Student Stories

Learn from current students what it’s like to be part of our Lakeshore community, why they’re here, how they got here, where they’re going, and more.

CNC Automation Technician student Autumn Robley works on the lathe, which she says is her favorite machine.
“Break the Stereotype and Follow Your Passion,” Says Autumn Robley

Autumn Robley, CNC Automation Technician

11/2025
Kelsey Wolf, 2018 Lakeshore College Nursing-Associate Degree graduate
Kelsey Wolf, RN, Thrives at Duke University Hospital

Kelsey Wolf, Nursing-Associate Degree
11/2024
Matthew Taddy
Business Management Provides a Flexible Path for Matthew Taddy

Matthew Taddy, Business Management
06/2024
Jill Brotz is a Mechanical Design Engineer at UNISIG, a role she secured before graduating from Lakeshore’s Mechanical Design & Engineering Technology program.
Jill Brotz: “I strongly encourage females to enter this field!”

Jill Brotz, Mechanical Design & Engineering Technology
05/2024
Braylon Yang is Lakeshore’s first recipient of a “Cyber Skills for All: Community Colleges Lead the Way” scholarship.
Scholarship Winner Braylon Yang’s First Program Choice Was Not Cybersecurity

Braylon Yang, IT-Cybersecurity Specialist
04/2024
Shawn Engel enjoys his Garde Manger course during the spring 2024 semester.
Shawn Engel: Engineering a New Career Path to Culinary

Shawn Engel, Culinary Arts
02/2024
Amber Madden’s Nursing Path Included Time as a Patient
Amber Madden’s Nursing Path Included Time as a Patient

Amber Madden, Nursing
02/2024
Erin Rank accepts her scholarships from Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy.
Erin Rank Soars at Lambeau Field Internship Draft Day

Erin Rank, Accounting
11/2023
Grace Debruin
Grace DeBruin: Published Illustrator, Business Owner, Student

Grace DeBruin, Graphic & Web Design
04/2023
Sandra Hyer is Lakeshore Technical College’s Wisconsin Technical College System Ambassador for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Sandra Hyer Wants to Spread the Word About “This Amazing Opportunity to Learn and Grow”

Sandra Hyer, Nursing-Associate Degree
04/2023
While a student, Jessika Mata, right, practiced skills she needed to master through instruction from Dr. Cori Wicklund, left, Lakeshore Technical College’s Ophthalmic Medical Assistant Instructor.
Coursework That Fits Around Busy Lives Makes Earning a College Degree Possible

Jessika Mata, Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
02/2023
Donna Mayer, an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber (APNP) at Aurora Medical Center - Sheboygan County, began her nursing education at Lakeshore Technical College while raising her family and working on her family’s farm.
Starting College Close to Home Can Help Launch a Nursing Career

Donna Mayer, Associate Degree Nursing
01/2023
Lakeshore Technical College student Emily Stevens, her pet cow Blondie, and Emily’s dad, Lakeshore graduate John Stevens. Emily is enrolled in the Dairy Management program, the same program her dad graduated from in 1984. They both chose to attend Lakeshore, 400 miles away from their Indiana home. The photo was taken on their farm in Indiana.
Following In Her Father’s Footsteps

Emily Stevens, Dairy Herd Management
10/2022
Jennie Muckerhieide and Alivia Muckerhieide, mother and daughter, enjoy attending their Associate Degree Nursing program together at Lakeshore Technical College.
Mother Daughter Duo Succeed Together as Nursing Students

Jennie & Alivia Muckerheide, Associate Degree Nursing
10/2022
Amy Kvidera is embracing her post-medical career time while earning her Welding Fabrication Technician technical diploma at Lakeshore Technical College.
Meet Former Physician & Current Welding Student Amy Kvidera

Amy Kvidera, Welding
9/2022