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Western Technical College Overview

Western Technical College is a public institution situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Western Technical College Known For?

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  • Students at Western Technical College may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
  • The 2% student loan default rate at Western Technical College is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Western Technical College.
  • In <nil>, 43% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Western Technical College bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,215 a year. That's about 3% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Western Technical College?

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Contact details for Western Technical College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 400 Seventh St. North, La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: 608-785-9200
Website: www.westerntc.edu

How Do I Get Into Western Technical College?

You can apply to Western Technical College online at: https://ss.westerntc.edu/SelfService/Admissions/Application.aspx?applicationformid=1

Western Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Western Technical College?

46% Take Out Loans
2.3% Loan Default Rate

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 Western Technical College, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,107 a year. That adds up to $20,428 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Western Technical College is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Western Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,557 Full-Time Undergraduates
48% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,963 undergraduate students at Western Technical College, with 1,557 being full-time and 2,406 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,557 full-time undergraduates at Western Technical College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 38
Black or African American 39
Hispanic or Latino 87
White 1,294
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 99

Over 7 countries are represented at Western Technical College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and Russia.

Online Learning at Western Technical College

1,250 Took All Classes Online
2,494 Took At Least One Class Online
165.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,494 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Western Technical College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 24th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Western Technical College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Technical College was 165.5%. This is the #315 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Western Technical College 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%.

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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