”
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Dunwoody students earned First Place in AICC’s Annual Corrugated as Art competition along with a $500 cash prize, and an all-expense paid trip to the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC)’s Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. When Pre-Media Technologies student Kristin Warehime found out that the theme of this year’s AICC Corrugated as Art student […]
Mortenson Selected as General Contractor For Major Renovation of Iconic Minneapolis Campus MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Dunwoody College of Technology, the leader in technical education for more than a century, is taking a big step towards its next one hundred years. The College is breaking ground on a new construction project on its Minneapolis campus: a […]
Nick Freeland, ’15 Mechanical Drafting & Engineering Systems, and Angela Freeland, ’20 Mechanical Engineering, saw firsthand the value of a Dunwoody education when their father James enrolled at the College following a 20-year career as automotive mechanic. James Freeland had returned to school and earned his Mechanical Drafting & Engineering Systems Degree in 2013. He […]
Where did you grow up? North of Chippewa Falls, WI, on a dairy farm in the Town of Anson. Where did you attend high school/college? I attended Chippewa Falls Senior High School and graduated with a class of 341. My grade school was a one-room schoolhouse for grades 1-8, with total enrollment of 25-35—no indoor […]
Dunwoody alumni are innovators, entrepreneurs, top technicians, and skilled workers. Here is a quick Q&A with just one! Brennan Schumacher, ’00 Electrical Construction & Maintenance Technology Q. What are you doing now? A. After running a small consulting firm for the past 12 years, I have started a Lighting Studio within a large MEP firm. It is […]
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For four generations, members of the Stone family have found rewarding and life-long careers thanks to their Dunwoody education. “I honestly don’t think I’d be where I am today without my Dunwoody degree,” said Steve Stone, retired co-owner and Vice President of Electrical Service for Parsons, a leading electrical and technology provider in the country. […]
AUGUST 16, MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Dunwoody College of Technology is expanding its School of Engineering by adding a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. The new degree offering adds to the pipeline of graduates Dunwoody looks to provide the state of Minnesota to help address the skills gap. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic […]