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Northcentral Technical College

Wausau, Wisconsin Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in Wausau, Wisconsin, Northcentral Technical College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,746 students. It is part of Wisconsin Technical College System.

Northcentral Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 130 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide, Welding Technology, and Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping. It awarded 1,959 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 48 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,746
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
1,959
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
130
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 130

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

Health Professions 25
Business, Management and Marketing 21
Precision Production 6
Engineering Technologies 14
Computer and Information Sciences 10
Education 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 8
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 7
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Construction Trades 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Communications Technologies 5
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Psychology 1
Engineering 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 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
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
48%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
450
Certificates under 1 year
1,371
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
138

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,746
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,746
Full-time, fall 2024
17%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,929
Full-time, 2024-25
17%
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
57%
Men
43%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
16%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
48
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
19%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

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
Dr. Jeannie Worden
Services and opportunities
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, Student veteran organization

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