by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Fox Valley Technical College was awarded 77 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mechanic & repair technologies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, FVTC is ranked #387 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when FVTC held the #578 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 46 colleges in Wisconsin, FVTC is ranked at #9.
Since Fox Valley Technical College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at FVTC is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fox Valley Technical College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Fox Valley Technical College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,711 undergraduates at FVTC with 1,825 being full-time and 9,886 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,709 | $10,517 | $13,897 | $15,604 | $14,978 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of FVTC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At FVTC, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $5,645 a year. That adds up to $22,580 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at FVTC is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for FVTC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1825 N Bluemound Dr, Appleton, WI 54912-2277 |
| Phone: | 920-735-5600 |
| Website: | https://www.fvtc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 499 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 402 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 266 | NA |
| Ground Transportation | 224 | NA |
| Accounting | 164 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 160 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 144 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 133 | NA |
| Nursing | 95 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 91 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 3,402 students took at least one online class at Fox Valley Technical College. This is a decrease from the 3,601 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,402 | 2,143 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,601 | 2,260 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,911 | 3,259 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,095 | 1,341 |
Learn more about online learning at Fox Valley Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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