MATC vs. Southwest Tech

Milwaukee Area Technical College and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College side by side on admissions, cost, and outcomes, from public data.

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

At a glance

  • Cheaper after aid: MATC. Average net price is $8,729 vs $14,272 at Southwest Tech.
  • Earnings 10 years out: MATC $33,300 vs Southwest Tech $34,100 (median).
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Key differences

Milwaukee Area Technical College Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Acceptance rate
MATC-
Southwest Tech-
SAT range (middle 50%)
MATC-
Southwest Tech-
Average net price
MATC $5,543 less
MATC$8,729
Southwest Tech$14,272
In-state tuition
Southwest Tech $280 less
MATC$5,184
Southwest Tech$4,904
Out-of-state tuition
Southwest Tech $280 less
MATC$7,427
Southwest Tech$7,147
Graduation rate
MATC-
Southwest Tech-
Median earnings (10 years)
Southwest Tech +$800
MATC$33,300
Southwest Tech$34,100

Sources: IPEDS and College Scorecard.

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  • Applied
  • MATC -
  • Southwest Tech -
  • Admitted
  • MATC -
  • Southwest Tech -
  • Acceptance rate
  • MATC Open
  • Southwest Tech Open
  • Yield (share of admitted who enroll)
  • MATC Open
  • Southwest Tech Open
  • Typical SAT score
  • MATC
  • Southwest Tech
  • Typical ACT score
  • MATC
  • Southwest Tech
  • Average high school GPA
  • MATC -
  • Southwest Tech -
  • Typical high school grades
  • MATC -
  • Southwest Tech -
  • Admissions standards
  • MATC Unavailable
  • Southwest Tech Unavailable
  • Applicant competition
  • MATC
  • Southwest Tech
  • SAT range
  • MATC
  • Southwest Tech
  • ACT range
  • MATC
  • Southwest Tech
  • Submit test scores
  • MATC Open admission
  • Southwest Tech Open admission
  • Application deadline
  • MATC
  • Southwest Tech
  • Tuition (in state)
  • MATC $5,184
  • Southwest Tech $4,904
  • Tuition (out of state)
  • MATC $7,427
  • Southwest Tech $7,147
  • Room & board
  • MATC $9,818
  • Southwest Tech $9,148
  • Average net price
  • MATC $8,729
  • Southwest Tech $14,272
  • Average grant aid
  • MATC $8,523
  • Southwest Tech $4,874
  • % receiving grant aid
  • MATC 64%
  • Southwest Tech 77%
  • Graduation rate
  • MATC -
  • Southwest Tech -
  • Median earnings (after 10 years)
  • MATC $33,300
  • Southwest Tech $34,100
  • Making student loan payments
  • MATC 34%
  • Southwest Tech 60%
  • Median student loan debt
  • MATC $11,250
  • Southwest Tech $7,000
  • Median loan payment
  • MATC $116
  • Southwest Tech $72
  • Student to faculty ratio
  • MATC 10:1
  • Southwest Tech 14:1
  • Popular majors
  • MATC
    • Health Professions (39%)
    • Business (12%)
    • Construction Trades (6%)
    • Mechanic and Repair Technologies (6%)
    • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (6%)
  • Southwest Tech
    • Health Professions (51%)
    • Business (10%)
    • Agriculture (9%)
    • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (6%)
    • Construction Trades (6%)
  • Location
  • MATC Milwaukee, WI
  • Southwest Tech Fennimore, WI
  • Setting
  • MATC Large City
  • Southwest Tech Distant Rural
  • Total enrollment
  • MATC 13,792
  • Southwest Tech 2,849
  • Type
  • MATC Public 2 Year
  • Southwest Tech Public 2 Year
  • National ranking
  • MATC
  • Southwest Tech

Comparable Facts

Compare Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, WI with Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, WI on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Milwaukee Area Technical College is larger than Southwest Tech based on total student enrollment (13,792 students vs. 2,849 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

  • Milwaukee Area Technical College is located in Milwaukee, WI (Large City setting); Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is in Fennimore, WI (Distant Rural setting).
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
  • Student-to-faculty ratio: Milwaukee Area Technical College 10:1; Southwest Wisconsin Technical College 14:1.

Cost details

  • Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College are 6.8% lower than at Milwaukee Area Technical College ($9,148 vs. $9,818).
  • Out-of-state tuition is 3.9% higher at MATC than at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (about $280 more per year; $7,427 vs. $7,147).
  • A larger share of students receive grant aid at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College than at Milwaukee Area Technical College (77% vs. 64%).
  • The average total grant financial aid received by Milwaukee Area Technical College students is 74.9% larger than aid received by Southwest Wisconsin Technical College students ($8,523 vs. $4,874).

Admissions details

  • SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both MATC and Southwest Tech.

Loans and repayment

  • Among federal student loan borrowers, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College graduates have a $4,250 lower median loan debt than MATC graduates ($7,000 vs. $11,250).
  • Among borrowers, Southwest Tech graduates have an estimated $44 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than MATC graduates ($72 vs. $116).
  • More Southwest Tech graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former MATC students, three years after graduation (60% vs. 34%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.

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