Western Technical College Business Programs

Western Technical College is a public institution located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The location of Western Technical College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Western Technical College?

Contact details for Western Technical College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 Seventh St. North, La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone:	608-785-9200
Website:	www.westerntc.edu

How Do I Get Into Western Technical College?

You can apply to Western Technical College online at: https://ss.westerntc.edu/SelfService/Admissions/Application.aspx?applicationformid=1

Western Technical College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Western Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Western Technical College, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,107 a year. That adds up to $20,428 over four years for those students.

Western Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,963 undergraduate students at Western Technical College, with 1,557 being full-time and 2,406 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,557 full-time undergraduates at Western Technical College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	38
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	1,294
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	99

Over 7 countries are represented at Western Technical College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and Russia.

Online Learning at Western Technical College

In 2022-2023, 2,567 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Western Technical College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Western Technical College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	57%
Knowledge Management	18%

Western Technical College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	35	18	53
Accounting	0	27	0	27
Digital Marketing	0	11	5	16
Knowledge Management	0	6	5	11
Office Administration	2	7	0	9
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	7	0	7
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	7	0	7
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	0	6	0	6
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	6	0	6
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	0	5	5
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	0	5	0	5
Business & Office Technology	0	0	3	3
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	3	0	3
Banking and Financial Support Services	0	0	2	2
Customer Service Management	1	0	0	1
Finance	0	1	0	1
Professional Sales	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	4	121	38	163

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.