There are 22 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in Wisconsin - 16 public and 6 private schools.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of Wisconsin community colleges is $4,907 for Wisconsin residents and $16,406 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $6,161. A total of 108,174 students enrolled in Wisconsin community colleges (4,917 in average).
Wisconsin Community Colleges Average Statistics
20 Wisconsin community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 72.86% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 52.94%.
17 schools offer online degree/programs and 1,355 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 54.45% and the transfer-out rate is 54.45%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 at Wisconsin community colleges.
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for Wisconsin community colleges.
Wisconsin Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
Madison Area Technical College is ranked first among Wisconsin community colleges and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $4,907 for Wisconsin residents and $16,406 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Wisconsin community colleges with key statistics by ranking.