How much do Culinary Arts and Related Services associate's degree graduates from Fox Valley Technical College earn?

The federal record does not report a usable earnings figure for this cohort.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $14,234.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

There is not enough reported evidence for a reliable same-degree comparison.

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Culinary Arts and Related Services associate's degree at Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, WI · Public

What this page covers

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The short version

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Debt as a share of earnings: Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff: Not available: earnings are missing
Modeled 10-year payoff: Not available: earnings are missing
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+18%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$34,736 → $40,883

20Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

30Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

36Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

22Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

93Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

60Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

36Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

28.9%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 24 non-completers

36Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$36,491Informational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$11,407

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$14,234

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$151/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

3 related offerings reported to the Department of Labor

These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.

Technical Diploma · CIP 12.0505

Food Service Production

Reported price: $7,220
Completion: 95.0%
Employed in Q2: 42.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $7,277

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Associates Degree · CIP 12.0501

Baking & Pastry Management

Reported price: $8,871
Completion: 50.0%
Employed in Q2: 87.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $6,688

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Associate Degree · CIP 12.0503

Culinary Arts

Reported price: $12,439
Completion: 37.0%
Employed in Q2: 75.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $7,800

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 3 of 3 related records.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$11,407Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,862Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE64.7%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$34,736Year 1

Not availableYear 4

$40,883Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available

Estimated loan payment$151

22borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $39,605

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Chefs and Head Cooks$61,300 median wageWI estimate · 1,860 jobs · 35-1011$49,200–$74,080 middle 50% of WI wages+6.6% projected U.S. growth · 25,200 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,670 median wageWI estimate · 21,240 jobs · 35-1012$35,650–$49,550 middle 50% of WI wages+5.4% projected U.S. growth · 171,500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCooks, All Other$33,760 median wageWI estimate · 50 jobs · 35-2019$31,470–$40,250 middle 50% of WI wages+5.2% projected U.S. growth · 2,800 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialFood Service Managers$61,810 median wageWI estimate · 6,000 jobs · 11-9051$48,260–$79,270 middle 50% of WI wages+5.8% projected U.S. growth · 38,800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCooks, Private Household$47,940 median wageU.S. estimate · 1,100 jobs · 35-2013+5.1% projected U.S. growth · 5,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardCooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,650 median wageWI estimate · 9,890 jobs · 35-2012$36,040–$44,300 middle 50% of WI wages+2.8% projected U.S. growth · 62,900 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialCooks, Restaurant$36,550 median wageWI estimate · 25,410 jobs · 35-2014$31,240–$40,280 middle 50% of WI wages+12.1% projected U.S. growth · 218,600 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialFood Scientists and Technologists$83,020 median wageWI estimate · 410 jobs · 19-1012$66,860–$107,000 middle 50% of WI wages+6.2% projected U.S. growth · 1,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePostsecondary Teachers, All Other$79,120 median wageWI estimate · 1,280 jobs · 25-1199$56,490–$96,660 middle 50% of WI wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 12,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeButchers and Meat Cutters$45,980 median wageWI estimate · 3,510 jobs · 51-3021$37,300–$49,130 middle 50% of WI wages+2.4% projected U.S. growth · 15,100 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialSlaughterers and Meat Packers$37,510 median wageWI estimate · 2,620 jobs · 51-3023$35,250–$49,040 middle 50% of WI wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 7,700 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialBakers$37,310 median wageWI estimate · 4,930 jobs · 51-3011$33,830–$45,080 middle 50% of WI wages+5.5% projected U.S. growth · 36,500 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credential

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