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Guidebook

The Wisconsin Technical Colleges guidebook helps you explore the 16 technical colleges and educational opportunities within them. This comprehensive resource highlights each technical college's features and broad range of program offerings.

Key Features:

  • College highlights, career programs and contact information: Read about the college environment and unique offerings. If you have a question about admissions, financial aid, career services or other matters, you can find the contact for the relevant offices at the college.
  • Program Overviews: Learn about our programs -- over 500 of them -- and the career pathways to which they relate. Or, check out our dynamic online career search. We'll help you identify the right field and program for your career aspirations. Learn about the different degrees, diplomas and career pathways available depending on the time commitment you want to make.
  • Credit-Earning Opportunities: Learn about ways you can earn credits during high school, accelerating your educational journey. Also consider credit transfer opportunities that might bring your education within reach, while saving you time and money.
  • Financial Aid and Scholarships: Not only are we affordable, but we also offer financial aid and scholarship opportunities for many different programs. Read about ways to make your educational journey more affordable, including starting at a technical college and transferring to a four-year institution for additional education.
  • Campus Information: Explore campus locations, student support services, student housing opportunities and other college offerings to find the environment that suits you best.
  • Career Planning Tools: Use the guidebook's program chart to find which colleges offer what programs. Refer to the career poster to visualize potential career paths, relevant jobs, median salaries and other opportunities.

View or download the Guidebook: Link to Guidebook PDF or ADA Accessible Guidebook (prepared for a screen reader for low-vision users).

Graduates

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92%

of graduates are employed within 6 months

Programs

500+

programs offered at Wisconsin's technical colleges

Students

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62209+

Wisconsin high school students saved money by taking Dual Credit courses

A quality, affordable education

Tuition is the same at all Wisconsin technical colleges and is much lower than most other colleges and universities.

Wisconsin's technical colleges offer affordable tuition.
Wisconsin Technical Colleges $4,585.50
UW Two-Year Institution $5,946
UW Four-Year Institution, min. $8,270
UW Four-Year Institution, max. $11,603
All Four-Year Institutions $52,168
Learn about different career clusters available

In addition to the annual Guidebook, the technical college system publishes a career poster featuring the cluster areas and related programs available for students who want to explore their potential career pathways. The poster is available in English, Spanish and Hmong. 

Teachers, school counselors, parents and others who would like to display the poster may order it through the link below, along with the Guidebook and other publications, including brochures for middle and high school students.

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