Public · Community college

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Large city

#5 best value in Wisconsin
16%
Transfer rate
$9,112
Avg net price
25%
Grad / completion
$41,113
Median earnings

Milwaukee Area Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (large city setting), enrolling 12,024 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 12,024 undergradsLarge cityNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The etymological origin of the name Milwaukee is disputed. Wisconsin academic Virgil J. Vogel has said, "the name [...] Milwaukee is not difficult to explain, yet there are a number of conflicting claims made concerning it." Milwaukee is a popular location for sailing, boating, and kayaking on Lake Michigan, ethnic dining, and cultural festivals. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Milwaukee, WI
To Great Lakes shore
1 mile
Nearest airport
7 miles to General Mitchell (MKE) · major hub

How Milwaukee Area Technical College compares

Graduation rate25%

Higher than 7% · #37 of 40 in Wisconsin

First-year retention64%

Higher than 32%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,113

Higher than 73% · #15 of 40 in Wisconsin

Average net price$9,112

Cheaper than 74% · #5 cheapest of 38 in Wisconsin

Median debt at graduation$14,955

Lower than 14%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment12,024

Larger than 97%

Percentiles compare Milwaukee Area 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

12,024undergrads
  • Women7,00958%
  • Men5,01542%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White30%
  • Black33%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Asian5.3%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
12,024
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
49%
Median family income
$21,120
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$103,221

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 2,180 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Wisconsin98%
  • Other U.S. states1.3%
  • International1.0%

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

1% came from outside the U.S. 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
$5,184
Out-of-state tuition
$7,427
Room & board
$9,818
Books & supplies
$1,833
Total cost of attendance
$17,359
Average net price
$9,112

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
25%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,057
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,113
Median debt at graduation
$14,955
Students with federal loans
26%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
28%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
25%
Low-income (Pell)
9%
First-generation
10%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
195
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
2%
Housing charge (year)
$7,308
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
147 (82 men · 65 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (6)

Baseball40
Soccer32
Basketball31
Softball22
Volleyball13
Tennis9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
17
Property offenses (2022–2024)
42

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (13,792 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

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

20reported offenses a year
5.7 violent a year14 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
13
Fondling
2.3
Aggravated assault
1.7
Rape
1.0
Robbery
0.7
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
$7,200
$30–48k
$7,856
$48–75k
$9,513
$75–110k
$13,778
$110k+
$15,545

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.

19%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,094
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 19% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,094. 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 928 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)
$41,113
Typical debt at graduation
$14,955
Debt vs. one year's pay
36%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 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
$38,643
Men
$44,922

Men out-earn women by $6,279 (16%) 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
85°F
Winter low
15°F
Annual rain
39.4″
Annual snow
52.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, West Allis, WI US station (4.5 mi from campus).

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.