Top Wisconsin Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 26 top community colleges located throughout Wisconsin (21 public colleges and 5 private colleges), serving 128,862 students.
- For Wisconsin community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,945 per year for in-state students and $6,972 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $13,826 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Wisconsin community colleges have a diversity score of 0.40, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 23% (majority Black and Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 23:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(WI) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
3%
Hispanic
5%
Black
7%
White
77%
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
5%
Top Wisconsin Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- 6004 County Road G
Janesville, WI 53546
(608)758-6900 2,471 students - Bryant & Stratton College-MilwaukeePrivate, for profit310 W. Wisconsin Avenue Suite 500
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414)276-5200 847 students - Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaPrivate, for profit10950 W Potter Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414)302-7000 698 students - 620 W Clairemont Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715)833-6200 6,074 students - 1825 N Bluemound Dr
Appleton, WI 54912
(920)735-4740 10,361 students - Globe University-Eau ClairePrivate, for profit4955 Bullis Farm Rd
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715)855-6600 153 students - 555 South Executive Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005
(262)649-1710n/astudents - 5218 East Terrace Drive
Madison, WI 53718
(608)249-6611 3,381 students - Herzing University-MadisonPrivate, for profit5218 E. Terrace Dr.
Madison, WI 53718
(800)582-1227 2,649 students - 1290 North Avenue
Cleveland, WI 53015
(920)693-1000 3,008 students - 500 32nd St N
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
(715)422-5301 2,779 students - 700 W State St
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414)297-6370 16,712 students - 235 N National Avenue
Fond Du Lac, WI 54936
(920)929-2483 6,280 students - 2740 W Mason St
Green Bay, WI 54307
(920)498-5400 10,406 students - Rasmussen College-WisconsinPrivate, for profit904 South Taylor Street, Suite 100
Green Bay, WI 54303
(920)593-8400 1,132 students - 1800 Bronson Blvd
Fennimore, WI 53809
(608)822-3262 2,334 students - 800 Main Street
Pewaukee, WI 53072
(262)691-5566 8,172 students - 400 Seventh St. North
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608)785-9200 4,630 students - 505 Pine Ridge Drive
Shell Lake, WI 54871
(715)468-2815 3,045 students
Recent Articles
We look at why millions of Americans are choosing community college over a traditional four-year school today.
Many students enroll in community college with the intent of transferring to a four-year school. Of those who do, many succeed, and yet traditional colleges and universities continue to overlook them. Read on to learn more about why more community college students don’t transfer schools and to receive some tips for making the transfer yourself.
Community college is the only option for many students who either can’t afford a traditional four-year university or who need a more flexible school environment. Just because community college is different, however, doesn’t mean that its students matter any less. The Aspen Prize exists to encourage community colleges to do more for their students and to continually strive for improvement.
