Blackhawk Technical College Overview
Located in Janesville, Wisconsin, Blackhawk Technical College is a public institution. Janesville is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.
What Is Blackhawk Technical College Known For?
- Students at BTC may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
- The undergraduate certificate is the highest award offered at BTC.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
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Blackhawk Technical College Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at BTC.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards BTC has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#41 | Best Value Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | College Factual |
#75 | Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections | College Factual |
#78 | Best Value Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences | College Factual |
#98 | Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | College Factual |
#110 | Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#142 | Best Value Colleges for Education | College Factual |
Where Is Blackhawk Technical College?
Contact details for BTC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 6004 South County Road G, Janesville, WI 53547-5009 |
Phone: | 608-758-6900 |
How Do I Get Into BTC?
You can apply to BTC online at: https://www.blackhawk.edu/Admissions/How-to-Apply
Can I Afford Blackhawk Technical College?
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At BTC, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $4,102 a year. That adds up to $16,408 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at BTC is 16.9%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
Blackhawk Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 569 full-time undergraduates at BTC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Blackhawk Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 16 |
Black or African American | 14 |
Hispanic or Latino | 71 |
White | 417 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 44 |
Over 3 countries are represented at BTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Sudan, India, and Serbia.
Online Learning at Blackhawk Technical College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at BTC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of BTC
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Blackhawk Technical College was 77.9%. This is the #494 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BTC 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%.
Blackhawk Technical College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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