Southwest Wisconsin
Technical College
Public Community College in Fennimore, WI. Six-year graduation rate 66%. Median 10-year earnings $43,470.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,470 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is a strength: 66% of students finish within six years. Median debt at graduation is $7,500, 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 0.17 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
66% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 50% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,291 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,272 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $9,918 at $0–30k, $16,662 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 66% of students at an average of $5,201. Federal borrowing reaches 48% 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 · 325 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 | $9,918 |
| $30–48k | $10,424 |
| $48–75k | $12,468 |
| $75–110k | $15,712 |
| $110k+ | $16,662 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 620 of these 1,291 students, totalling $2,515,094 — an average of $4,057 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Grant 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)