Nicolet Area Technical College is a public community college located in Rhinelander, WI. It offers 50 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 9 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Nicolet Area Technical College is $4,724 for Wisconsin residents and $6,917 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Wisconsin public community colleges' average ($6,770).

The school has 1,186 students, which is lower than Wisconsin community collleges' average (3,395). In addition, 647 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (11 to 1) of Wisconsin community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Nicolet Area Technical College. Then, we compare its costs to Wisconsin community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Wisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,724$6,917
Books & Supplies$1,722
Off-Campus Living Costs$12,326
Average Financial Aid$5,008
Cost of Attendance$18,772$20,965
After Financial Aid$13,764$15,957
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Wisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Nicolet Area Technical College$4,724$6,917
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

Nicolet Area Technical College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs63NOT OFFERED
Total Programs3218NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist21 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 70 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science9 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Carpentry/CarpenterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler FitterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/PlumberNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/Welder12 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Metal Fabricator3 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical/Clinical Assistant11 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services TechnicianNOT OFFERED 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 26 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training12 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 14 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping4 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
ReceptionistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services2 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,186 students at Nicolet Area Technical College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 406 male students and 818 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
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total1,2242211,003
Male Students40678328
Female Students818143675

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,186 total students, 846 students enrolled through distance learning (647 students enrolled exclusively and 199 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,186
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses647
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses199
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses340

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Nicolet Area Technical College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address5364 College Drive, Rhinelander, WI
Phone715-365-4410
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$4,724
Out-of-State$6,917
Student Population »1,186 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »49%
Transfer-out Rate13%
Retention Rate52% (Full-time)
58% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$5,008
Students to Faculty7:1 (14.29%)