Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, Wisconsin · Also known as BTC · Website
$41,620
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,620
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Blackhawk Technical College is a public 2-year college in Janesville, Wisconsin with 2,488 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $9,330 a year (tuition and fees $4,267 in-state, $6,061 out-of-state). 34% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $41,620 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,550 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,330
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,267
Out-of-state $6,061
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
34%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,550
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,620
Rank 2,419 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,330
- Tuition in-state
- $4,267
- Tuition out-of-state
- $6,061
- Cost of attendance
- $15,522
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 23%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,287
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,391
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,260
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,640
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,522
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,045 in 2015-16 to $4,267 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,488
- Part-time students
- 77%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 60%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 50
- Endowment
- $3.15M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,419 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,330 | $16,210 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,267 | $9,856 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 82% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 58% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 60% | 76% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,550 | $20,492 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,606 | $41,210 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,620 | $45,358 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
50 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 307 | $3,500 | $21,748 | $53,104 | $56,073 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 93 | Withheld | $44,698 | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 56 | $11,041 | $69,492 | $81,616 | $80,813 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | $68,669 | $84,894 | $57,702 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,824 | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | $9,493 | $40,164 | $49,012 | $46,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 19 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 16 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $38,396 | $37,656 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | $27,831 | Withheld | $33,673 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,734 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | $37,193 | $33,743 | $34,272 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,675 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,199 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,182 | $54,425 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,737 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,605 |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,642 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,863 | $42,269 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Blackhawk Technical College cost?
$9,330 a year is the average net price at Blackhawk Technical College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,267 for in-state students and $6,061 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,522. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,287 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Blackhawk Technical College?
Blackhawk Technical College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Blackhawk Technical College graduates earn?
$41,620 a year is the median pay of former Blackhawk Technical College students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,606 after 6 years). That ranks 2,419 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $69,492.
How much student debt do Blackhawk Technical College graduates have?
$9,550 is the median federal student loan debt of Blackhawk Technical College graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 23% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Blackhawk Technical College?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Blackhawk Technical College finish within 3 years. 60% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Blackhawk Technical College?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (307 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (93 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (68 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 50 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.