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Fox Valley Technical College Data & Information Overview

77 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
1% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Fox Valley Technical College Ranked?

#387 Best Colleges in Nation
#9 Best Colleges in WI
Mechanic & Repair Technologies Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2025 Rankings

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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Overall Quality

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.

See all of the rankings for Fox Valley Technical College.

Is It Hard to Get Into FVTC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

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.

Learn more about Fox Valley Technical College admissions.

Fox Valley Technical College Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Fox Valley Technical College

74% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  74 out of 100
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100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Fox Valley Technical College.

Fox Valley Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,825 Full-Time Undergraduates
12.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
46.3% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Fox Valley Technical College Cost?

$11,527 Net Price
27% Take Out Loans
$22,580 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of FVTC is $11,527. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for FVTC

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do FVTC Graduates Make?

$45,684 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from FVTC make around $45,684 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for FVTC students since it is 7% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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See which majors at Fox Valley Technical College make the most money.

Location of Fox Valley Technical College

Wisconsin State
1,825 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Fox Valley Technical College is a public institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The suburban atmosphere of Appleton makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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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/

Fox Valley Technical College Majors

64 Majors With Completions
7,296 Undergraduate Degrees
7,296 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 64 majors graduated from Fox Valley Technical College. Of these students, 7,296 received undergraduate degrees and 7,296 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

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

Learn more about the majors offered at Fox Valley Technical College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at FVTC

30% Take At Least One Class Online
19% Take All Classes Online

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.

Notes and References

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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