by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Northcentral Technical College was awarded 53 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.
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North Central Technical College landed the #537 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
North Central Technical College also holds the #17 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Northcentral Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Northcentral Technical College is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northcentral Technical College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Northcentral Technical College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,939 undergraduates at North Central Technical College with 1,212 being full-time and 4,727 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,561 | $10,395 | $13,042 | $14,396 | $14,513 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of North Central Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 North Central Technical College, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $4,402 a year. That adds up to $17,608 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at North Central Technical College is 1.0%. 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.
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Contact details for North Central Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 Campus Dr, Wausau, WI 54401-1899 |
| Phone: | 715-675-3331 |
| Website: | www.ntc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 276 | NA |
| Accounting | 187 | NA |
| Information Technology | 134 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 129 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 120 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 108 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 104 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 88 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 85 | NA |
| Nursing | 75 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 3,060 students took at least one online class at Northcentral Technical College. This is a decrease from the 3,198 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,060 | 1,852 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,198 | 2,300 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,236 | 1,958 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,120 | 1,720 |
Learn more about online learning at Northcentral Technical College.
Footnotes
*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.
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