10-yr median earnings
$46,297
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Chippewa Valley Technical College is a public institution in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $12,285
- Avg net price / yr
- $46,297
- 10-yr median earnings
- 48.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Chippewa Valley Technical College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 36%
- former-student earnings, US
- 48.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +6%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Chippewa Valley Technical College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
58/100
Chippewa Valley Technical College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C+
$46,297
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$12,285
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
48.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C+
$11,432
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B-
66.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$12,285
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
48.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 48.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Chippewa Valley Technical College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Chippewa Valley Technical College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Chippewa Valley Technical College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,297 Top 36% higher than 64% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Chippewa Valley Technical College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,297 | #1849 of 5103 | 64th |
| Average net price | $12,285 | #1557 of 5020 | 69th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 48.2% | #3111 of 4858 | 36th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 4,272 | #847 of 5462 | 84th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
4,272
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
48.2%
150%-time completion
$46,297
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Chippewa Valley Technical College ranks in Wisconsin
State rank among 78 reporting Wisconsin colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Chippewa Valley Technical College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,297 | #36 of 78 | 54th |
| Average net price | $12,285 | #18 of 71 | 75th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 48.2% | #54 of 73 | 26th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 4,272 | #18 of 78 | 77th |
Highest former-student earnings in Wisconsin
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | $89,070 | $22,453 |
| 2 | Marquette University | $78,257 | $31,487 |
| 3 | Bellin College | $76,222 | $37,408 |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | $73,792 | $17,354 |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | $61,760 | $16,032 |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | $60,378 | $16,210 |
| 7 | Edgewood University | $59,728 | $26,113 |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $58,561 | $16,550 |
| 9 | Saint Norbert College | $58,363 | $26,172 |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | $58,084 | $17,490 |
| 11 | Carroll University | $58,009 | $15,193 |
| 12 | Carthage College | $56,950 | $26,565 |
| 36 | Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeThis school | $46,297 | $12,285 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$9,483 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$9,105 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$11,868 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$16,821 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Chippewa Valley Technical College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,844 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $7,087 |
| Average Net Price | $12,285 |
17.4%
Pell Grant Rate
16.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,432
Median Debt
$121/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Chippewa Valley Technical College rose +28.6% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $9,350 in 2013 to $12,025 in 2023, a rise of $2,675 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $9,3502023 · $12,025
Over the same years, enrollment went -11.9% (4,687 → 4,127 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
54.8%
Female
39.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
$43,630
Median Earnings (6yr)
61.7%
Earning Over $25K
66.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 48.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $43,630 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,297 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 61.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 66.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,432 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $121/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 21 | 646 | $56,597 | $75,000 | $14,506 |
| Certificate | 15 | 1,218 | $58,171 | $86,785 | $9,060 |
Top programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$86,785 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$75,000 median earnings
- Electromechanical Technolo…
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
$74,381 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$73,255 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$69,512 median earnings
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment…
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
$68,487 median earnings
- Heating, Air Conditioning,…
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
$65,275 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$65,043 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Chippewa Valley Technical College? ▼
Chippewa Valley Technical College is a public institution in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Undergraduate enrollment is 4,272 students.
How much do Chippewa Valley Technical College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Chippewa Valley Technical College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,297 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $43,630.
How much does Chippewa Valley Technical College cost? ▼
The average net price at Chippewa Valley Technical College is $12,285. In-state tuition is $4,844 and out-of-state tuition is $7,087. Median student debt at graduation is $11,432.
What is the graduation rate at Chippewa Valley Technical College? ▼
Chippewa Valley Technical College has a 48.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Chippewa Valley Technical College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Chippewa Valley Technical College is $11,432, while former students earn a median of $46,297 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 66.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $121.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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