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Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, WI 5,825 Undergrads 66.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$20,817
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,585
After Aid
Median Earnings
$57,061
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,585
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$57,061
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$49,153
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate66.6%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Average Starting Age25.8
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time27.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 1 Year to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$642k
+$238k
+$156k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$628k
+$223k
+$141k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$623k
+$219k
+$136k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
21
∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
23
977%
Full Cost$21k/yr
23
707%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return1458%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return271%
Warning: Read this ROI with care. Most awards here are certificates, so the model prices a one-year program. The earnings figure covers every graduate, including those who finished longer associate programs that pay more. That mix can make the NPV, Social ROI and Pell ROI look much higher than a typical certificate student will see.

Program ROI Analysis

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Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,010
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Air Transportation
CertCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,234
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,022
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,729
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,099
Natl Median: $52,118
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,857
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,199
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
CertCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$7,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,879
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,662
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,822
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
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Woodworking
CertCIP: 4807
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,664
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$11,499
Earnings (4yr)
$53,601
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,254
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,712
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,263
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,213
Natl Median: $51,168
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,164
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,586
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$7,254
Earnings (4yr)
$77,481
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,302
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,228
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
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Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,438
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,361
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,010
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
$8,186
Earnings (4yr)
$40,534
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,654
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,595
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$212k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,036
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,913
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
$9,250
Earnings (4yr)
$72,460
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,490
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
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Homeland Security
AssocCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,829
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
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Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,687
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$34,526
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,643
Natl Median: $45,634
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,504
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,094
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,625
Earnings (4yr)
$73,231
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,641
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,569
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,505
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
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Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.