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Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Western Technical College is a public institution. The location of Western Technical College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Western Technical College?

Contact details for Western Technical College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 Seventh St. North, La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone:	608-785-9200
Website:	www.westerntc.edu

Can I Afford Western Technical College?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Western Technical College students paid $143 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $215 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,298	$6,450
Fees	$338	$338
Books and Supplies	$1,988	$1,988
On Campus Room and Board	$7,430	$7,430
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,620	$3,620

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Western Technical College, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,107 a year. That adds up to $20,428 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Western Technical College is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Western Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,963 undergraduate students at Western Technical College, with 1,557 being full-time and 2,406 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,557 full-time undergraduates at Western Technical College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	38
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	1,294
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	99

Over 7 countries are represented at Western Technical College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and Russia.

Online Learning at Western Technical College

In 2020-2021, 2,494 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Western Technical College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Technical College was 165.5%. This is the #245 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Western Technical College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.