Northcentral Technical College

Wausau, Wisconsin · Public

Of 35 assessed programs, 31 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 75 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,216
$30k to $48k	$14,243
$48k to $75k	$8,470
All families (average)	$10,303

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.

35 of 110 programs could be assessed 32% 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	$42,038	+$4,467	clears the bar	$3,750	0.8 yrs	276
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,016	+$1,445	clears the bar	$8,283	5.7 yrs	174
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,792	+$15,221	clears the bar	$3,500	0.2 yrs	121
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,271 1-year earnings	+$4,700	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	117
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,626	+$17,055	clears the bar	$5,000	0.3 yrs	101
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,752	+$13,181	clears the bar	$9,500	0.7 yrs	82
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,404	+$1,833	clears the bar	$8,000	4.4 yrs	76
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$66,099	+$28,528	clears the bar	$8,000	0.3 yrs	75
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,602	+$6,031	clears the bar	$6,314	1.0 yrs	74
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,436	+$865	clears the bar	$5,250	6.1 yrs	45
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$59,018	+$21,447	clears the bar	$7,228	0.3 yrs	41
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$47,392	+$9,821	clears the bar	$10,250	1.0 yrs	38
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,126	+$24,555	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,348	+$18,777	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,938	+$30,367	clears the bar	$4,750	0.2 yrs	32
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$40,958	+$3,387	clears the bar	$10,691	3.2 yrs	32
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,038	+$31,467	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,820	+$11,249	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$61,466	+$23,895	clears the bar	$9,499	0.4 yrs	23
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$48,411	+$10,840	clears the bar	$8,000	0.7 yrs	19
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$67,224	+$29,653	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$42,321 1-year earnings	+$4,750	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	$33,350	-$4,221	falls short	$7,250	insufficient data	15
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$64,685	+$27,114	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Marketing	Associate's Degree	$37,143	-$428	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,326	-$245	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$60,691	+$23,120	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$47,806	+$10,235	clears the bar	$8,950	0.9 yrs	13
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	$37,587 1-year earnings	+$16	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$41,576	+$4,005	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,478	+$2,907	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Animal Sciences	Associate's Degree	$46,282	+$8,711	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$63,412	+$25,841	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$27,446	-$10,125	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$65,158	+$27,587	clears the bar	$7,500	0.3 yrs	1
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Animal Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Woodworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Plant Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Plant Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Precision Production Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Information Systems	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Physical Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Insurance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	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 and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Gerontology	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
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.