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Chippewa Valley Technical College

Eau Claire, Wisconsin·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·cvtc.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
Total enrollment
8,330
peer median 7,538
Avg net price
$12,025
+$1.2k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%
Non-Pell
61%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 80 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
80
Passing
15
18.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

80programs
  • Passing15 · 18.8%
  • No Data64 · 80.0%
  • Failing1 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
14
No data
64

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

16
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-11.3%
$32,363 vs $36,491
Marketing
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+24.1%
$45,268 vs $36,491
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.3%
$46,832 vs $36,491
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+33.5%
$48,719 vs $36,491
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+34.0%
$48,882 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+34.1%
$48,944 vs $36,491
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+34.8%
$49,203 vs $36,491
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+52.7%
$55,729 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

24
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
46%
$22,380 debt · $49,203 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$20,098 debt · $48,719 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
31%
$10,000 debt · $32,363 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$15,097 debt · $48,944 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$14,245 debt · $46,832 earn
Marketing
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
25%
$11,500 debt · $45,268 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
25%
$12,000 debt · $48,882 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$17,687 debt · $73,255 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1973Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 13

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Nov 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Aug 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,656
$30–48k$10,020
$48–75k$12,577
$75–110k$15,465
$110k+$15,979

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,025
+$1,208vs Community College median $10,817
Federal loans
17.5%
In-state tuition
$4,724
Out-of-state
$6,917

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,045 students received $9.0M in Pell grants, alongside $8.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,045
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.0M
$9,005,554 total
Direct Loans
$8.1M
2,264 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.5M
1,163 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.5M
1,093 loan awards
Parent PLUS$64K
8 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,575 borrowers who entered repayment, 40 (2.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.5%
+0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,575
Defaulted
40
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.3%
2017
9.8%
2018
8.1%
2019
2.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CVTC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs93
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

782 total completions
01Health Professions
28736.7%
02Business
20826.6%
03Computer Sciences
749.5%
04Liberal Arts
486.1%
05Agriculture
415.2%
06Engineering Tech
314.0%
07Visual/Performing Arts
263.3%
08Education
263.3%
09Mechanic
222.8%
10Security/Protective
192.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
8,330
12-mo unduplicated
12,848
Undergraduate
12,848
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%5,977
Women
53%6,871

Race / ethnicity composition

White
84.0%
Asian
4.4%
Hispanic
3.6%
Two or more
3.4%
Black
2.0%
Unknown
2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.12
1 offenses · 8,364 students

3-year trend

0.412 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.12Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • Non-campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
219

CVTC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CVTC selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectChippewa Valley Technical College
50%8,330$12,025Community College
Waukesha County Technical College
8,367$9,400Community College
Northcentral Technical College
6,746$11,555Community College
Fox Valley Technical College
10,670$10,910Community College
Mid-State Technical College
3,144$10,724Community College
Northwood Technical College
2,940$8,892Community College
Peer group median50%7,538$10,817

Frequently asked questions about Chippewa Valley Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CVTC.

What is the graduation rate at Chippewa Valley Technical College?

Chippewa Valley Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Chippewa Valley Technical College?

Chippewa Valley Technical College reports a total enrollment of 8,330 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Chippewa Valley Technical College?

The average net price at Chippewa Valley Technical College is $12,025 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Chippewa Valley Technical College located?

Chippewa Valley Technical College is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701-6162.

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