Main Campus Address1825 N. Bluemound Drive
P.O. Box 2277
Appleton, WI, USA 54912-2277
P: (920) 735-5600 or 1-800-735-FVTC (3882)
F: (920) 735-2582
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Accreditation
- Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association
- First accredited by the North Central Association, 1974; AQIP option
admission, 2001; reaffirmation of accreditation, 2008-09; next
reaffirmation of accreditation, 2015-16.
- Serves all of 5 counties (Calumet, Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago) and parts of 4 others (Brown, Manitowoc, Portage, Shawano)
- District population of approximately 469,566 (2010 Census)
- 26 K-12 districts within FVTC district, with 34 public and private high schools
History
The
first vocational and adult education system in the nation was
established in Wisconsin in 1911, when state law allowed communities
with populations of 5,000 or more to operate their own vocational
schools. - 1912: FVTC began providing workforce development training
- District established in 1967
- Held three public referendums (1968, 1998, and 2012)
- Largest district in the state in student enrollment / headcount (2011-12)
Students
- Serves about 50,000 people annually
- Serves approximately 12,000 degree-declared students
- 73% of program students attend part-time
- Serves nearly 700 apprenticeship students
- Serves approximately 30,000 people taking continuing education courses
- 13% of students are served in Oshkosh
- The number of high school graduates who attend FVTC directly from high school has doubled in the past three years.
Graduates -
- Approximately 2,500 career program students graduate from FVTC each year
- Approximately 400 GED/HSED high school students complete each year
- Approximately 150 apprenticeship program students complete each year
- 88% of graduates are employed six months after graduation (class of 2011)
- 75% of graduates of employed are in job related to training
- 70% of graduates remain employed in district, even after 5 years
- Six months after graduation, average hourly salary is $15.91 or $33,088 yearly (class of 2011)
- Five years after graduation, average hourly salary is $20.68 or $43,016 yearly (class of 2006)
- 97% of graduates satisfied with their training
- Employers are quite satisfied with FVTC grads, 94% would hire a grad again
- Largest employers of new graduates are health care, manufacturing, education organizations, and self-employed
Programs
- Offers more than 200 associate degree, technical diploma, certificate programs, and instruction related to 15 apprenticeship trades, in addition to providing services to business and industry
- Offers 35 exclusive programs within the Wisconsin Technical College System: Aeronautics-Professional Pilot, Agriculture Equipment
Service Technician, Agriculture Power Equipment, Aircraft Electronics, Airframe and
Powerplant Mechanics, Applied Instrumentation & Process Control
Automation, Automotive Technician – Imports, Automotive Technology - GM ASEP,
Automotive Technology – Imports, Horticulture/Landscape Specialist,
Construction Management Technology, Diesel Construction Equipment Service
Technician (FABTECH), Diesel Engine Service Technician (FABTECH), Diesel Power
Generation & Marine Service Tech (FABTECH), Energy & Environmental
Engineering Technology, Engineering Electronics Design & Manufacturing,
Forensic Science, Homeland Security & Asset Protection Management, Interior
Design - Commercial Design, Interior Design - Kitchen & Bath Design,
Laboratory Science Technician, Law Enforcement, Medical Office Assistant,
Natural Resources Technician, Outdoor Power Equipment Technician, Package and
Label Printing, Package and Label Printing Technician, Production Welding,
Residential Building Construction, Safety Engineering Technology, Vehicle
Refinishing and Repair Technology, Wildland Fire Crew, Wildland Firefighter, Wood Manufacturing Technology
Services to Employers
- Serves over 1,600 employers with contracted services annually
- Trains more than 22,000 employees via contracted training
- Generates $7.5 million in contracted training
- Accounts for 22% of all contracted training revenue by Wisconsin technical colleges, nearly double that of any other technical college in the state
College Employees
- Approximately 354 full- and part-time instructors
- Approximately 1167 adjunct faculty
- Approximately 311 full- and part-time support staff
- Approximately 122 professional, technical, and administrative staff
- Faculty / Staff Academic Credentials (pdf)
College Facilities
- Main Appleton campus is 574,000 sq. ft.
- Key satellite buildings are D. J. Bordini Center at 79,000 sq. ft. & J.J. Keller Transportation Center at 80,000 sq. ft.
- Oshkosh Riverside campus is 67,000 sq. ft.; S. J. Spanbauer Center is 68,000 sq. ft.
- Offers
instruction/services in five regional centers (Chilton, Clintonville,
Neenah, Waupaca and Wautoma) and more than 50 other outreach locations
College Budget
- Operating budget for Fiscal Year 2012-13 is $107.9 million at adoption, capital budget is $74.9M
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46.1% of college operational funding comes from local taxes, 8.8% from
state aid, 20.4% from student tuition & fees, 7.4% from
institutional, and 11.6% federal grants
- Taxpayer owning a $100,000 home will pay $192 in property taxes targeted for FVTC in 2012-13