unitid 239460 · Wausau, WI · public 2-year · city (small)
Northcentral Technical College
- enrollment 2023
- 8,631
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
3,257
64th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
19%
undergrads on Pell grants
14th pctl among public 2-years
completion
45%
finish within 150% time
71st pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,768
59th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$10,303
after aid, aided students
72nd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,925
after entry, Title IV students
85th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$7,500
14th 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 $10,216 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
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k22%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $28,075
- First-generation students
- 48%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,889
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 6.0× 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. | 296 | $42,119 | $9,554 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 156 | $50,958 | $5,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 106 | — | $13,305 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 99 | $42,584 | $8,565 |
| Ground Transportation. | 83 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 78 | $48,709 | $9,840 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 70 | $62,049 | $13,750 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 68 | $30,841 | $17,004 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 60 | $33,277 | $10,268 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 53 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 52 | $54,446 | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 46 | — | — |
— 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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Compare with peers
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.