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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
$12,285
+$1.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

11.3pp gap
Pell recipients
43%113 of 263
Non-Pell (all)
54%232 of 427
Subsidized loan, no Pell
61%46 of 76
No Federal Aid
53%186 of 351

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,483
$30–48k$9,105
$48–75k$11,868
$75–110k$15,585
$110k+$16,821

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

Avg net price
$12,285
+$1,298vs Community College median $10,987
Federal loans
16.6%
In-state tuition
$4,844
Out-of-state
$7,087

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,045 students received $9.0M in Pell grants, alongside $8.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,045
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.0M
$9,001,148 total
Direct Loans
$8.7M
2,320 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$3.8M
1,191 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.8M
1,118 loan awards
Parent PLUS$98K
11 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs93
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

816 total completions
01Health Professions
30036.8%
02Business
20224.8%
03Computer Sciences
688.3%
04Engineering Tech
496.0%
05Liberal Arts
475.8%
06Security/Protective
334.0%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
323.9%
08Agriculture
313.8%
09Education
273.3%
10Mechanic
273.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
8,330
12-mo unduplicated
13,464
Undergraduate
13,464
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%6,278
Women
53%7,186

Race / ethnicity composition

White
83.0%
Hispanic
4.8%
Asian
4.7%
Two or more
3.7%
Unknown
1.8%
Black
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.12
1 offenses · 8,198 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.121 yr ago0.12Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On 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
Weapons01
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.

IPEDS
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.

IPEDS
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$12,285Community College
Waukesha County Technical College
——8,367$11,101Community College
Northcentral Technical College
——6,746$10,303Community College
Fox Valley Technical College
——10,670$11,407Community College
Mid-State Technical College
——3,144$10,873Community College
Northwood Technical College
——2,940$8,989Community College
Peer group median50%—7,538$10,987

Institutions like CVTC

Explore the federal data for institutions in CVTC's comparison group.

IPEDS

CVTC Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Planning and Research
Email
therightchoice [at] cvtc.edu
Phone
715-833-6300
Address
620 W. Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701

The Institutional Planning and Research (IPR) Department analyzes a variety of College and related data to provide information for planning and decision making at the administrative and program level.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Lexis Michels
    IRB Administrator

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 $12,285 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at Chippewa Valley Technical College?

Chippewa Valley Technical College's IR work is done by the Institutional Planning and Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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