Western Technical College
A good fit for students who want small classes and close faculty access. for-profit institutions have higher scrutiny — research carefully. a private for-profit school with 1,148 students.
About This School
Western Technical College is a private for-profit institution located in El Paso, Texas with approximately 1,148 undergraduate students enrolled. The graduation rate is 71%, and the typical graduate earns $34,500 within 10 years of enrollment.
Western Technical College is a public technical college in La Crosse, Wisconsin. A member of the Wisconsin Technical College System, the Western Technical College District serves 11 counties and enrolls over 5,000 students. The college has six campus locations in western Wisconsin and its main campus is in downtown La Crosse. Western is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
The numbers tell a reasonably encouraging story here — a 71% graduation rate and 83% freshman retention are solid for a small private technical college, suggesting students who enroll tend to stick it out and finish. The bigger concern is the earnings picture: median pay of $34,500 a decade after enrollment is modest, though the relatively low median debt of $13,406 keeps the financial risk manageable. Worth considering if you're pursuing a specific technical career path and are committed to finishing, but make sure the program you choose leads to jobs that pay meaningfully more than that median.
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Will This School Pay Off?
Solid return. Earnings outpace debt, though major choice matters.
Earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are means across all graduates, not specific to any major.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (1,148 undergraduates).
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