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

Human Resources graduates leave with a median of $12,307 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 Waukesha County Technical College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Waukesha County Technical College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,872 a year, and $7,115 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,101 a year.

How many Waukesha County Technical College programs report graduate pay?

13 associate's programs and 8 certificate programs at Waukesha County Technical College report first-year pay, and 18 of them also report federal debt.

Waukesha County Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Pewaukee, WI
4,955 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

13 Waukesha County Technical College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($68,434), and Teacher Education the least ($26,890). The median program pays $45,634. Waukesha County Technical College also has 8 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,872Per year. Out-of-state $7,115

Average net price after aid$11,101Per year

Graduation rate44%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 13 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 65 graduates a year	$68,434	$72,041	$23,674	4th of 17
2	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$65,178	$81,937	$13,000	1st of 6
3	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 15 graduates a year	$63,360	$61,400	$21,000	2nd of 7
4	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 25 graduates a year	$54,954	$62,358	Not reported	7th of 11
5	Drafting and Design TechnologyAbout 28 graduates a year	$46,460	$59,960	$14,500	2nd of 3
6	Information TechnologyAbout 23 graduates a year	$46,450	Not reported	$17,500	2nd of 7
7	AccountingAbout 21 graduates a year	$45,634	$54,658	$22,000	1st of 9
8	Human ResourcesAbout 29 graduates a year	$45,383	$60,941	$12,307	2nd of 6
9	Business AdministrationAbout 66 graduates a year	$44,016	$52,369	$18,019	3rd of 15
10	Criminal JusticeAbout 42 graduates a year	$41,591	$45,268	$14,125	3rd of 12
11	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 37 graduates a year	$39,095	$34,755	$15,554	1st of 7
12	MarketingAbout 19 graduates a year	$34,630	$45,805	Not reported	2nd of 2
13	Teacher EducationAbout 24 graduates a year	$26,890	$31,606	$20,876	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.

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

All 8 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 59 graduates a year	$69,115	Not reported	$19,500	2nd of 8
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 149 graduates a year	$61,934	$74,078	$20,624	2nd of 11
3	Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 109 graduates a year	$50,682	$57,029	$8,653	2nd of 2
4	Welding and MachiningAbout 108 graduates a year	$43,380	$58,874	$9,500	6th of 14
5	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 6 graduates a year	$35,624	$39,276	Not reported	6th of 18
6	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$33,784	$37,450	$12,000	1st of 1
7	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 22 graduates a year	$30,725	$34,630	$11,399	4th of 9
8	CosmetologyAbout 36 graduates a year	$27,049	Not reported	$9,750	1st 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

Nursing$68,434
Electromechanical Technology$65,178
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$63,360
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$54,954
Drafting and Design Technology$46,460

Lowest median debt

Human Resources$12,307
Electromechanical Technology$13,000
Criminal Justice$14,125
Drafting and Design Technology$14,500
Design and Applied Arts$15,554

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 66 graduates a year
NursingAbout 65 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 42 graduates a year
Design and Applied ArtsAbout 37 graduates a year
Human ResourcesAbout 29 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $68,434 in their first year, the most of 13 Waukesha County 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