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Western Technical College Data & Information Overview

105 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
This overview covers the essential stats on Western Technical College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Western Technical College Ranked?

#292 Best Colleges in Nation
#6 Best Colleges in WI
Education Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2025 Rankings

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.

Western Technical College was awarded 105 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Western Technical College is ranked #292 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Western Technical College held the #451 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Western Technical College also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Western Technical College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Western 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.

Learn more about Western Technical College admissions.

Western Technical College Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
44% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Western Technical College is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Western Technical College is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  44 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Western Technical College

47% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 47% rate at Western Technical College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.

Freshmen Retention Rate  47 out of 100
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100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Western Technical College.

Western Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,611 Full-Time Undergraduates
15.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
50.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,240 undergraduates at Western Technical College with 1,611 being full-time and 2,629 being part-time.

How Much Does Western Technical College Cost?

$10,319 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
$20,536 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Western Technical College is $10,319. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Western Technical College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$7,287 $8,586 $11,033 $13,717 $14,615

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 Western Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,134 a year. That adds up to $20,536 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Western Technical College Graduates Make?

$45,303 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Western Technical College make about $45,303 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Western Technical College graduates since it is 8% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Western Technical College

Wisconsin State
1,611 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Western Technical College is a public institution situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The city atmosphere of La Crosse makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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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: https://www.westerntc.edu/

Western Technical College Majors

46 Majors With Completions
2,632 Undergraduate Degrees
2,632 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 46 majors graduated from Western Technical College. Of these students, 2,632 received undergraduate degrees and 2,632 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 270 NA
Allied Health Professions 144 NA
Nursing 100 NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 66 NA
Business Administration & Management 63 NA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 56 NA
Precision Metal Working 54 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 42 NA
Mental & Social Health Services 37 NA
Information Technology 34 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Western Technical College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Western Technical College

66% Take At Least One Class Online
31% Take All Classes Online

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, 2,567 students took at least one online class at Western Technical College. This is an increase from the 2,494 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 2,567 1,185
2021-2022 2,494 1,250
2020-2021 3,524 2,891
2018-2019 1,398 496

Learn more about online learning at Western Technical College.

Notes and References

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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