Wisconsin Community Colleges

There are 28 community colleges located throughout Wisconsin (21 public colleges and 7 private colleges), serving 126,199 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 $15,032 per year (view national tuition costs).
Wisconsin community colleges have a diversity score of 0.37, which is lower than the national average of 0.66 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 21% (majority Black and Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 23:1.

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Recent Articles

May 26, 2017

Online Community College Classes

Learn how online courses broaden the options of a community college education.

May 20, 2017

Launch a Career in Corrosion Technology at Your Local Community College

Corrosion technology is one of the hottest new industries community colleges are training for. Currently, only a handful of schools offer a program, but the field is open for new graduates.

May 20, 2017

Students Stuck for Four Years to Earn an Associate's Degree

A recent report revealed that many California community college students take twice as long to get an associate’s degree as is normally required. While community college is less expensive than attending a four-year institution, students who drag out their degree programs lose much of that savings in additional tuition, fees, textbooks, and lost wages. In this article, we examine the reasons why some students take so long to graduate.

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