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Waukesha County Technical College

Pewaukee, Wisconsin. 4,497 undergraduate students. 71 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 240125 · OPEID 005294 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Waukesha County 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 Waukesha County Technical College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.5% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+11%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Waukesha County Technical College rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 (4.4k → 5.0k).

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
$46,894+14% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$41,251
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
46.2%-4% · '98→'09
Wisconsin median 58.4%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$9,500+357% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
4,497+24% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
80.6%+20% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$4,720+121% · '00→'24
out-of-state $6,996
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

2.7%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $9,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $46,894 (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 · 1996–20244,955
6,1823,17119962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1998–200932.3%
39%29%19982009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$12,000
$12,563$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
RETENTION · 2004→2024+20%

Waukesha County Technical College · retention rose

65.0% → 77.8%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+24%

Waukesha County Technical College · undergrad enrollment rose

3,981 → 4,955

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+121%

Waukesha County Technical College · in-state tuition rose

$2,200 → $4,872

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024-52%

Waukesha County Technical College · out-of-state tuition fell

$14,796 → $7,115

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+357%

Waukesha County Technical College · median debt rose

$2,625 → $12,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Waukesha County Technical College · cohort default rate fell

14.4% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+176%

Waukesha County Technical College · pell share rose

1.4% → 10.2%

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.CIP 1504 · Associate's Degree$81,93723 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,078119 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$72,04184 gradsComputer Programming.CIP 1102 · Associate's Degree$69,01524 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.CIP 1109 · Associate's Degree$64,72120 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Associate's Degree$62,35813 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.CIP 5139 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,118544 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.CIP 5106 · Associate's Degree$61,40014 gradsHuman Resources Management and Services.CIP 5210 · Associate's Degree$60,94124 gradsPrecision Metal Working.CIP 4805 · Associate's Degree$60,03718 gradsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1513 · Associate's Degree$59,96027 gradsPrecision Metal Working.CIP 4805 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,87491 gradsGround Transportation.CIP 4902 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,02990 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Associate's Degree$54,65817 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$52,36964 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Associate's Degree$51,18017 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,95654 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Associate's Degree$45,80517 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Associate's Degree$45,64614 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.CIP 4301 · Associate's Degree$45,26867 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.CIP 5108 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,27621 gradsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.CIP 5110 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,45026 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,53312 gradsDesign and Applied Arts.CIP 5004 · Associate's Degree$34,75537 grads
Showing top 24 of 27 ranked programs.71 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

27 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 Programming.Associate's Degree$69,01524 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Associate's Degree$64,72120 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Associate's Degree$31,60623 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$59,96027 gradsElectromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$81,93723 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and Corrections.Associate's Degree$45,26867 grads

MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,95654 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Associate's Degree$51,18017 grads

PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48

Precision Metal Working.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,87491 gradsPrecision Metal Working.Associate's Degree$60,03718 grads

TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49

Ground Transportation.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,02990 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Design and Applied Arts.Associate's Degree$34,75537 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,118544 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,078119 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Associate's Degree$72,04184 gradsMental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.Associate's Degree$33,15129 gradsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,45026 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,63025 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,27621 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.Associate's Degree$61,40014 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Associate's Degree$45,64614 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Associate's Degree$62,35813 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,53312 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Associate's Degree$52,36964 gradsHuman Resources Management and Services.Associate's Degree$60,94124 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Associate's Degree$54,65817 gradsMarketing.Associate's Degree$45,80517 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Waukesha County 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
$589,153
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 1
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 1year 0year 39
Cost per year
$9,612
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.

KENOSHA$40.3k

Gateway Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 47% completion
EAU CLAIRE$46.3k

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 46% completion
WAUSAU$44.9k

Northcentral Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 49% completion
LA CROSSE$45.3k

Western Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 39% completion
GREEN BAY$44.6k

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 46% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Waukesha County Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Waukesha County Technical College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Waukesha County 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 →