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Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI 4,497 Undergrads 44.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$14,281
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,400
After Aid
Median Earnings
$46,894
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$9,400
Peer Midpoint: $16,832
Earnings (10yr)$46,894
Peer Midpoint: $31,349
Graduation Rate44.4%
Peer Midpoint: 66.3%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients18.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time37.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS69.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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
+$496k
+$171k
+$11k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$487k
+$162k
+$2k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$482k
+$158k
-$2k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
37
∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
54
28%
Full Cost$14k/yr
Never
-16%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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 Return93%
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 Return-17%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,276
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$313k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,450
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
CertCIP: 1204
Median Debt
$8,675
Earnings (2yr)
$27,048
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,630
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Ground Transportation
CertCIP: 4902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,029
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,533
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,118
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,956
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$22,545
Earnings (5yr)
$54,658
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,358
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$15,431
Earnings (5yr)
$52,369
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$11,950
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$12,187
Earnings (5yr)
$45,268
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,141
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$18,091
Earnings (5yr)
$61,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$15,554
Earnings (5yr)
$34,755
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,960
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,937
Lifetime Value Added
+$312k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,646
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Human Resources Management and Services
AssocCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$10,907
Earnings (5yr)
$60,941
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$20,643
Earnings (5yr)
$33,151
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,037
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (5yr)
$72,041
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,606
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,180
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.