by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The total cost of attendance at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College fell between $15,282.00 through $17,525.00 depending on your residency status.
In-state students paid the lower published figure, while out-of-state students faced the higher one: near $15,282.00 in-state compared with $17,525.00 for non-residents.
The three scenarios below move from the full sticker price, to the net price after average aid, to the net price low-income students typically pay.
| Tuition and fees | $4,904.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,378.00 |
| Total cost | $15,282.00 |
| That is 21% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $15,282.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$3,766.00 |
| Net price | $11,516.00 |
| That is 40% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $15,282.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,744.00 |
| Net price | $8,538.00 |
| That is 56% below the national average net price. |
| Tuition and fees | $7,147.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,378.00 |
| Total cost | $17,525.00 |
| That is 9% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $17,525.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$3,766.00 |
| Net price | $13,759.00 |
| That is 29% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $17,525.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,744.00 |
| Net price | $10,781.00 |
| That is 44% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page plus living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by roughly 2.3% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Freshman year | $8,733.00 | $11,779.00 | $15,631.00 |
| Senior year | $9,345.00 | $12,605.00 | $16,727.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $36,147.00 | $48,755.00 | $64,699.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $13,771.00 | $18,574.00 | $24,648.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $416.00 | $561.00 | $745.00 |
| Total amount paid | $49,918.00 | $67,328.00 | $89,346.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Freshman year | $8,733.00 | $11,779.00 | $15,631.00 |
| Senior year | $8,932.00 | $12,048.00 | $15,988.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $17,665.00 | $23,827.00 | $31,619.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $6,730.00 | $9,077.00 | $12,046.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $203.00 | $274.00 | $364.00 |
| Total amount paid | $24,395.00 | $32,904.00 | $43,665.00 |
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Freshman year | $11,027.00 | $14,073.00 | $17,925.00 |
| Senior year | $11,800.00 | $15,060.00 | $19,182.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $45,643.00 | $58,251.00 | $74,195.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $17,388.00 | $22,191.00 | $28,265.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $525.00 | $670.00 | $854.00 |
| Total amount paid | $63,031.00 | $80,442.00 | $102,460.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Freshman year | $11,027.00 | $14,073.00 | $17,925.00 |
| Senior year | $11,279.00 | $14,395.00 | $18,335.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $22,306.00 | $28,468.00 | $36,260.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $8,498.00 | $10,845.00 | $13,814.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $257.00 | $328.00 | $417.00 |
| Total amount paid | $30,804.00 | $39,313.00 | $50,073.00 |
Read more in the Net Price section.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $12,896.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $10,277.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $7,569.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $7,745.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $10,682.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $14,133.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $14,277.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is $5,500.00, categorized as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,750.00 |
| 25th | $3,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $5,500.00 |
| 75th | $9,400.00 |
| 90th | $13,500.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt detail.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,750.00 |
| Middle income | $6,050.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $250.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Southwest Wisconsin Technical College comes to $765.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The federal default-rate classification for Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 10.0% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College come to $36,424,802.00 covering 5,012 recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 10 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $2,689.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 2 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,323.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, think through the questions below:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.