Which Lakeshore Technical College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Practical Nursing graduates leave with a median of $7,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Lakeshore Technical College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Lakeshore 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 $9,653 a year.

How many Lakeshore Technical College programs report graduate pay?

4 associate's programs and 6 certificate programs at Lakeshore Technical College report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Lakeshore Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Cleveland, WI
1,886 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 Lakeshore Technical College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Welding and Machining pays the most in the first year ($48,619), and Dental Hygiene and Assisting the least ($28,022). The median program pays $35,676. Lakeshore Technical College also has 4 associate's programs that report pay.

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

Average net price after aid$9,653Per year

Graduation rate50%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 4 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 35 graduates a year	$61,635	$63,588	$14,144	16th of 17
2	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 10 graduates a year	$52,020	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 11
3	Computer NetworkingAbout 8 graduates a year	$40,086	Not reported	$12,722	8th of 9
4	Business AdministrationAbout 33 graduates a year	$39,684	$46,479	$13,042	11th of 15

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 6 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	Welding and MachiningAbout 62 graduates a year	$48,619	$48,783	Not reported	3rd of 14
2	Practical NursingAbout 132 graduates a year	$39,553	$47,892	$7,000	3rd of 14
3	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 15 graduates a year	$37,431	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 10
4	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 23 graduates a year	$33,920	$33,987	$11,000	14th of 18
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 42 graduates a year	$31,554	$36,246	Not reported	8th of 9
6	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 14 graduates a year	$28,022	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 9

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Welding and Machining$48,619
Practical Nursing$39,553
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$37,431
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$33,920
Health and Medical Administration$31,554

Lowest median debt

Practical Nursing$7,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$11,000

Largest programs

Practical NursingAbout 132 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 62 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 42 graduates a year
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 23 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 15 graduates a year

Common questions

Welding and Machining graduates earn a median of $48,619 in their first year, the most of 6 Lakeshore Technical College certificate 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