Private for-profit · Community college

Milwaukee Career College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $27,038
Avg net price: 44%
Grad / completion: $28,355
Median earnings

Milwaukee Career College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (large suburb setting), enrolling 67 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 67 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 73% admitCold 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 suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 8 miles to Milwaukee, WI
To Great Lakes shore: 8 miles
Nearest airport: 12 miles to General Mitchell (MKE) · major hub

How Milwaukee Career College compares

Selectivity72.9%

More selective than 66% · #1 most selective of 3 in Wisconsin

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 30% · #29 of 40 in Wisconsin

First-year retention50%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$28,355

Higher than 27% · #28 of 40 in Wisconsin

Average net price$27,038

Cheaper than 14% · #36 cheapest of 38 in Wisconsin

Median debt at graduation$7,046

Lower than 83%

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment67

Larger than 19%

Percentiles compare Milwaukee Career 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

Women6496%
Men34%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White19%
Black55%
Hispanic21%
Other or multiracial4.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 67
Student–faculty ratio: 7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 92%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 33%
Median family income: $18,732
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $45,594

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

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $27,038

Admissions

Admission rate: 72.9%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 44%
First-year retention: 50%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $30,088
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $28,355
Median debt at graduation: $7,046
Students with federal loans: 100%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 18%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $20

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

$22,753

$30–48k

$24,988

$48–75k

$29,381

$75–110k

$30,148

$110k+

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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?

Milwaukee Career College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $28,355
Typical debt at graduation: $7,046
Debt vs. one year's pay: 25%
Out-earn a HS grad: 28%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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

$28,360

Men

$27,383

Women out-earn men by $977 (4%) 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: 83°F
Winter low: 14°F
Annual rain: 33.8″
Annual snow: 39.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, MT Mary College, WI US station (1 mi from campus).

What Milwaukee Career College graduates study — and earn

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCert.

37 grads$26k 1 yr$31k 5 yr$10k debt

37$25,886$30,809$9,500 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

23 grads$35k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$8k debt

23$35,091$33,402$7,520 Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

12 grads$35k 1 yr$40k 5 yr— debt

12$35,089$40,091—Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

8 grads$27k 1 yr— 5 yr$8k debt

8$26,601—$7,520 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

1 grads$55k 1 yr— 5 yr$31k debt

1$55,462—$30,550

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.