Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) vs Northcentral Tech

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	Northcentral Technical College	Waukesha County Technical College
Overview
Location	Wausau, Wisconsin	Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Campus setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	63.0%	71.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees	$30	$30
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $17,267 Out of state: $18,959	In state: $18,198 Out of state: $20,271
Average net price	$10,829	$9,929
Tuition	In state: $3,384 Out of state: $5,076	In state: $4,272 Out of state: $6,345
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	67.0% Average amount $4,431	55.0% Average amount $3,470
Students receiving federal student loan	39.0% Average amount $4,467	27.0% Average amount $6,231
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	1.0% Average amount $7,672

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,116 Men 40.6% Women 59.4%	7,357 Men 52.0% Women 48.0%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	N/A	N/A
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Engineering Technologies Precision Production Computer and Information Science	Health Professions Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Precision Production Automotive Technology
Students to faculty ratio	11:1	22:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	27.9%	43.7%
Dropout rate	43.7%	36.2%
Transferred out	10.4%	8.6%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,697 Year 3: $53,806 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $52,477 Year 2: $51,975 Year 3: $51,220 Computer Programming (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $49,488 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $46,852 Year 2: $43,575 Year 3: $48,419 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $42,830 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $47,618 Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $44,091 Year 3: $47,341 Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,721 Year 3: $44,225 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,833 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $42,617 Precision Metal Working (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $39,636 Year 2: $36,793 Year 3: $40,427 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $30,277 Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: $39,058	Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $66,475 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $57,141 Year 2: $55,117 Year 3: $56,722 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $48,267 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $53,728 Computer Programming (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $52,917 Year 2: $47,846 Year 3: $52,500 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $42,707 Year 2: $44,356 Year 3: $52,334 Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $47,502 Year 2: $47,930 Year 3: $50,908 Ground Transportation (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $48,840 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $48,485 Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,235 Year 3: $46,299 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $42,928 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $45,780 Human Resources Management and Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $44,089

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