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Community college · Public

Nicolet Area Technical College

Pelican, WI593 online only

Nicolet Area Technical College is a public community college in Pelican, WI, with about 613 students on campus.

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Students on campus
613
plus 593 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$8,255
tuition and fees $4,793; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
44%
lower than at 75% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,643
lower than at 58% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Nicolet Area Technical College, in brief

Most students study part-time

83% 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 ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Nicolet Area Technical College. Nearby ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $7,837, about $83 a month over ten years. That’s 2.8% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Long, cold winters

January nights in Pelican average 3°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. Living in Pelican ↓

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

663 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 73%Hispanic 6%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 67%Men 33%
9 : 1
students per teacher
32%
get Pell grants (lower income)
18%
take federal loans
32%
undergrads 25 or older
83%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Nicolet Area Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,072 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $7,066

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,793Books & supplies $1,466Other costs $7,813

After grants, the average family on aid pays $8,255.

Tuition and fees are $4,793 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

$10,060

About $20,120 over 2 years · 29% off the sticker price

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

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
44%
within 3 years · Pell students 50%
Come back for year two
62%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,643
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$7,837
about $83 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

2.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$83 a month against about $3,006 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

48%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 55% 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
$35k
Middle income$30–75k
$46k
Higher incomeover $75k
$54k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 39%Business 20%Liberal arts 8%Precision production 8%Computer science 7%Culinary & personal services 6%Everything else 13%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

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

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities70 graduates a year · typical debt $8,500
$41k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing26 graduates a year · typical debt $11,500
$64k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations14 graduates a year
$52k4 yrs out
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions10 graduates a year
—not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services7 graduates a year
—not reported
Accounting and Related Services7 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods4 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services4 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Pelican

3% of Pelican’s 2,840 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Pelican pages.

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$829/momedian rent · 24% below the state$217Kmedian home value · 18% below the state3° / 78°January low / July high · 82" of snowB−Health GradeAll colleges in and near PelicanCompare prices, admissions and outcomes

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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.