Northcentral Technical College is a public community college located in Wausau, WI. It offers 188 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 72 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Northcentral Technical College is $3,861 for Wisconsin residents and $5,615 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Wisconsin public community colleges' average ($6,770).

The school has 6,069 students, which is higher than Wisconsin community collleges' average (3,395). In addition, 1,852 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (11 to 1) of Wisconsin community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Northcentral 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.

2024 Cost Of Attendance - NTC
Wisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,861$5,615
Books & Supplies$2,061
Off-Campus Living Costs$13,866
Average Financial Aid$3,999
Cost of Attendance$19,788$21,542
After Financial Aid$15,789$17,543
NTC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Wisconsin ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Northcentral Technical College$3,861$5,615
Public Community Colleges in Wisconsin$4,789$6,770
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Northcentral 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 Programs5121NOT OFFERED
Total Programs13157NOT 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 Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Dairy Husbandry and ProductionNOT OFFERED 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dairy ScienceNOT OFFERED 14 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Agronomy and Crop ScienceNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary AssistantNOT OFFERED 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Communications Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic CommunicationsNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic and Printing Equipment OperatorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic Communications (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific ApplicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product CertificationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist7 completers
 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist10 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Multicultural EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching18 completers
 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Architectural Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering TechnologyNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Automation Engineer Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Industrial Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Welding Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Quality Control Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Safety Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADDNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting2 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Lineworker10 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Building Construction TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/PlumberNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist10 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Tool and Die Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder19 completers
 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Woodworking1 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Furniture Design and ManufacturingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Assisting/AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 26 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Reception/Receptionist6 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/CoderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant14 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Radiologist AssistantNOT OFFERED 21 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)7 completers
 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist7 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/PhlebotomistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling17 completers
 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services TechnicianNOT OFFERED 20 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 70 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and Management18 completers
 24 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management1 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 18 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping21 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services4 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED 15 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Knowledge Management NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
InsuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 6,069 students at Northcentral Technical College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,485 male students and 3,631 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
Total6,1161,1564,960
Male Students2,4855021,983
Female Students3,6316542,977

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 6,069 total students, 3,060 students enrolled through distance learning (1,852 students enrolled exclusively and 1,208 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,069
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,852
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,208
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,009

School Profile and Academic Overview

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

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1000 Campus Dr, Wausau, WI
Phone715-675-3331
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$3,861
Out-of-State$5,615
Student Population »6,069 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »32%
Transfer-out Rate17%
Retention Rate63% (Full-time)
55% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,999
Students to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)