Western Technical College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Western Technical College is a 2-4 years, public school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,716 for Wisconsin residents and $6,909 for other students on average. It offers 95 degree programs through 44 Certificate, 51 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 15 programs (8 Certificate, 7 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	400 Seventh St. North, La Crosse, WI
Phone	608-785-9200
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$4,716 Out-of-State$6,909
Student Population »	3,872 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	41%
Transfer-out Rate	17%
Retention Rate	47% (Full-time) 38% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,604
Students to Faculty	9:1 (11.11%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,100

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $4,716 for Wisconsin residents and $6,909 for out-of-state students at Western Technical College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($6,770) over public community colleges in Wisconsin.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Western Technical College. Then, we compare its costs to Wisconsin community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Wisconsin Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$4,716	$6,909
Books & Supplies	$2,060
On-Campus Living Costs	$10,802
Off-Campus Living Costs	$12,396
Average Financial Aid	$5,604
Cost of Attendance	$17,578	$19,771
After Financial Aid	$11,974	$14,167
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,100

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Wisconsin Residents	Out-of-State Students
Western Technical College	$4,716	$6,909
Public Community Colleges in Wisconsin	$4,789	$6,770
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,992	$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Western Technical College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 15 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Certificate, 7 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	8	7	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	44	51	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/Aide	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Technology/Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Carpentry/Carpenter	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tool and Die Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	26 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Dental Assisting/Assistant	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	NOT OFFERED	43 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	87 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	47 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Knowledge Management	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Digital Marketing	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 3,872 students at Western Technical College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,792 male students and 2,171 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	3,963	1,557	2,406
Male Students	1,792	817	975
Female Students	2,171	740	1,431

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Western Technical College, there are 3,872 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,567 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,185 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,382 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	3,872
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,185
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,382
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,305