University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley

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The University of Wisconsin–Fox Valley is a two-year college within the 26 campus University of Wisconsin System. It is located on 41acres in Menasha, Wisconsin. With a student body of over 1,700, the school is the second largest of the 13 that make up the University of Wisconsin Colleges. UW Fox belongs to the UW Colleges Northeast Region, along with UW Manitowoc and UW Fond du Lac. The dean for the Northeast Region is Martin Rudd. The school is also known as UW Fox or UW–Fox Valley.AcademicsThe campus offers a wide range of courses to begin any one of over 200 academic majors, leading to either an Associate’s degree with emphases in 25 areas, or the Guaranteed Transfer Program under which students are guaranteed admission to a four-year University of Wisconsin System campus of their choice if they meet certain academic requirements. UW Fox also collaborates with several four-year universities to offer Bachelor’s degrees in organizational administration, leadership development, industrial management, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and American studies, with all classes held on the Menasha campus.UW–Fox Valley has a student-instructor ratio of 23:1; the average class size is 26.6 students. At least 80% of the faculty have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. The school also offers over 30 extracurricular activities for continued learning outside the classroom.