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Waukesha County Technical College is a public institution located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. WCTC is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

1,658 Full-Time Undergraduates
$4,386 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Waukesha County Technical College?

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Contact details for WCTC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 800 Main Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072-4601
Phone: 262-691-5566
Website: www.wctc.edu

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Can I Afford WCTC?

$4,386 In-State Tuition
20% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time WCTC students paid $146 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $219 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $4,386 $6,579
Fees $308 $308
Books and Supplies $2,064 $2,064

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WCTC, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,601 a year. That adds up to $22,404 over four years for those students.

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Waukesha County Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,658 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,952 undergraduate students at WCTC, with 1,658 being full-time and 5,294 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,658 full-time undergraduates at WCTC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Waukesha County Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 44
Black or African American 96
Hispanic or Latino 159
White 1,243
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 114

Over 9 countries are represented at WCTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Colombia, and Thailand.

Online Learning at Waukesha County Technical College

394 Took All Classes Online
1,475 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,475 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WCTC has changed over the last few years.

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The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WCTC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 9%

Waukesha County Technical College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 487 0 0 487
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 112 17 18 147
Truck & Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor 100 0 0 100
Electrician 0 0 52 52
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 16 14 21 51
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 0 0 50 50
Welding Technology/Welder 34 0 0 34
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology 0 19 14 33
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 0 0 33 33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 0 32 0 32
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician 0 0 29 29
Metal Fabricator 0 14 15 29
Dental Assisting/Assistant 24 0 0 24
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician 10 5 8 23
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 0 11 12 23
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 0 0 22 22
Tool & Die Technology/Technician 0 0 19 19
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 0 18 0 18
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 17 0 17
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 15 0 0 15
Carpentry/Carpenter 0 0 14 14
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 0 14 0 14
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 0 13 0 13
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 0 0 12 12
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 0 0 10 10
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 0 0 10 10
Aesthetician/Esthetician & Skin Care Specialist 10 0 0 10
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 0 9 0 9
Surgical Technology 0 8 0 8
Sterile Processing Technology/Technician 8 0 0 8
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 8 0 0 8
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 0 7 7
Quality Control Technology 6 0 0 6
Master Aesthetician/Esthetician 0 5 0 5
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 0 0 5 5
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 0 5 0 5
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 0 4 0 4
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager 0 2 0 2
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher 0 0 2 2
Instrumentation Technology 0 0 0 0
Other Precision Production 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 830 207 353 1,390

Waukesha County Technical College Trades

In a recent academic period, Waukesha County Technical College awarded 3,406 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 7 0 0
Allied Health Professions 112 18 25 0
Building Management & Inspection 0 2 2 0
Carpentry 0 14 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 23 0 0 0
Cosmetology 10 33 5 0
Culinary Arts 0 17 16 0
Dental Support Services 24 0 17 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 32 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 52 0 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 14 19 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 13 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 0 29 0 0
Ground Transportation 100 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 10 9 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 22 0 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 10 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 4 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 32 0
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 50 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 487 0 0 0
Precision Metal Working 42 46 14 0
Quality Control Technology 6 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 26 29 19 0
Total 1,844 1,024 538 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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