Moraine Park Technical College vs. Western Wisconsin Technical College

Comparable Facts

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

Moraine Park Technical College is larger than Western Wisconsin Technical College based on total student enrollment (4,171 students vs. 3,625 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Moraine Park Technical College is located in Fond du Lac, WI (Small City setting); Western Technical College is in La Crosse, WI (Small City setting).
• Moraine Park Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Western Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Moraine Park Technical College 13:1; Western Technical College 9:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Western Technical College are 8.5% lower than at Moraine Park Technical College ($8,374 vs. $9,147).
• Out-of-state tuition is 0.1% higher at Moraine Park Technical College than at Western Technical College (about $6 more per year; $7,084 vs. $7,078).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Western Technical College than at Moraine Park Technical College (58% vs. 45%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Western Technical College students is 19.9% larger than aid received by Moraine Park Technical College students ($6,139 vs. $5,118).

Admissions details

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

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Moraine Park Technical College graduates have a $2,824 lower median loan debt than Western Wisconsin Technical College graduates ($8,476 vs. $11,300).
• Among borrowers, Moraine Park Technical College graduates have an estimated $29 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Western Wisconsin Technical College graduates ($87 vs. $116).
• More Moraine Park Technical College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Western Wisconsin Technical College students, three years after graduation (53% vs. 50%).

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