Top Wisconsin Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 27 top community colleges located throughout Wisconsin (22 public colleges and 5 private colleges), serving 129,330 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 (2018-19)
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 400 Seventh St. North
La Crosse, WI 54601
6087859200 4,630 students - 505 Pine Ridge Drive
Shell Lake, WI 54871
(715)468-2815 3,045 students
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