Northcentral Technical College

Wausau, Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly certificate · City: Small

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Higher Learning Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $12,582. 56% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $46,066 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $8,000.

Average net price
$12,582
per year Verified data
Completion rate
56%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$46,066
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$8,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$5,139
Out-of-state tuition and fees$7,431
Average cost of attendance$17,741
Books and supplies$1,463
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$12,582
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$12,582
Average net price, family income over $110,000Data unavailable

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
Data unavailable
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
3,257
Graduate enrollment
Data unavailable
Students receiving Pell grants
19%
Student to faculty ratio
18 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time56%
Completion within normal time45%
First-year retention (full-time)59%
Median federal debt, graduates$8,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$91
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$9,708
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry67%
1 year after completion$49,541
4 years after completion$50,869
6 years after entry$44,130
8 years after entry$44,912
10 years after entry$46,066
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $46,066; the middle half earned $28,506 to $64,299. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Northcentral Technical College

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

109 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (62)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
126$41,496$10,626
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
104$47,314$12,800
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
69$33,801Suppressed for privacy
Animal Sciences
CIP 01.09 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
CIP 46.04 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
44$49,162Suppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · All credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communications Technologies/Technicians
CIP 10.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Programming
CIP 11.02 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CIP 11.09 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
45$49,788Suppressed for privacy
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
CIP 12.04 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
37$59,998$17,994
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.06 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online
19$51,706Suppressed for privacy
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
CIP 46.03 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CIP 52.18 · All credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ground Transportation
CIP 49.02 · No credentials fully online
71$60,800$10,021
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
CIP 51.26 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
32$37,251$9,945
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.03 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · All credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
54Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Engineering
CIP 14.35 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other
CIP 47.99 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · All credentials fully online
46$32,547$14,058
Plant Sciences
CIP 01.11 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services
CIP 46.05 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CIP 51.39 · No credentials fully online
302$33,413$7,750
Precision Metal Working
CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online
160$50,390$5,500
Precision Production Trades, General
CIP 48.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.04 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.07 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
CIP 51.35 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
60Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching Assistants/Aides
CIP 13.15 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online
28Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Woodworking
CIP 48.07 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (47)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
22$40,782$10,834
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online
1$30,695Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacy$13,500
American Sign Language
CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Animal Sciences
CIP 01.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
27$48,497$13,605
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Programming
CIP 11.02 · No credentials fully online
5$56,300Suppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CIP 11.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
22$46,145$10,250
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
7$50,398Suppressed for privacy
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.06 · No credentials fully online
30$62,983$11,625
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.13 · All credentials fully online
10$53,236Suppressed for privacy
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online
20$66,211Suppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CIP 52.18 · All credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Insurance
CIP 52.17 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
9$46,395Suppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
27$32,805$15,500
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plant Sciences
CIP 01.11 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Precision Metal Working
CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
68$74,789$12,420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacy$7,000
Teaching Assistants/Aides
CIP 13.15 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
CIP 01.83 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Woodworking
CIP 48.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 239460, OPEID 005387. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.