Waukesha County Technical College

Pewaukee, Wisconsin · Public

Of 26 assessed programs, 23 leave graduates out-earning a typical Wisconsin high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 52 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,472
$30k to $48k	$8,636
$48k to $75k	$11,681
$75k to $110k	$12,391
$110k and up	$15,083
All families (average)	$11,101

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.

26 of 78 programs could be assessed 33% 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	$53,590	+$16,019	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	487
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,934 1-year earnings	+$24,363	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	130
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,820	+$30,249	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	100
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,722	+$25,151	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	88
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$80,515	+$42,944	clears the bar	$15,750	0.4 yrs	75
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$58,693	+$21,122	clears the bar	$15,431	0.7 yrs	70
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,847	+$20,276	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$86,096	+$48,525	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Design	Associate's Degree	$49,509	+$11,938	clears the bar	$15,554	1.3 yrs	49
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$62,093	+$24,522	clears the bar	$12,187	0.5 yrs	45
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,835	-$1,736	falls short	$8,675	insufficient data	43
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$58,755	+$21,184	clears the bar	$11,950	0.6 yrs	39
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$59,490	+$21,919	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$46,708	+$9,137	clears the bar	$20,643	2.3 yrs	32
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$48,109	+$10,538	clears the bar	$22,545	2.1 yrs	26
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$54,954 1-year earnings	+$17,383	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$30,725 1-year earnings	-$6,846	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,116	+$545	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$71,538	+$33,967	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	$64,571	+$27,000	clears the bar	$10,907	0.4 yrs	21
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$77,267	+$39,696	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$65,178 1-year earnings	+$27,607	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$66,027	+$28,456	clears the bar	$18,091	0.6 yrs	17
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$33,290	-$4,281	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Marketing	Associate's Degree	$44,891	+$7,320	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,675	+$4,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teaching Assistants/Aides	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
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Data Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Precision Production, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrician Training	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Precision Metalworking	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Precision Production, Other	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	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.