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Waukesha County Technical College

Pewaukee, Wisconsin·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·wctc.edu
6-yr Graduation
44%
—
Total enrollment
8,367
peer median 7,538
Avg net price
$11,101
+$114 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
44%
Full-time retention
78%

Pell equity

15.4pp gap
Pell recipients
33%26 of 78
Non-Pell (all)
48%104 of 215
Subsidized loan, no Pell
35%6 of 17
No Federal Aid
49%98 of 198

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.4-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 72 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
72
Passing
13
18.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.4%
+0.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

72programs
  • Passing13 · 18.1%
  • No Data58 · 80.6%
  • Failing1 · 1.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
12
No data
58

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.

14
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-8.8%
$33,290 vs $36,491
Marketing
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+23.0%
$44,891 vs $36,491
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.0%
$46,708 vs $36,491
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+31.8%
$48,109 vs $36,491
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+35.7%
$49,509 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+60.8%
$58,693 vs $36,491
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+61.0%
$58,755 vs $36,491
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+63.0%
$59,490 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

13
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
50%
$16,605 debt · $33,290 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
43%
$20,286 debt · $46,708 earn
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
32%
$18,897 debt · $58,755 earn
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
26%
$18,463 debt · $71,538 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
25%
$15,425 debt · $62,093 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$14,250 debt · $58,693 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$11,500 debt · $48,109 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$15,718 debt · $80,515 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 11

  1. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Apr 2024Renewal 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. Apr 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

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$8,472
$30–48k$8,636
$48–75k$11,681
$75–110k$12,391
$110k+$15,083

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

Avg net price
$11,101
+$114vs Community College median $10,987
Federal loans
8.3%
In-state tuition
$4,872
Out-of-state
$7,115

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, 1,230 students received $5.0M in Pell grants, alongside $4.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,230
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.0M
$4,983,645 total
Direct Loans
$4.3M
1,173 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
570 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
597 loan awards
Parent PLUS$74K
6 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 969 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (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
969
Defaulted
25
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.0%
2017
12.7%
2018
9.0%
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 WCTC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs82
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

655 total completions
01Health Professions
13921.2%
02Business
13220.2%
03Computer Sciences
8713.3%
04Engineering Tech
7411.3%
05Security/Protective
659.9%
06Visual/Performing Arts
548.2%
07Education
335.0%
08Precision Production
314.7%
09Personal/Culinary
223.4%
10Mechanic
182.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
8,367
12-mo unduplicated
11,951
Undergraduate
11,951
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
50%5,992
Women
50%5,959

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.5%
Unknown
12.5%
Hispanic
11.8%
Black
6.1%
Asian
3.4%
Two or more
3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
66
43 M · 23 W
Women athletes
34.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$325K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$4K
—
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Basketball
12 M · 12 W
$34K
Golf
17 M · —
$5K
Baseball
14 M · —
$25K
Volleyball
— · 11 W
$7K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
0.00
0 offenses · 7,757 students

3-year trend

0.142 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    22.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    208

    WCTC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions WCTC 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
    SubjectWaukesha County Technical College
    		44%—8,367$11,101Community College
    Northcentral Technical College
    		——6,746$10,303Community College
    Chippewa Valley Technical College
    		——8,330$12,285Community 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 median44%—7,538$10,987

    Institutions like WCTC

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

    IPEDS

    WCTC Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
    Email
    vbrenner [at] wctc.edu
    Phone
    262-691-5577
    Address
    800 Main Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072

    The Institutional Research & Effectiveness unit provides essential information and analysis for improving the College’s efficiency and effectiveness, connecting WCTC's goals with resources and helping the College make informed, data-driven decisions.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    5 members
    • Viktor Brenner, Ph.D.
      Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
    • Lori Peterson
      Administrative Assistant
    • David Schubot, Ph.D.
      Program Development and Evaluation Coordinator
    • Sydney Tylke, MS
      Program Development and Evaluation Analyst
    • Ryan Paulus, MA
      Business Intelligence Coordinator

    Frequently asked questions about Waukesha County Technical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about WCTC.

    What is the graduation rate at Waukesha County Technical College?

    Waukesha County Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Waukesha County Technical College?

    Waukesha County Technical College reports a total enrollment of 8,367 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Waukesha County Technical College?

    The average net price at Waukesha County Technical College is $11,101 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Waukesha County Technical College located?

    Waukesha County Technical College is located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin 53072-4601.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Waukesha County Technical College?

    Waukesha County Technical College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness.

    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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