Public · Community college

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, Wisconsin · Distant rural

#1 for grad earnings in Wisconsin

8%
Transfer rate: $9,653
Avg net price: 50%
Grad / completion: $47,113
Median earnings

Lakeshore Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Cleveland, Wisconsin (distant rural setting), enrolling 1,886 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,886 undergradsDistant ruralCold wintersSnowy

About Cleveland, Wisconsin

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Cleveland was established on July 22, 1796, by surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company when they laid out Connecticut's Western Reserve into townships and a capital city. Cleveland's Playhouse Square is the second largest performing arts center in the U.S. behind New York City's Lincoln Center. It includes the State, Palace, Allen, Hanna, and Ohio theaters. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 43 miles to Green Bay, WI
To Great Lakes shore: 2 miles
Nearest airport: 43 miles to Austin Straubel (GRB)

How Lakeshore Technical College compares

#100 · Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 36% · #25 of 40 in Wisconsin

First-year retention67%

Higher than 39%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,113

Higher than 87% · #1 of 40 in Wisconsin

Average net price$9,653

Cheaper than 72% · #8 cheapest of 38 in Wisconsin

Median debt at graduation$7,000

Lower than 83%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment1,886

Larger than 81%

Percentiles compare Lakeshore Technical College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Wisconsin.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women1,11359%
Men77341%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White70%
Black3.1%
Hispanic13%
Asian9.2%
Other or multiracial4.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,886
Student–faculty ratio: 14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 21%
First-generation students: 49%
Students over 25: 38%
Median family income: $32,063
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $84,816
Endowment: $1,100,063

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 355 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Wisconsin100%

Most first-years stay in state — Lakeshore Technical College draws overwhelmingly from Wisconsin.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $4,844
Out-of-state tuition: $7,087
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,465
Total cost of attendance: $14,599
Average net price: $9,653

Outcomes

Graduated: 50%
First-year retention: 67%
Transferred to another college: 8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $40,673
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $47,113
Median debt at graduation: $7,000
Students with federal loans: 12%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 55%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

50%

Low-income (Pell)

39%

First-generation

40%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 2

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year

0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$8,260

$30–48k

$6,341

$48–75k

$9,538

$75–110k

$13,155

$110k+

$14,499

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

29%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,109

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 29% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,109. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 135 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $47,113
Typical debt at graduation: $7,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 15%
Out-earn a HS grad: 57%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$41,377

Men

$56,484

Men out-earn women by $15,107 (37%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 80°F
Winter low: 12°F
Annual rain: 29.4″
Annual snow: 34.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sheboygan CO Mem AP, WI US station (11.8 mi from campus).

What Lakeshore Technical College graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

132 grads$40k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$7k debt

132$39,553$47,892$7,000 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

62 grads$49k 1 yr$49k 5 yr— debt

62$48,619$48,783—Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

62 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

62———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

42 grads$32k 1 yr$36k 5 yr— debt

42$31,554$36,246—Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

35 grads$62k 1 yr$64k 5 yr$14k debt

35$61,635$63,588$14,144 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

33 grads$40k 1 yr$46k 5 yr$13k debt

33$39,684$46,479$13,042 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

23 grads$34k 1 yr$34k 5 yr$11k debt

23$33,920$33,987$11,000 Agricultural Business and ManagementCert.

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22———Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

21———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

20———Human Resources Management and ServicesCert.

20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

20———Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCert.

19 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

19———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.