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Western Technical College

⌖ La Crosse, WI · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$184,072 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.

56.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−82%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,996Observed 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
−$184,072at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$224,0320
2
4
6
8
−$184,07210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 56.1 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$4,820
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$7,078
Sticker price
Average net price$11,008
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,078
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,008Average net price / year
$16,078Cost of attendance
$48,996Median earnings · year 5 after completion
34.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,183Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

59thEarnings percentile
17thCompletion 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.

$53,475Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$13,500Median federal debt across categories that report debt
81%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,102Year 1
$53,114Year 4
$48,996Year 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.

1Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$82,4602Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$77,0103Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$76,1764Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$63,1165Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,7436Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,2057Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$59,8848Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$56,759

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.

Green Bay, WI

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Annual net price
$9,918
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,089
Modeled 10-year ROI
-81%
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Northcentral Technical College

Annual net price
$10,303
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,116
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
Open college profile →Appleton, WI

Fox Valley Technical College

Annual net price
$11,407
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,263
Modeled 10-year ROI
-77%
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University of Wisconsin-Superior

Annual net price
$12,220
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,048
Modeled 10-year ROI
-87%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$82,460$11,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$77,010$17,485
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$76,176$19,937
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$63,116Not available
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,743$9,166
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,205Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$59,884$15,494
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$56,759$15,832
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree$56,274Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,416$12,917
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$55,382$19,532
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,158$5,500
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,672$8,705
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,475$5,500
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,291$8,816
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$53,218$13,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,028$17,054
Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate's Degree$51,118Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$50,531$16,796
CarpentersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,860Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$44,586$22,500
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,169Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,004Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$40,786$17,454
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,638$11,613
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$38,303$12,057
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,635$7,410
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$18,788

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.