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Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly certificates

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Fennimore, Wisconsin. 1,277 undergraduate students. 52 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 239910 · OPEID 007669 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Southwest Wisconsin 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.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.1% → 0.0%).

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.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$43,470+3% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$42,360
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
54.1%+3% · '99→'09
Wisconsin median 58.4%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$5,500+186% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
1,277+12% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
72.5%+10% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$4,796+137% · '00→'24
out-of-state $6,989
SECTION 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).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
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

1.7%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $5,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $43,470 (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.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–20241,313
1,75399719962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1999–200960.3%
63%50%19992009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$7,500
$7,500$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+137%

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · in-state tuition rose

$2,072 → $4,904

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024-58%

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · out-of-state tuition fell

$17,186 → $7,147

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+186%

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · median debt rose

$2,625 → $7,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · cohort default rate fell

12.5% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+323%

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · pell share rose

4.0% → 20.2%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+38%

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · earnings_median_10yr rose

$31,600 → $43,470

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+40%

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · earnings_median_8yr rose

$30,100 → $42,061

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+44%

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · earnings_median_6yr rose

$29,500 → $42,360

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.

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.CIP 4603 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,79948 gradsElectromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1504 · Associate's Degree$71,42813 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$70,24154 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.CIP 1109 · Associate's Degree$59,3105 gradsAgricultural Business and Management.CIP 0101 · Associate's Degree$58,2384 gradsPrecision Metal Working.CIP 4805 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,22736 gradsAgricultural Mechanization.CIP 0102 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,99720 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.CIP 4301 · Associate's Degree$49,85811 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.CIP 5139 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,496228 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.CIP 5108 · Associate's Degree$45,34415 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$43,80245 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,42528 gradsCulinary Arts and Related Services.CIP 1205 · Associate's Degree$40,1881 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.CIP 5108 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,65528 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.CIP 5106 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,2208 gradsCosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.CIP 1204 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$24,5039 grads
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

16 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Associate's Degree$59,3105 grads

PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$24,5039 gradsCulinary Arts and Related Services.Associate's Degree$40,1881 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$71,42813 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and Corrections.Associate's Degree$49,85811 grads

CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,79948 grads

PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48

Precision Metal Working.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,22736 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,496228 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Associate's Degree$70,24154 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,42528 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,65528 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Associate's Degree$45,34415 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,2208 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Associate's Degree$43,80245 grads

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

Agricultural Mechanization.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,99720 gradsAgricultural Business and Management.Associate's Degree$58,2384 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Southwest Wisconsin 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
$244,647
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 4
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 4year 0year 39
Cost per year
$10,682
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.

CLEVELAND$47.1k

Lakeshore Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 43% completion
RICE LAKE$43.4k

Northwood Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 51% completion
WISCONSIN RAPIDS$42.3k

Mid-State Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 54% completion
JANESVILLE$41.6k

Blackhawk Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 30% completion
LA CROSSE$45.3k

Western Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 39% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Southwest Wisconsin Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Southwest Wisconsin Technical College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Southwest Wisconsin 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.

Methodology →