Nicolet Area Technical College is a public community college located in Rhinelander, WI. It offers 49 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 16 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Nicolet Area Technical College is $4,793 for Wisconsin residents and $7,066 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Wisconsin public community colleges' average ($7,110).

The school has 1,384 students, which is lower than Wisconsin community collleges' average (4,019). In addition, 562 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 9 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (12 to 1) of Wisconsin community colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Nicolet Area Technical College. Then, we compare its costs to Wisconsin community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Nicolet Area Technical
Wisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,793$7,066
Books & Supplies$1,466
Off-Campus Living Costs$12,756
Average Financial Aid$5,085
Cost of Attendance$19,015$21,288
After Financial Aid$13,930$16,203
Nicolet Area Technical Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Wisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Nicolet Area Technical College$4,793$7,066
Public Community Colleges in Wisconsin$5,015$7,110
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Nicolet Area Technical College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs106NOT OFFERED
Total Programs3118NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist15 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 30 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Carpentry/CarpenterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler FitterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/PlumberNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/Welder12 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Metal Fabricator2 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical/Clinical Assistant7 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services TechnicianNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 23 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping6 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ReceptionistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services5 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,384 students at Nicolet Area Technical College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 449 male students and 757 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total1,2061321,074
Male Students44955394
Female Students75777680

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,384 total students, 755 students enrolled through distance learning (562 students enrolled exclusively and 193 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,384
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses562
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses193
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses629

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Nicolet Area Technical College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address5364 College Drive, Rhinelander, WI
Phone715-365-4410
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$4,793
Out-of-State$7,066
Student Population »1,384 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »44%
Transfer-out Rate16%
Retention Rate62% (Full-time)
62% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$5,085
Students to Faculty9:1 (11.11%)