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Nursing at Fox Valley Technical College

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Fox Valley Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fox Valley Technical College is located in Appleton, WI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 106 nursing graduations were recorded at Fox Valley Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Fox Valley Technical College

Many students take online classes at Fox Valley Technical College. Of 10,670 students, 2,088 (20%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,527 (14%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Fox Valley Technical College

These rankings give you a sense of how Fox Valley Technical College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#9 of 41
Best Value	Wisconsin	#10 of 40
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#44 of 310
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#89 of 295
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#480 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#668 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Fox Valley Technical College

Graduates of Fox Valley Technical College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$53,515
2 years	$48,041
3 years	$54,300
4 years	$61,686
5 years	$65,038

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Fox Valley Technical College report median earnings of $61,686, compared with $46,430 for all Fox Valley Technical College graduates — about 33% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Fox Valley Technical College is $18,386.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Nursing graduates at Fox Valley Technical College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Fox Valley Technical College are 86% women (91) and 14% men (15).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Fox Valley Technical College

Of the 106 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Fox Valley Technical College, 86% were women (91) and 14% were men (15).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Fox Valley Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	84
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	5
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	8

Minority students account for 11% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Fox Valley Technical College, below the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Fox Valley Technical College

This Nursing program at Fox Valley Technical College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	106

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Fox Valley Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.