NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE J-8

1000 West Campus Dr.
Wausau, WI 54401-1899
Tel: (715)675-3331
Fax: (715)675-9776
Web Site: http://www.ntc.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Wisconsin Technical College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1912. Setting: 96-acre rural campus. Endowment: $1.4 million. Research spending 2003-04: $93,000. Educational spending 2003-04: $5126 per student. Total enrollment: 3,734. Full-time: 1,276 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 2,458 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 2 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 0.1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 65% 25 or older, 4% transferred in. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for technical nursing, dental hygiene programs. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: interview. Placement: ACCUPLACER required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to district residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $2280 full-time, $76 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,643 full-time, $488 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $138 full-time, $4.60 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 3 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Governing Board, International Club, Habitat for Humanity, Nursing Club, Delta Epsilon Chi (marketing club). Major annual events: Sno-Fest (winter carnival), Career Week, Spring Fling. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Northcentral Technical College, Wausau Campus plus 1 other with 30,000 books, 400 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $260,878. 1,200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The Wausau area (population 70,000) is one of the major industrial centers in the state. Over 70 highly diversified industries are located here, producing over 40 different products. The area is one of the nation's leading producers of cheddar cheese, and it is a major center of dairy farming in both the state and nation and a leading exporter of ginseng. The community offers many cultural and recreational programs plus an excellent public school system. The school works closely with the branch campus of the University of Wisconsin to maximize use of facilities and programs and to eliminate duplication.