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Gateway Technical College

Kenosha, WI 4,759 Undergrads 50.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$17,700
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,704
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,991
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,704
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$55,991
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+30%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$43,084
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate50.3%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Average Starting Age27.0
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients39.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time24.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS61.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 1 Year to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$631k
+$227k
+$145k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$620k
+$216k
+$134k
Full Cost$18k/yr
+$615k
+$210k
+$128k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
21
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
23
1233%
Full Cost$18k/yr
23
781%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return1602%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return306%
Warning: Read this ROI with care. Most awards here are certificates, so the model prices a one-year program. The earnings figure covers every graduate, including those who finished longer associate programs that pay more. That mix can make the NPV, Social ROI and Pell ROI look much higher than a typical certificate student will see.

Program ROI Analysis

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Certificates

Median Debt
$14,124
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,173
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$6,704
Earnings (4yr)
$27,759
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,828
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$413k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,521
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,168
Earnings (4yr)
$69,079
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
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Median Debt
$7,750
Earnings (4yr)
$54,860
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,093
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,862
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$11,333
Earnings (4yr)
$47,238
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$614
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Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,495
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,468
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Median Debt
$12,815
Earnings (4yr)
$64,461
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,156
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,178
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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Civil Engineering
AssocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,162
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,714
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Median Debt
$16,417
Earnings (4yr)
$51,666
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,848
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,581
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,878
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,009
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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Median Debt
$16,334
Earnings (4yr)
$41,527
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,672
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,344
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.