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Western Technical College

La Crosse, Wisconsin·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·westerntc.edu
6-yr Graduation
34%
—
Total enrollment
3,625
peer median 3,544
Avg net price
$11,008
+$2.6k 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
34%
Full-time retention
45%

Pell equity

0.4pp gap
Pell recipients
34%93 of 276
Non-Pell (all)
34%117 of 340
Subsidized loan, no Pell
33%18 of 54
No Federal Aid
35%99 of 286

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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 85 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 71 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
85
Passing
14
16.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

85programs
  • Passing14 · 16.5%
  • No Data71 · 83.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
11
No data
71

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
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+5.0%
$38,303 vs $36,491
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.8%
$40,786 vs $36,491
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.2%
$44,586 vs $36,491
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.5%
$50,531 vs $36,491
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+40.1%
$51,118 vs $36,491
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+45.8%
$53,218 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+51.8%
$55,382 vs $36,491
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+54.2%
$56,274 vs $36,491

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+5.0%
+$1,812

Debt vs earnings

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

23
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
46%
$18,666 debt · $40,786 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
45%
$20,000 debt · $44,586 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
36%
$18,312 debt · $51,118 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
33%
$16,743 debt · $50,531 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
31%
$12,000 debt · $38,303 earn
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
29%
$16,500 debt · $56,274 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$16,028 debt · $55,382 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$14,984 debt · $52,028 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1972Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 16

  1. 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
  2. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

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$7,483
$30–48k$8,083
$48–75k$10,581
$75–110k$13,786
$110k+$15,430

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

Avg net price
$11,008
+$2,601vs Community College median $8,407
Federal loans
33.2%
In-state tuition
$4,820
Out-of-state
$7,078

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, 1,651 students received $7.9M in Pell grants, alongside $7.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,651
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.9M
$7,944,680 total
Direct Loans
$7.6M
2,100 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$3.4M
1,072 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.1M
1,017 loan awards
Parent PLUS$108K
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 1,232 borrowers who entered repayment, 29 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,232
Defaulted
29
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.9%
2017
9.9%
2018
8.7%
2019
2.3%
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 Western Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs75
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

581 total completions
01Health Professions
20134.6%
02Business
13723.6%
03Visual/Performing Arts
529.0%
04Computer Sciences
457.7%
05Security/Protective
386.5%
06Engineering Tech
345.9%
07Liberal Arts
335.7%
08Mechanic
183.1%
09Education
162.8%
10Legal Professions
71.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,625
12-mo unduplicated
10,728
Undergraduate
10,728
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%5,212
Women
51%5,516

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.6%
Unknown
9.4%
Asian
5.3%
Two or more
3.8%
Black
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.3%
Hispanic
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
121
90 M · 31 W
Women athletes
25.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$260K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
23 M · —
$68K
Weight Lifting
6 M · 9 W
$18K
Volleyball
— · 10 W
$47K

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 · 3,906 students

3-year trend

0.762 yrs ago0.771 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    4
    Dating violence
    2
    Stalking
    6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons03
    Drugs60
    Liquor022

    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
    9.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    179

    Western Technical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Western Technical College 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
    SubjectWestern Technical College
    		34%—3,625$11,008Community College
    Milwaukee Area Technical College
    		——13,792$9,112Community College
    Hocking College
    		——1,486$13,704Community College
    Gogebic Community College
    		——882$5,397Community College
    Louisiana Delta Community College
    		——3,463$7,702Community College
    George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
    		——4,044$1,170Community College
    Peer group median34%—3,544$8,407

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Western Technical College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Western Technical College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Email
    research [at] westerntc.edu

    Institutional Research acts as the college’s detectives, using data to uncover the stories behind student success, campus trends, and how we can make your experience better.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Brianne Shane
      Director Institutional Research

    Frequently asked questions about Western Technical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Western Technical College.

    What is the graduation rate at Western Technical College?

    Western Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Western Technical College?

    Western Technical College reports a total enrollment of 3,625 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Western Technical College?

    The average net price at Western Technical College is $11,008 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Western Technical College located?

    Western Technical College is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Western Technical College?

    Western Technical College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional 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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