+32%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Northcentral Technical College rose 32% between 2021 and 2024 ($5.4k → $7.1k).
Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly certificates
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, Wisconsin. 3,479 undergraduate students. 107 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Northcentral 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 Northcentral Technical College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.0% → 0.0%).
+31%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Northcentral Technical College rose 31% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.7k → $4.9k).
-17%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Northcentral Technical College fell 17% between 2017 and 2020 ($9.0k → $7.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Wisconsin
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.
$44,925+15% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$38,984
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry48.9%-22% · '98→'09
Wisconsin median 58.4%$5,250+186% · '97→'20
At program completion3,479+24% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS73.9%-6% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$3,861+148% · '00→'24
out-of-state $5,615SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How 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
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
1.6%Median federal debt $5,250 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $44,925 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
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.
-22%
Northcentral Technical College · completion · 150% fell
59.5% → 46.2%
+24%
Northcentral Technical College · undergrad enrollment rose
2,618 → 3,257
+148%
Northcentral Technical College · in-state tuition rose
$1,968 → $4,889
-54%
Northcentral Technical College · out-of-state tuition fell
$15,419 → $7,132
+186%
Northcentral Technical College · median debt rose
$2,625 → $7,500
-100%
Northcentral Technical College · cohort default rate fell
13.3% → 0.0%
+294%
Northcentral Technical College · pell share rose
4.0% → 18.7%
+20%
Northcentral Technical College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$37,300 → $44,925
SECTION 05 · 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.
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.$68,624Computer Programming.$65,188Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$63,405Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$62,049Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$61,635Computer Software and Media Applications.$59,970Computer Programming.$58,764Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$58,408Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$54,446Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other.$53,156Precision Metal Working.$50,958Criminal Justice and Corrections.$49,985Business Administration, Management and Operations.$48,709Precision Metal Working.$47,815Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$47,371Health and Medical Administrative Services.$46,203Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$45,840Business Administration, Management and Operations.$45,475Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$42,584Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$42,119Accounting and Related Services.$41,517Animal Sciences.$41,310Health and Medical Administrative Services.$40,537Graphic Communications.$39,904
Showing top 24 of 28 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
28 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$54,446Computer Programming.$65,188Computer Programming.$58,764Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$63,405Computer Software and Media Applications.$59,970Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other.$53,156
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$42,119Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$30,841Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$42,584Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$62,049Health and Medical Administrative Services.$40,537Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$39,481Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$33,277Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$47,371Health and Medical Administrative Services.$46,203Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$58,408
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Northcentral 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
$148,961
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $10,143
- 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
Same sector and degree mix in Wisconsin
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Northcentral Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Northcentral Technical College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Northcentral 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.