Cost Comparison

About 61 percent of students who earn an associate degree from a two-year public institution have zero loan debt. Tuition at a Wisconsin technical college are much lower than most other colleges and universities. Tuition is roughly half the tuition at most four-year University of Wisconsin institutions.

Annual Wisconsin Technical College System tuition: $3,775 (based on two, 15-credit semesters in 2015-16)

Annual UW tuition (based on two, 15-credit semesters in 2015-16)

University of Wisconsin - Madison: $10,416

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse: $8,832

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh: $7,488