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Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·fvtc.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
Total enrollment
10,670
peer median 7,538
Avg net price
$10,910
+$93 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
65%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

16.0pp gap
Pell recipients
51%
Non-Pell
67%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 108 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 95 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
108
Passing
13
12.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

108programs
  • Passing13 · 12.0%
  • No Data95 · 88.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
12
No data
95

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

13
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+11.1%
$40,534 vs $36,491
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.3%
$48,263 vs $36,491
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+41.6%
$51,687 vs $36,491
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+44.3%
$52,643 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+45.7%
$53,164 vs $36,491
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.9%
$53,601 vs $36,491
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+65.6%
$60,438 vs $36,491
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+70.5%
$62,228 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

12
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$15,260 debt · $48,263 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$12,375 debt · $51,687 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$12,585 debt · $53,164 earn
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
19%
$9,874 debt · $52,643 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
19%
$10,000 debt · $53,601 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
18%
$11,000 debt · $60,438 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$8,561 debt · $47,879 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$12,458 debt · $73,231 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1974Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 18

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,559
$30–48k$8,609
$48–75k$12,347
$75–110k$14,816
$110k+$15,456

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,910
vs Community College median $10,817
Federal loans
10.7%
In-state tuition
$4,916
Out-of-state
$7,109

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,233 students received $8.8M in Pell grants, alongside $6.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,233
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.8M
$8,839,030 total
Direct Loans
$6.9M
2,289 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.6M
1,172 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.3M
1,110 loan awards
Parent PLUS$62K
7 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,494 borrowers who entered repayment, 36 (2.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,494
Defaulted
36
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.5%
2017
11.8%
2018
7.2%
2019
2.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Fox Valley Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs114
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

981 total completions
01Business
22823.2%
02Health Professions
17517.8%
03Computer Sciences
14114.4%
04Security/Protective
14014.3%
05Engineering Tech
838.5%
06Agriculture
666.7%
07Visual/Performing Arts
484.9%
08Mechanic
394.0%
09Education
343.5%
10Precision Production
272.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
10,670
12-mo unduplicated
17,383
Undergraduate
17,383
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
55%9,557
Women
45%7,826

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.3%
Unknown
10.1%
Hispanic
6.3%
Asian
4.5%
Black
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Non-resident
0.9%
Two or more
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
10
0 M · 10 W
Women athletes
100.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$52K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
Head-coach salaries
$2K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Basketball
· 10 W
$11K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 11,181 students

3-year trend

0.092 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    1
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor09

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    292

    Fox Valley Technical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Fox Valley Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectFox Valley Technical College
    65%10,670$10,910Community College
    Chippewa Valley Technical College
    8,330$12,025Community College
    Waukesha County Technical College
    8,367$9,400Community College
    Northcentral Technical College
    6,746$11,555Community College
    Mid-State Technical College
    3,144$10,724Community College
    Northwood Technical College
    2,940$8,892Community College
    Peer group median65%7,538$10,817

    Frequently asked questions about Fox Valley Technical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Fox Valley Technical College.

    What is the graduation rate at Fox Valley Technical College?

    Fox Valley Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Fox Valley Technical College?

    Fox Valley Technical College reports a total enrollment of 10,670 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Fox Valley Technical College?

    The average net price at Fox Valley Technical College is $10,910 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Fox Valley Technical College located?

    Fox Valley Technical College is located in Appleton, Wisconsin 54912-2277.

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