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Community college · Public

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI433 online only

Lakeshore Technical College is a public community college in Cleveland, WI, with about 2,548 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,548
plus 433 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,653
tuition and fees $4,844; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
50%
lower than at 69% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$47,113
higher than at 66% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Lakeshore Technical College

Most students study part-time

84% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

A graduation gap for lower-income students

31% of students with Pell grants finish, against 50% overall, a gap of 18 points. 21% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $7,000, about $74 a month over ten years. That’s 2.2% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Lakeshore Technical College focuses on health professions

42% of the degrees Lakeshore Technical College awards are in health professions; the next biggest field, mechanics and repair, is 14%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

1,886 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 70%Hispanic 13%Black 3%Asian 9%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 50%Men 50%
14 : 1
students per teacher
21%
get Pell grants (lower income)
12%
take federal loans
38%
undergrads 25 or older
84%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Lakeshore Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Lakeshore Technical College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,599 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $7,087

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,844Books & supplies $1,465Other costs $8,290

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,653.

Tuition and fees are $4,844 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$9,538

About $19,076 over 2 years · 35% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
50%
within 3 years · Pell students 31%
Come back for year two
67%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$47,113
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$7,000
about $74 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

2.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$74 a month against about $3,389 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

59%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 73% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$43k
Middle income$30–75k
$50k
Higher incomeover $75k
$50k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 42%Mechanic & repair 14%Business 10%Computer science 7%Precision production 7%Culinary & personal services 5%Everything else 15%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing35 graduates a year · typical debt $9,000
$72k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations33 graduates a year · typical debt $10,400
$57k4 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services18 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections15 graduates a year
$64k4 yrs out
Legal Support Services10 graduates a year
—not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services10 graduates a year
—not reported
Accounting and Related Services10 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management9 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Cleveland

1% of Cleveland’s 1,582 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Cleveland pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Lakeshore Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Lakeland UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Herman
8.6 mi2,392 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.