unitid 238263 · Madison, WI · public 2-year · city (large)
Madison Area Technical College
- enrollment 2023
- 17,010
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
10,073
92nd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
20%
undergrads on Pell grants
17th pctl among public 2-years
completion
29%
finish within 150% time
21st pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,434
88th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$14,238
after aid, aided students
93rd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,413
after entry, Title IV students
87th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$14,060
90th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,920 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k30%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k19%
- 110k+14%
- Median family income
- $31,113
- First-generation students
- 40%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,977
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 465 | $59,891 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 386 | $44,798 | $14,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 251 | $56,212 | $17,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 145 | — | $26,235 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 124 | $52,292 | $9,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 72 | — | $15,750 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 69 | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 64 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 61 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 60 | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 58 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 58 | — | $16,500 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.