Which Western Technical College (Wisconsin) associate's program has the lowest debt?

Electromechanical Technology graduates leave with a median of $11,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 10 Western Technical College (Wisconsin) associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Western Technical College (Wisconsin) cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,820 a year, and $7,078 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,008 a year.

How many Western Technical College (Wisconsin) programs report graduate pay?

12 associate's programs and 11 certificate programs at Western Technical College (Wisconsin) report first-year pay, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

Western Technical College (Wisconsin) Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Western Technical College
Public college
La Crosse, WI
3,183 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 Western Technical College (Wisconsin) associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($64,274), and Design and Applied Arts the least ($23,032). The median program pays $44,297. Western Technical College (Wisconsin) also has 11 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,820Per year. Out-of-state $7,078

Average net price after aid$11,008Per year

Graduation rate34%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 12 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 87 graduates a year	$64,274	$68,772	$19,937	12th of 17
2	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 23 graduates a year	$60,488	$72,827	$11,000	4th of 6
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 25 graduates a year	$55,465	$63,004	$17,485	5th of 11
4	Computer NetworkingGraduates a year not reported	$45,381	$63,992	$15,832	3rd of 9
5	Information TechnologyAbout 25 graduates a year	$45,077	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 7
6	Human ResourcesAbout 11 graduates a year	$44,911	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 6
7	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 24 graduates a year	$43,682	$43,981	$13,500	3rd of 11
8	AccountingAbout 24 graduates a year	$42,732	$53,540	$16,796	3rd of 9
9	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 18 graduates a year	$41,510	$38,916	$22,500	1st of 8
10	Business AdministrationAbout 52 graduates a year	$40,548	$48,963	$19,532	8th of 15
11	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 43 graduates a year	$25,442	$35,912	$17,454	6th of 6
12	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 30 graduates a year	$23,032	$34,819	$12,057	6th of 7

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 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	Criminal JusticeAbout 26 graduates a year	$59,276	$57,230	Not reported	7th of 8
2	HVACAbout 13 graduates a year	$52,820	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 93 graduates a year	$50,704	Not reported	$12,917	5th of 11
4	Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 1 graduates a year	$46,591	$63,596	$9,166	3rd of 3
5	CarpentryAbout 13 graduates a year	$43,008	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
6	Business AdministrationAbout 133 graduates a year	$41,118	$52,244	$17,054	2nd of 3
7	Welding and MachiningAbout 44 graduates a year	$40,624	$51,221	$5,500	10th of 14
8	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 31 graduates a year	$36,437	$36,299	$11,613	2nd of 18
9	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 38 graduates a year	$36,011	$48,346	$5,500	7th of 10
10	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 14 graduates a year	$33,322	$41,562	Not reported	2nd of 9
11	Practical NursingAbout 236 graduates a year	$27,571	$45,090	$8,816	8th of 14

3 more certificate programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$64,274
Electromechanical Technology$60,488
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$55,465
Computer Networking$45,381
Information Technology$45,077

Lowest median debt

Electromechanical Technology$11,000
Design and Applied Arts$12,057
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$13,500
Computer Networking$15,832
Accounting$16,796

Largest programs

NursingAbout 87 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 52 graduates a year
Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 43 graduates a year
Design and Applied ArtsAbout 30 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 25 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $64,274 in their first year, the most of 12 Western Technical College (Wisconsin) 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