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Chippewa Valley Technical College

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Chippewa Valley Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 8,330 students in fall 2024. It is part of Wisconsin Technical College System.

Chippewa Valley Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 93 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), and Registered Nursing. It awarded 2,821 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 30 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
8,330
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
2,821
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
93
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 93

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 13
Health Professions 22
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 9
Precision Production 5
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Engineering Technologies 6
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Construction Trades 5
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Education 3
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Library Science 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
55%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
871
Certificates under 1 year
1,436
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
473
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
41

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,330
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,330
Full-time, fall 2024
25%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
13,464
Full-time, 2024-25
22%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
53%
Men
47%
White
77%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
30
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
24%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Wisconsin Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Sunem Beaton-Garcia
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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