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Waukesha County Technical College

Pewaukee, Wisconsin · Public technical college

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44%completion rate · Wisconsin avg 63%
$12,000median debt of graduates
$41,251median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$46,894median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | Higher Learning Commission (Accredited)
Address: 800 Main Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072 · Phone: (262) 691-5566 · 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
Waukesha County Techn… Waukesha County Techn…: 44.4% 44.4% 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
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$44,920$58,610$63,870
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$47,060$58,410$62,220
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$36,590$54,350$69,570
Electricians$44,830$76,540$93,780
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters$50,020$81,210$103,560
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$23,790$36,230$47,060
Medical records specialists$46,750$60,280$66,140
Chefs and head cooks$41,990$61,300$74,080
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists$45,250$62,450$74,800
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$45,930$61,710$79,100
Dental assistants$39,500$47,520$55,630
Construction laborers$37,990$56,100$72,130
Machinists$40,600$59,110$63,350
Phlebotomists$37,680$46,470$48,690
Dental hygienists$80,370$96,540$100,750
Skincare specialists$22,830$46,220$59,660
Surgical technologists$59,410$74,120$79,010
Medical assistants$39,480$48,680$55,000

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 417 $28,123 $25,826 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 117 $43,909 not reported not reported
Ground Transportation Certificate, 300–899 hours 109 $48,840 $47,260 not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 64 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 52 $41,875 $40,365 not reported
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Certificate, 1–2 years 43 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 34 $32,469 not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 32 $43,909 not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 31 $32,469 not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 24 $24,225 $27,048 $8,675
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 22 not reported $29,685 not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 22 $29,388 $41,565 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 21 not reported $30,771 not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 18 $26,486 $26,739 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 17 $34,074 $34,847 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 16 $41,875 $40,365 not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 16 not reported $42,235 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 15 $42,928 $43,798 not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 15 $48,267 $50,856 $18,091
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 14 $41,875 $40,365 not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 1–2 years 13 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 12 $24,225 $27,048 $8,675
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 12 $32,469 not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 10 $42,928 $43,798 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 10 $41,875 $40,365 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 10 $41,875 $40,365 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Associate degree 8 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 8 $32,469 not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 6 $31,168 $31,616 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 6 $30,651 $29,141 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 6 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 2–4 years 6 $41,875 $40,365 not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate degree 5 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 5 $30,651 $29,141 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 5 not reported $30,409 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 5 $34,074 $34,847 not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 1–2 years 3 not reported not reported 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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