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Gateway Technical College

⌖ Kenosha, WI · 27 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$210,162 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

107.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−91%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,155Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$210,162at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$231,7120
2
4
6
8
−$210,16210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 107.5 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$4,956
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$7,199
Sticker price
Average net price$12,928
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,242
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$12,928Average net price / year
$16,242Cost of attendance
$47,155Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,759Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

54thEarnings percentile
40thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$54,714Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$15,500Median federal debt across categories that report debt
70%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,954Year 1
$54,142Year 4
$47,155Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$82,8282Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$76,6723Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,0794Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$66,3445Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$64,4616Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$63,1627Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,0938Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$58,581

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WI

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Fennimore, WI

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Annual net price
$12,896
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,740
Modeled 10-year ROI
-97%
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University of Wisconsin-Superior

Annual net price
$12,220
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,048
Modeled 10-year ROI
-87%
Open college profile →Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Mid-State Technical College

Annual net price
$10,873
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,675
Modeled 10-year ROI
-93%
Open college profile →Green Bay, WI

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Annual net price
$13,369
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,816
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$82,828$18,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$76,672$19,000
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,079Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$66,344$11,250
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$64,461$18,113
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$63,162$22,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,093$9,333
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$58,581$15,185
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$55,156$15,750
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,860$9,700
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree$54,714$16,157
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$51,666$13,417
MarketingAssociate's Degree$50,009$16,250
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,238$15,871
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$42,878$15,500
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$41,527$22,350
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,521Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,173$9,834
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$33,848$15,500
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$27,759$7,958
Computer ProgrammingAssociate's DegreeNot available$9,833
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$12,971
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$10,258
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$13,378
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$14,856
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$18,020
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's DegreeNot available$19,000

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.