Which Chippewa Valley Technical College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Teacher Education graduates leave with a median of $11,125 in federal loans, the lowest among 13 Chippewa Valley Technical College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Chippewa Valley Technical College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,844 a year, and $7,087 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,285 a year.

How many Chippewa Valley Technical College programs report graduate pay?

15 associate's programs and 11 certificate programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College report first-year pay, and 23 of them also report federal debt.

Chippewa Valley Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Eau Claire, WI
4,272 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

15 Chippewa Valley Technical College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Diagnostic and Treatment Professions pays the most in the first year ($69,672), and Teacher Education the least ($23,796). The median program pays $44,673. Chippewa Valley Technical College also has 11 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,844Per year. Out-of-state $7,087

Average net price after aid$12,285Per year

Graduation rate50%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 15 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Wisconsin" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Wisconsin. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Wisconsin
1	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 29 graduates a year	$69,672	$63,529	$19,869	1st of 11
2	NursingAbout 165 graduates a year	$64,532	$69,998	$23,151	10th of 17
3	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$62,556	$74,197	$14,750	3rd of 6
4	Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 12 graduates a year	$62,438	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
5	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 16 graduates a year	$56,841	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 7
6	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$47,505	$53,266	$27,066	3rd of 3
7	Computer NetworkingAbout 30 graduates a year	$47,268	$61,304	$13,500	2nd of 9
8	Computer ProgrammingAbout 46 graduates a year	$44,673	$62,722	$18,000	2nd of 3
9	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 25 graduates a year	$41,740	$44,980	$21,231	4th of 11
10	Human ResourcesAbout 18 graduates a year	$40,858	$51,498	$16,000	4th of 6
11	Business AdministrationAbout 96 graduates a year	$39,344	$47,889	$18,445	12th of 15
12	Criminal JusticeAbout 32 graduates a year	$37,671	$55,472	$11,739	10th of 12
13	Office AdministrationAbout 7 graduates a year	$36,178	$42,344	$22,650	1st of 4
14	MarketingAbout 19 graduates a year	$35,014	$46,633	$12,000	1st of 2
15	Teacher EducationAbout 19 graduates a year	$23,796	$30,431	$11,125	5th of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and Wisconsin ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Wisconsin programs in the field do too.

All 11 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Wisconsin" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Wisconsin. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Wisconsin
1	Electrician TrainingAbout 52 graduates a year	$60,950	$93,910	$5,500	1st of 4
2	Criminal JusticeAbout 62 graduates a year	$60,737	$62,796	$15,335	5th of 8
3	Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 44 graduates a year	$49,667	$65,863	$12,000	2nd of 3
4	Welding and MachiningAbout 130 graduates a year	$48,638	$57,152	$8,109	2nd of 14
5	HVACAbout 48 graduates a year	$42,963	Not reported	$5,500	2nd of 2
6	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 150 graduates a year	$38,272	Not reported	$12,000	11th of 11
7	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 35 graduates a year	$38,091	$42,645	$9,500	3rd of 10
8	Construction Finishing and InspectionAbout 21 graduates a year	$37,575	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
9	Practical NursingAbout 505 graduates a year	$37,386	$69,051	$12,000	5th of 14
10	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 26 graduates a year	$36,033	$36,053	$14,396	5th of 18
11	CosmetologyAbout 40 graduates a year	$23,405	$29,373	$9,395	4th of 16

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$69,672
Nursing$64,532
Electromechanical Technology$62,556
Heavy Equipment Maintenance$62,438
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$56,841

Lowest median debt

Teacher Education$11,125
Criminal Justice$11,739
Marketing$12,000
Computer Networking$13,500
Electromechanical Technology$14,750

Largest programs

NursingAbout 165 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 96 graduates a year
Computer ProgrammingAbout 46 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 32 graduates a year
Computer NetworkingAbout 30 graduates a year

Common questions

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates earn a median of $69,672 in their first year, the most of 15 Chippewa Valley Technical College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Wisconsin rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels