10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$190,052at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Northcentral Technical College
⌖ Wausau, WI · 32 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$190,052 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.
71.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−86%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,116Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$10,303Average net price / year
$15,768Cost of attendance
$48,116Median earnings · year 5 after completion
45.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,257Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$43,150Year 1
$50,869Year 4
$48,116Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Computer Programming · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,0382Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,9383Computer Programming · Associate's Degree$67,2244Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$66,0995Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$65,1586Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$64,6857Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$63,4128Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,126Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Annual net price
- $9,112
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,214
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Annual net price
- $9,918
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,089
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -81%
Western Technical College
- Annual net price
- $11,008
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,996
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -82%
Blackhawk Technical College
- Annual net price
- $9,330
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,299
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -89%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $69,038 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $67,938 | $18,750 |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $67,224 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $66,099 | $13,750 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $65,158 | $10,796 |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $64,685 | Not available |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $63,412 | $8,000 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $62,126 | Not available |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $61,466 | $17,462 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $60,691 | Not available |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $59,018 | $7,457 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $56,348 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,626 | $8,565 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $52,792 | $5,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $50,752 | $9,840 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,820 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $48,411 | $9,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $47,806 | $13,777 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $47,392 | $12,691 |
| Animal Sciences | Associate's Degree | $46,282 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $43,602 | $10,499 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,038 | $9,554 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $41,576 | Not available |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $40,958 | $16,759 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,478 | Not available |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,404 | $17,004 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,016 | $13,305 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,436 | $10,268 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,326 | Not available |
| Marketing | Associate's Degree | $37,143 | Not available |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Associate's Degree | $33,350 | $9,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $27,446 | Not available |
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.