WTCS publications provide useful information about the System, including consistently positive outcomes for students and employer partners.
We publish a variety of reports, some annually and others periodically. These reports range from providing basic facts about our colleges, students and programs to providing detailed outcomes information that demonstrates the vital role Wisconsin's technical colleges play in Wisconsin communities and the state's economy.
Apprenticeship Completion Report
Employment outcomes for registered Apprentices receiving instruction through a Wisconsin technical college
View our complete college guidebook
The Wisconsin Technical Colleges guidebook helps you explore the 16 technical colleges and educational opportunities within them. This comprehensive resource highlights each technical college's features and broad range of program offerings.
Fact Book: Student Data
Trend data for enrollments, demographics, outcomes and customized instruction and technical assistance for employers
Fact Book: Financial Data
The WTCS Fact Book: Financial Data details costs, revenues, and other financial data for Wisconsin's 16 public, two-year technical colleges.
Justice-Involved Information
The Wisconsin Technical College System delivers high-quality educational opportunities for justice-involved individuals, leading to sustainable income and postsecondary pathways that support lifelong learning.
5-Year Graduate Follow-Up
Employment outcomes and career advancement for technical college graduates five years post-graduation
Employer Satisfaction
WTCS surveys the employers that hire our grads, who evaluate technical college programs and graduates’ skills
Credit Transfer
Summary of credits transferred to Wisconsin technical colleges, as well as from technical colleges to our many four-year colleges and university partners
Dual Credit
Overview of Wisconsin high school students earning dual credits from technical colleges, number of credits earned, and the value of those credits
Action Research
To inform education practices and policies, the WTCS institutional research team conducts action research projects. An action research project analyzes a specific question (or set of questions) to provide insight that is actionable for improving student success and closing student equity gaps.
Adult Education
The mission of the technical colleges is to help people find the skills they need to find the career that best suits them. Often times that can mean helping people learn to speak English or learn reading and writing. Adult high school, adult education and English as a second language courses are provided at Wisconsin's technical colleges for no cost to the learners.
Strengthening Career and Technical Education in the 21st Century Act
The Strengthening Career and Technical Education in the 21st Century Act is a federal grant program that invests in both secondary and postsecondary career and technical education (CTE).
Workforce Advancement Training (WAT) Grants
Workforce Advancement Training (WAT) grants can help offset your customized training costs. Working with your local technical college, you can explore whether a WAT grant may work to meet your training needs.
Biennial Report
Report to the Wisconsin Legislature, detailing the System's structure and outcomes for the most recent biennium
Strategic Directions
Mission, Vision, Values, Directions and Goals for the Wisconsin Technical College System
News
WTCS statement on reducing property tax levies
The Wisconsin Technical College System is the state’s largest provider of higher education and workforce training, serving nearly 300,000 students annually across urban and rural communities. In the most recent budget cycle, WTCS requested a general aid increase that reflected the actual cost of sustaining the programs and training capacity required by local employers and communities. That request was underfunded by $36 million.
Three WTCS colleges named Aspen Prize semifinalists
MADISON – Three of Wisconsin's technical colleges, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Mid-State Technical College and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College have just been announced among the top 25 semifinalists for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence in the current awards cycle.
Wisconsin apprentices gain new pathway to Associate degrees
The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week April 26-May 2, and this year has something extra special to announce. Wisconsin’s 16 technical colleges will now review apprenticeship-related learning from all sources to count as credit for prior learning to fast-track some apprentices toward an Applied Associate degree.