Chippewa Valley Technical College

Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Public

Of 30 assessed programs, 28 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 53 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,483
$30k to $48k	$9,105
$48k to $75k	$11,868
$75k to $110k	$15,585
$110k and up	$16,821
All families (average)	$12,285

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

30 of 83 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$65,043	+$27,472	clears the bar	$11,562	0.4 yrs	517
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$73,255	+$35,684	clears the bar	$16,700	0.5 yrs	181
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,830	+$20,259	clears the bar	$8,281	0.4 yrs	146
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$48,944	+$11,373	clears the bar	$16,000	1.4 yrs	113
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,289	+$18,718	clears the bar	$9,250	0.5 yrs	110
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$65,275	+$27,704	clears the bar	$5,500	0.2 yrs	78
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$86,785	+$49,214	clears the bar	$5,500	0.1 yrs	65
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,512	+$31,941	clears the bar	$11,000	0.3 yrs	60
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,064	+$13,493	clears the bar	$9,500	0.7 yrs	54
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$68,487	+$30,916	clears the bar	$11,843	0.4 yrs	43
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,082	+$23,511	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$62,189	+$24,618	clears the bar	$11,000	0.4 yrs	41
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$75,000	+$37,429	clears the bar	$13,750	0.4 yrs	41
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$60,431	+$22,860	clears the bar	$11,000	0.5 yrs	37
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$58,028	+$20,457	clears the bar	$11,250	0.5 yrs	33
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,138	+$2,567	clears the bar	$9,994	3.9 yrs	33
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$34,901	-$2,670	falls short	$8,174	insufficient data	28
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	$48,882	+$11,311	clears the bar	$12,989	1.1 yrs	28
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$46,832	+$9,261	clears the bar	$17,500	1.9 yrs	27
Marketing	Associate's Degree	$45,268	+$7,697	clears the bar	$13,090	1.7 yrs	27
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$74,381	+$36,810	clears the bar	$13,500	0.4 yrs	23
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,575 1-year earnings	+$4	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$55,729	+$18,158	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,647	+$4,076	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$32,363	-$5,208	falls short	$9,500	insufficient data	12
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$63,758	+$26,187	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$48,719	+$11,148	clears the bar	$20,000	1.8 yrs	10
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Associate's Degree	$62,564	+$24,993	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$62,438 1-year earnings	+$24,867	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	$49,203	+$11,632	clears the bar	$22,304	1.9 yrs	6
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	169
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	76
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Plant Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Library Science and Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Relations and Advertising	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Business and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nanotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,571/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.