by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College was awarded 278 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, WITC is ranked #821 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when WITC held the #975 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 46 colleges in Wisconsin, WITC is ranked at #29.
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If you are worried about getting into Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at WITC it is much better at 7 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,818 undergraduates at WITC with 924 being full-time and 1,894 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,029 | $8,674 | $10,460 | $13,617 | $14,304 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of WITC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WITC, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $4,736 a year. That adds up to $18,944 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at WITC is 8.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for WITC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, WI 54871-8727 |
| Phone: | 715-468-2815 |
| Website: | https://www.northwoodtech.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,939 students took at least one online class at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. This is a decrease from the 2,481 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,939 | 717 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,481 | 832 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,936 | 447 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,057 | 501 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,043 | 440 |
Learn more about online learning at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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