Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin · Public

Of 32 assessed programs, 28 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 64 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,067
$30k to $48k	$8,744
$48k to $75k	$12,235
$75k to $110k	$14,125
$110k and up	$16,737
All families (average)	$11,407

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

32 of 96 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,879	+$10,308	clears the bar	$8,250	0.8 yrs	499
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,662	+$26,091	clears the bar	$6,577	0.3 yrs	374
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,822	+$25,251	clears the bar	$8,149	0.3 yrs	228
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,099	+$16,528	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	224
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$73,231	+$35,660	clears the bar	$12,333	0.3 yrs	95
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$53,164	+$15,593	clears the bar	$11,875	0.8 yrs	90
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,741 1-year earnings	+$27,170	clears the bar	$9,680	0.4 yrs	75
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,857	+$6,286	clears the bar	$9,624	1.5 yrs	74
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$60,438	+$22,867	clears the bar	$11,000	0.5 yrs	69
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$79,589 1-year earnings	+$42,018	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$62,228	+$24,657	clears the bar	$8,048	0.3 yrs	51
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$53,601	+$16,030	clears the bar	$8,352	0.5 yrs	42
Design	Associate's Degree	$40,534	+$2,963	clears the bar	$10,684	3.6 yrs	41
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$58,623 1-year earnings	+$21,052	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	$51,687	+$14,116	clears the bar	$11,000	0.8 yrs	39
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$63,505	+$25,934	clears the bar	$11,000	0.4 yrs	38
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$77,481	+$39,910	clears the bar	$9,048	0.2 yrs	33
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$27,548 1-year earnings	-$10,023	falls short	$8,250	insufficient data	31
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,022	+$451	clears the bar	$5,229	11.6 yrs	29
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$62,504	+$24,933	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,234	+$4,663	clears the bar	$7,135	1.5 yrs	27
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	$52,643	+$15,072	clears the bar	$9,600	0.6 yrs	26
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$37,984 1-year earnings	+$413	clears the bar	$10,968	26.6 yrs	24
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	$72,460	+$34,889	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$44,782 1-year earnings	+$7,211	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$48,263	+$10,692	clears the bar	$15,134	1.4 yrs	20
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$43,548 1-year earnings	+$5,977	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$38,881 1-year earnings	+$1,310	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	$35,887 1-year earnings	-$1,684	falls short	$12,000	insufficient data	16
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$14,554 1-year earnings	-$23,017	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$58,211 1-year earnings	+$20,640	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$34,736 1-year earnings	-$2,835	falls short	$11,500	insufficient data	9
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	124
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	122
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Mechanics and Repairers, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Agricultural Business and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Agricultural Mechanization	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Plant Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Plant Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Finance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Science Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Management Information Systems	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Auto Repair Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Precision Metalworking	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,571/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.