Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,698
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Small City (<100k)
Two-year, medium // higher-part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 46% / 54% (2017)

First generation college students: 38.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 11.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.3% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 24.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 8.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 4.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 2.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 80.9%
Black: 3.2%
Hispanic: 5.2%
Asian: 3.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.2%
Non-resident alien: 0.0%
Unknown race: 2.2%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $14,516
In-State tuition: $4,572
Out-of-State tuition: $6,687

Estimated books and supplies: $1,940 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $6,972 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,418 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $6,972 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,418 (2022)

Average Family Income: $59,562 (2017)
Median Family Income: $34,889 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 32.7%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 35.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $11,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $122 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $8,226
$30k-48k $8,983
$48k-75k $10,671
$75k-110k $13,431
$110k+ $13,994

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.6% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $11,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $5,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $7,169 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $8,250 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 63.4% (2015)
@3 year 68.6% (2017)
@5 year 77.4% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 36.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 42.6% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $38,653 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $43,243 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 32 $7,410 $74
Associate's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 13
Associate's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 4
Associate's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 11 $37,181 ($3,098)
Associate's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 18 $15,832 $40,272 ($3,356) $60,209 ($5,017)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 26 $8,705 $68
Associate's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 16 $44,126 ($3,677)
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teaching Assistants/Aides. 4
Associate's Degree Teaching Assistants/Aides. 8
Associate's Degree Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 2
Associate's Degree Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 28 $11,000 $117 $58,902 ($4,909) $58,743 ($4,895)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 4
Associate's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 4
Associate's Degree Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 8 $54,979 ($4,582)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 2
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 8
Associate's Degree Legal Support Services. 9
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 8
Associate's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 24 $52,254 ($4,355)
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 17 $15,494 $146
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 103 $12,917 $63 $39,856 ($3,321)
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 19 $17,485 $117 $50,967 ($4,247) $49,559 ($4,130)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 4
Associate's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 10
Associate's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 29 $17,454 $185 $19,502 ($1,625) $33,232 ($2,769)
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 98 $19,937 $161 $60,320 ($5,027) $61,232 ($5,103)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 360 $8,816 $58 $30,194 ($2,516) $40,388 ($3,366)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 79 $17,054 $146 $41,806 ($3,484)
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 73 $19,532 $201 $37,913 ($3,159) $43,716 ($3,643)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 11
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 25 $16,796 $148 $36,149 ($3,012) $43,719 ($3,643)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 3
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 5 $24,252 ($2,021)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 4 $18,788 $151
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Finance and Financial Management Services. 4
Associate's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 6
Associate's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 3
Associate's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 20 $38,018 ($3,168)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Management Information Systems and Services. 1
Associate's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 9
Associate's Degree Marketing. 5 $45,149 ($3,762)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 18 $34,924 ($2,910)
Associate's Degree Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 15
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. 7
Associate's Degree Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 19 $42,649 ($3,554)
Associate's Degree Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies. 30 $9,166 $95 $44,968 ($3,747) $57,781 ($4,815)
Associate's Degree Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies. 35
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 31 $5,500 $58 $34,018 ($2,835) $42,764 ($3,564)
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 16
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 66 $5,500 $63 $38,969 ($3,247) $45,986 ($3,832)
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Woodworking. 25
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 30 $12,057 $122 $26,934 ($2,245) $32,037 ($2,670)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 14 $32,260 ($2,688) $34,238 ($2,853)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 13
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 22 $22,500 $131 $36,937 ($3,078) $36,233 ($3,019)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 34 $11,613 $98 $30,564 ($2,547) $31,102 ($2,592)
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 65 $13,500 $127 $41,097 ($3,425) $42,049 ($3,504)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 1
Associate's Degree General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 5


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $73,125
Full time faculty: 43%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 9.0

School's endowment start of year: $6,053,493 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $8,063,674 (2022)