Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, Wisconsin · Also known as FVTC · Website
$45,684
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,684
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fox Valley Technical College is a public 2-year college in Appleton, Wisconsin with 5,825 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $11,407 a year (tuition and fees $5,040 in-state, $7,283 out-of-state). 65% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $45,684 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,402 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,407
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,040
Out-of-state $7,283
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
65%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,402
About $110 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,684
Rank 1,910 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,407
- Tuition in-state
- $5,040
- Tuition out-of-state
- $7,283
- Cost of attendance
- $16,862
- Students with a need-based grant
- 13%
- Students with federal loans
- 11%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,067
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,744
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,235
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,125
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,737
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,373 in 2015-16 to $5,040 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 5,825
- Part-time students
- 73%
- Women
- 46%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 96
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,910 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,407 | $16,210 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,040 | $9,856 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 82% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 58% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 76% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,402 | $20,492 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,285 | $41,210 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,684 | $45,358 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 51% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
96 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 401 | $8,250 | $38,540 | $47,879 | $56,073 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 364 | $6,577 | $53,507 | $63,662 | $48,702 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 259 | $8,149 | $45,675 | $62,822 | $51,586 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 174 | Withheld | $67,999 | $54,099 | $52,118 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 137 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate | Certificate | 113 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 106 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 90 | $12,333 | $63,050 | $73,231 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 87 | $11,875 | $39,337 | $53,164 | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 82 | $9,680 | $64,741 | Withheld | $57,702 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 74 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 74 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 73 | $11,000 | $39,571 | $60,438 | $46,706 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 70 | Withheld | $79,589 | Withheld | $49,996 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 55 | $8,048 | $43,909 | $62,228 | $54,726 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 54 | $9,624 | $34,534 | $43,857 | $35,447 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 48 | $8,352 | $41,261 | $53,601 | $47,660 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,027 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | $11,000 | $47,998 | $63,505 | $58,424 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,294 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | $9,048 | $54,652 | $77,481 | $58,070 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | $10,684 | $32,673 | $40,534 | $38,127 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Appleton and Wisconsin on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Fox Valley Technical College cost?
$11,407 a year is the average net price at Fox Valley Technical College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,040 for in-state students and $7,283 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,862. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,067 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fox Valley Technical College?
Fox Valley Technical College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Fox Valley Technical College graduates earn?
$45,684 a year is the median pay of former Fox Valley Technical College students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,285 after 6 years). That ranks 1,910 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate) at $79,589.
How much student debt do Fox Valley Technical College graduates have?
$10,402 is the median federal student loan debt of Fox Valley Technical College graduates, about $110 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 11% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fox Valley Technical College?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Fox Valley Technical College finish within 3 years. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Fox Valley Technical College?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (401 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (364 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (259 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 96 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.