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

Computer Programming graduates leave with a median of $9,833 in federal loans, the lowest among 13 Gateway Technical College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Gateway Technical College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,956 a year, and $7,199 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,928 a year.

How many Gateway Technical College programs report graduate pay?

14 associate's programs and 9 certificate programs at Gateway Technical College report first-year pay, and 22 of them also report federal debt.

Gateway Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Kenosha, WI
4,759 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

14 Gateway Technical College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($68,134), and Mental Health and Addiction Services the least ($28,094). The median program pays $39,063. Gateway Technical College also has 9 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,956Per year. Out-of-state $7,199

Average net price after aid$12,928Per year

Graduation rate51%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 14 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	NursingAbout 154 graduates a year	$68,134	$71,599	$19,000	5th of 17
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 17 graduates a year	$53,437	$46,467	$18,113	10th of 11
3	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 23 graduates a year	$45,246	Not reported	$11,250	2nd of 2
4	AccountingAbout 46 graduates a year	$42,427	$47,174	$15,871	5th of 9
5	Computer NetworkingAbout 9 graduates a year	$41,942	$50,095	$22,500	7th of 9
6	Computer ProgrammingAbout 7 graduates a year	$41,728	Not reported	$9,833	3rd of 3
7	Business AdministrationAbout 117 graduates a year	$39,244	$49,293	$15,750	14th of 15
8	Criminal JusticeAbout 42 graduates a year	$38,881	$53,460	$13,417	8th of 12
9	Information TechnologyAbout 47 graduates a year	$38,668	$50,870	$16,157	7th of 7
10	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 7 graduates a year	$37,132	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 3
11	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 12 graduates a year	$32,728	Not reported	$15,500	7th of 8
12	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 25 graduates a year	$29,734	$34,173	$15,500	4th of 7
13	Office AdministrationAbout 14 graduates a year	$28,779	$36,617	$19,000	2nd of 4
14	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 31 graduates a year	$28,094	Not reported	$22,350	4th 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.

2 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 9 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	Criminal JusticeAbout 127 graduates a year	$73,818	$75,009	$18,750	1st of 8
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 169 graduates a year	$68,753	Not reported	$10,258	1st of 11
3	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 84 graduates a year	$43,965	Not reported	$9,333	2nd of 10
4	Business AdministrationAbout 97 graduates a year	$40,426	Not reported	$13,378	3rd of 3
5	Welding and MachiningAbout 278 graduates a year	$38,659	$45,723	$9,700	11th of 14
6	AccountingAbout 100 graduates a year	$37,881	Not reported	$14,856	1st of 4
7	Information TechnologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$36,389	Not reported	$12,971	2nd of 2
8	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 28 graduates a year	$35,164	$34,095	$9,834	7th of 18
9	Office AdministrationAbout 41 graduates a year	$34,203	Not reported	$18,020	1st of 1

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

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$68,134
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$53,437
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$45,246
Accounting$42,427
Computer Networking$41,942

Lowest median debt

Computer Programming$9,833
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$11,250
Criminal Justice$13,417
Health and Medical Administration$15,500
Design and Applied Arts$15,500

Largest programs

NursingAbout 154 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 117 graduates a year
Information TechnologyAbout 47 graduates a year
AccountingAbout 46 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 42 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $68,134 in their first year, the most of 14 Gateway 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