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Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, Wisconsin · Public technical college

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50%completion rate · Wisconsin avg 63%
$7,000median debt of graduates
$40,673median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$47,113median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | Higher Learning Commission | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (Accredited)
Address: 1290 North Avenue, Cleveland, WI 53015 · Phone: 92069310001192 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Lakeshore Technical C… Lakeshore Technical C…: 49.7% 49.7% Wisconsin average Wisconsin average: 62.8% 62.8% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Nursing assistants$37,900$45,130$47,320
Emergency medical technicians$33,550$43,060$49,960
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$47,060$58,410$62,220
Medical assistants$39,480$48,680$55,000
Chefs and head cooks$41,990$61,300$74,080
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$36,590$54,350$69,570
Dental assistants$39,500$47,520$55,630
Medical records specialists$46,750$60,280$66,140
Machinists$40,600$59,110$63,350
Pharmacy technicians$36,080$45,970$50,070
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$51,820$63,760$75,010
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$45,930$61,710$79,100
Construction laborers$37,990$56,100$72,130

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Wisconsin (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 119 $21,353 $21,508 $5,661
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 39 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 23 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 20 $35,729 $39,369 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 18 $35,729 $39,369 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 16 $29,479 $29,503 $6,999
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 14 $26,896 $26,353 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 13 $25,078 $25,194 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 13 $35,729 $39,369 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 10 $32,760 not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 9 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 7 $44,713 $39,369 not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 7 $21,353 $21,508 $5,661
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 6 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 5 $29,479 $29,503 $6,999
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, under 300 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 $35,729 $39,369 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 5 $32,760 not reported not reported
Construction Trades, Other Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 4 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 3 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 $29,479 $29,503 $6,999
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 2 $35,729 $39,369 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 $35,729 $39,369 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 2–4 years 1 $35,729 $39,369 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 2–4 years 1 $35,729 $39,369 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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