-7pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 7 pp at Chippewa Valley Technical College vs the 2003–2007 baseline (46.3% vs 53.4%).
Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly certificates
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 4,127 undergraduate students. 80 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Chippewa Valley Technical College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.5% → 0.0%).
+13%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Chippewa Valley Technical College rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 (63.6% → 72.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Chippewa Valley Technical College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Wisconsin median
Each tile compares this institution to the Wisconsin median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$46,297+6% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$43,630
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry46.3%+3% · '99→'09
Wisconsin median 58.4%$8,000+336% · '97→'20
At program completion4,127+52% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS70.1%+18% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—±0% · '01→'05
latest cohort$4,724+120% · '00→'24
out-of-state $6,917SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Chippewa Valley Technical College earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.3%Median federal debt $8,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $46,297 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Chippewa Valley Technical College enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+18%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · retention rose
61.0% → 72.0%
+52%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · undergrad enrollment rose
2,814 → 4,272
+120%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · in-state tuition rose
$2,206 → $4,844
-49%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · out-of-state tuition fell
$14,026 → $7,087
+336%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · median debt rose
$2,625 → $11,432
-100%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · cohort default rate fell
10.8% → 0.0%
-53%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · pell share fell
37.4% → 17.4%
+33%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$34,800 → $46,297
+27%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,700 → $44,075
+27%
Chippewa Valley Technical College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$34,400 → $43,630
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Chippewa Valley Technical College programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$93,910Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians$74,197Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$69,998Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$69,051Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies$65,863Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$63,529Criminal Justice and Corrections$62,796Computer Programming$62,722Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$61,304Precision Metal Working$57,152Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,472Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$53,266Human Resources Management and Services$51,498Ground Transportation$51,271Accounting and Related Services$48,311Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,889Marketing$46,633Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$44,980Health and Medical Administrative Services$44,315Agricultural Business and Management$42,747Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies$42,645Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$42,344Carpenters$42,011Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$36,053
Showing top 24 of 28 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
28 Chippewa Valley Technical College programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$69,051Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$69,998Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$63,529Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$44,980Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$36,053Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$35,954Health and Medical Administrative Services$44,315Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$53,266Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$33,920
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$738,604
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 1
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $12,577
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 1
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Chippewa Valley Technical College in Wisconsin
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Chippewa Valley Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Chippewa Valley Technical College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Chippewa Valley Technical College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.