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Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, WI 5,825 Undergrads 65.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$16,862
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,407
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,857
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,407
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$55,857
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$45,684
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate65.8%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
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 Recipients23.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time27.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.7%

Admissions Profile

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

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years 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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$589k
+$74k
+$105k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$568k
+$53k
+$84k
Full Cost$17k/yr
+$558k
+$43k
+$74k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
29
401%
Full Cost$17k/yr
31
239%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return557%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return89%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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
$7,135
Earnings (4yr)
$42,234
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
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
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,680
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
$5,229
Earnings (4yr)
$38,022
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,599
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
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
+$125k
Median Debt
$9,624
Earnings (4yr)
$43,857
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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
$8,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,879
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$6,577
Earnings (4yr)
$63,662
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$8,149
Earnings (4yr)
$62,822
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Woodworking
CertCIP: 4807
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,664
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$8,352
Earnings (4yr)
$53,601
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,341
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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
$15,134
Earnings (4yr)
$48,263
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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
-$139k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,875
Earnings (4yr)
$53,164
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,421
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$9,048
Earnings (4yr)
$77,481
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
Median Debt
$10,968
Earnings (5yr)
$59,359
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Median Debt
$8,048
Earnings (4yr)
$62,228
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,438
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
$11,500
Earnings (5yr)
$40,883
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,354
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
$10,684
Earnings (4yr)
$40,534
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,129
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,580
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,912
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,913
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,460
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,901
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Homeland Security
AssocCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,829
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,032
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,687
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,421
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,343
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,389
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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
$9,600
Earnings (4yr)
$52,643
Natl Median: $45,634
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,504
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,094
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,333
Earnings (4yr)
$73,231
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
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
$8,250
Earnings (5yr)
$30,192
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,505
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k

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.