Lakeshore Technical College
Public Community College in Cleveland, WI. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $47,113.
Students who entered Lakeshore Technical College land at a median of $47,113 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 50%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates leave owing a median of $7,000 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.15 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
50% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 67% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,838 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $9,764 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,260 at $0–30k against $14,499 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 44% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 20% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 86 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,260 |
| $30–48k | $6,341 |
| $48–75k | $9,538 |
| $75–110k | $13,155 |
| $110k+ | $14,499 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 366 of these 1,838 students, totalling $1,225,975 — an average of $3,350 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Manitowoc County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)