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Fox Valley Technical College Overview

Fox Valley Technical College is a public institution situated in Appleton, Wisconsin. Appleton is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Fox Valley Technical College Known For?

3,465 Undergraduate Awards
  • The undergraduate certificate is the highest award offered at FVTC.
  • In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

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Fox Valley Technical College Rankings

FVTC landed the #151 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,018 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 41 colleges in Wisconsin, it is ranked at #7.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

FVTC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#62 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#67 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at FVTC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards FVTC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Schools College Factual
#10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools College Factual
#11 Best Precision Production Schools College Factual
#13 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Schools College Factual
#16 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools College Factual
#30 Best Computer Science Schools Computer Science Degree

Where Is Fox Valley Technical College?

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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

How Do I Get Into FVTC?

You can apply to FVTC online at: https://www.fvtc.edu/apply

As long as you submit the requested materials to Fox Valley Technical College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Fox Valley Technical College?

39% Take Out Loans
7.2% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At FVTC, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $5,070 a year. That adds up to $20,280 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FVTC is 7.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Fox Valley Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,825 Full-Time Undergraduates
46% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,711 undergraduate students at FVTC, with 1,825 being full-time and 9,886 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,825 full-time undergraduates at FVTC, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fox Valley Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 75
Black or African American 41
Hispanic or Latino 83
White 1,499
International Students 36
Other Races/Ethnicities 91

Over 48 countries are represented at FVTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Colombia, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Fox Valley Technical College

3,259 Took All Classes Online
4,911 Took At Least One Class Online
33.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,911 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FVTC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 8th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of FVTC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Fox Valley Technical College was 33.0%. This is the #837 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at FVTC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of FVTC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 21%
Business Support & Assistant Services 17%
Business, Management & Marketing 13%
Finance & Financial Management 60%
General Sales & Marketing 33%
Health & Medical Administrative Services 55%
Health Professions 3%
Homeland Security 67%
Industrial Production Technology 17%
Marketing 11%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at FVTC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at FVTC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Management Information Systems #15
Industrial Production Technology #16
Quality Control Technology #19
Writing Studies #39
Homeland Security #52
Entrepreneurial Studies #58
Legal Support Services #60
English Language & Literature #67
Legal Professions #105
Marketing #106
Business Support & Assistant Services #108
Engineering Technologies #122
Information Technology #129
Accounting #220
Criminal Justice & Corrections #266
Health & Medical Administrative Services #289
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #345
Computer & Information Sciences #349

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Fox Valley Technical College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 461 0 98 559
Precision Metal Working 250 15 26 291
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 98 34 92 224
Ground Transportation 220 0 0 220
Business Administration & Management 0 91 66 157
Accounting 65 37 45 147
Allied Health Professions 89 11 40 140
Criminal Justice & Corrections 54 74 0 128
Health & Medical Administrative Services 83 15 0 98
Information Technology 42 48 0 90
Culinary Arts 21 20 35 76
Teaching Assistants 72 0 0 72
Nursing 0 72 0 72
Plumbing & Water Supply 71 0 0 71
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 42 0 27 69
Marketing 41 23 0 64
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 22 35 57
Teacher Education Grade Specific 2 21 29 52
Design & Applied Arts 0 47 0 47
Business Support & Assistant Services 22 9 15 46
Computer Programming 0 46 0 46
Agricultural Production 0 14 27 41
General Sales & Marketing 40 0 0 40
Dental Support Services 0 13 27 40
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 21 18 0 39
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 9 29 0 38
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 38 0 0 38
Human Development & Family Studies 37 0 0 37
Industrial Production Technology 29 7 0 36
Cosmetology 20 0 16 36
Human Resource Management 0 30 0 30
Fire Protection 0 21 8 29
Mechanics & Repairers 27 0 0 27
Computer Systems Networking 0 26 0 26
Agricultural Mechanization 0 8 13 21
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 21 0 0 21
Hospitality Management 0 19 0 19
Plant Sciences 0 7 11 18
Quality Control Technology 7 9 0 16
Natural Resources Conservation 0 16 0 16
Mental & Social Health Services 0 15 0 15
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 14 0 14
Legal Support Services 2 12 0 14
Air Transportation 0 8 6 14
Horticulture 0 0 13 13
Management Information Systems 0 13 0 13
Agricultural Economics & Business 1 6 5 12
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 12 0 0 12
Building Management & Inspection 0 9 0 9
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 0 4 5 9
Carpentry 0 0 8 8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 8 0 8
Woodworking 0 0 7 7
General Science Technologies/Technicians 0 0 6 6
Finance & Financial Management 0 5 0 5
Writing Studies 0 4 0 4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 3 0 3
Homeland Security 0 3 0 3
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 2 0 2
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,897 908 660 3,465

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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