Madison Area
Technical College
Public Community College in Madison, WI. Six-year graduation rate 29%. Median 10-year earnings $45,413.
Students who entered Madison Area Technical College land at a median of $45,413 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Completion is the weak point: 29% graduate within six years. Median debt at graduation is $14,060, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.31 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 29% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 29% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. A 18% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. At 14:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. 13,238 undergraduates puts this among the larger schools, which usually means more choice and less individual attention.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 9,273 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $13,284 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $11,920 at $0–30k against $19,245 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 38% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 22% 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 · 869 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 | $11,920 |
| $30–48k | $12,403 |
| $48–75k | $14,692 |
| $75–110k | $17,280 |
| $110k+ | $19,245 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,052 of these 9,273 students, totalling $13,090,849 — an average of $6,380 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Dane 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)