Moraine Park Technical College vs. Southwest Tech

Comparable Facts

Compare Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac, WI with Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, WI on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Moraine Park Technical College is larger than Southwest Tech based on total student enrollment (4,171 students vs. 2,849 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Moraine Park Technical College is located in Fond du Lac, WI (Small City setting); Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is in Fennimore, WI (Distant Rural setting).
• Moraine Park 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: Moraine Park Technical College 13:1; Southwest Wisconsin Technical College 14:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Moraine Park Technical College are 0% lower than at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College ($9,147 vs. $9,148).
• Out-of-state tuition is 0.9% higher at Southwest Tech than at Moraine Park Technical College (about $63 more per year; $7,147 vs. $7,084).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College than at Moraine Park Technical College (77% vs. 45%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Moraine Park Technical College students is 5% larger than aid received by Southwest Wisconsin Technical College students ($5,118 vs. $4,874).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Moraine Park Technical College and Southwest Tech.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College graduates have a $1,476 lower median loan debt than Moraine Park Technical College graduates ($7,000 vs. $8,476).
• Among borrowers, Southwest Tech graduates have an estimated $15 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Moraine Park Technical College graduates ($72 vs. $87).
• More Southwest Tech graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Moraine Park Technical College students, three years after graduation (60% vs. 53%).

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