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Community college · Public

Northcentral Technical College

Wausau, WI2,007 online only

Northcentral Technical College is a public community college in Wausau, WI, with about 3,831 students on campus and 2,007 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
3,831
plus 2,007 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$10,303
tuition and fees $4,889; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 73% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$44,925
higher than at 60% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Northcentral Technical College, in brief

Most students study part-time

69% 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 Northcentral Technical College. Nearby ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $7,500, about $80 a month over ten years. That’s 2.4% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Northcentral Technical College focuses on health professions

44% of the degrees Northcentral Technical College awards are in health professions; the next biggest field, business, is 15%. Majors ↓

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

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

3,257 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 74%Hispanic 5%Black 2%Asian 6%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 60%Men 40%
18 : 1
students per teacher
19%
get Pell grants (lower income)
14%
take federal loans
27%
undergrads 25 or older
69%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Northcentral Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $15,768 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $7,132

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,889Books & supplies $1,465Other costs $9,414

After grants, the average family on aid pays $10,303.

Tuition and fees are $4,889 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

$8,470

About $16,940 over 2 years · 46% off the sticker price

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

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 3 years · Pell students 38%
Come back for year two
59%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$44,925
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$7,500
about $80 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

2.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$80 a month against about $3,249 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
$41k
Middle income$30–75k
$49k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 44%Business 15%Precision production 7%Engineering tech 6%Computer science 4%Education 4%Everything else 20%

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 Nursing70 graduates a year · typical debt $8,000
$66k4 yrs out
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions29 graduates a year · typical debt $10,691
$41k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations27 graduates a year · typical debt $10,250
$47k4 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions26 graduates a year · typical debt $9,499
$61k4 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians22 graduates a year · typical debt $7,228
$59k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services21 graduates a year · typical debt $7,500
$65k4 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management20 graduates a year
—not reported
Accounting and Related Services18 graduates a year · typical debt $8,950
$48k4 yrs out
The town around it

Living in Wausau

4% of Wausau’s 40,188 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Wausau pages.

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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.