by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Fox Valley Technical College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
What financing options does FVTC offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep reading to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Fox Valley Technical College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
Looking at the entering class at Fox Valley Technical College, 48% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 126 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 36% | $6,785 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 5% | $1,039 |
| Federal Pell grants | 32% | $5,644 |
| State/local grants | 32% | $1,541 |
| Federal student loans | 25% | $4,584 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, around 14% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $5,412 (for some 1577 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 14% | $5,412 |
| Federal Pell grants | 13% | $4,200 |
| Federal student loans | 11% | $4,329 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $5,455.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $8,581 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,350 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,191 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $11,407 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,910 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try FVTC’s official net price calculator: netpricecalculator.fvtc.edu/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at FVTC owes $5,834 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,834 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,402 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $110.28/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at FVTC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,752 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $11,750 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $17,500 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,250 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $5,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $6,611 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at FVTC.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at FVTC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 18823 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $163,893,415 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 200 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $668,952 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,345 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 5 |
| Total DoD amount | $12,663 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,533 |
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