About Us

Who We Serve

One in nine adults each year. The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) serves one in nine Wisconsin adults, or roughly 460,000 each year with a variety of educational options, primarily degree and certificate programs for career-minded students, but also customized training to meet the needs of business and industry. Technical college training is primarily hands-on, with students applying knowledge for a specific occupation or process.

Lifelong learning. The average age of technical college students is 28, which indicates how adults turn to the technical colleges throughout life. While more than 20 percent of high school graduates in Wisconsin attend technical college immediately after high school, many students are adult learners who turn to their communities’ technical colleges for immediate and relevant retraining.

Very diverse. Each of the 16 technical colleges is committed to increasing minority enrollment and retention, especially in high-skill, high-wage occupations. Enrollments for minorities have increased dramatically over the past decade (Hispanic - 88%; African American - 21%; and Asian - 31%).