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The real 2-year cost of Western Technical College

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Western Technical College went from $3,159 to $4,716, an average of 1.7% a year.

Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.

2008–2025: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$3,159––
2009$3,216––
2010$3,481––
2011$3,669––
2012$3,820––
2013$3,989––
2014$4,044––
2015$3,779––
2016$3,776––
2017$3,965––
2018$4,403––
2019$4,440––
2020$4,500––
2021$4,572––
2022$4,636––
2023$4,716$4,716–
2024–$4,797$4,615–$4,979
2025–$4,880$4,517–$5,257

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$4,964
Year 2$5,050
2-year total$10,014

Two aid scenarios

2-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$0
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$5,366
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.

Latest (2023)
$6,950/ yr
rising 2.3% / yr
Projected 2-year add-on
$15,067

Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200/yr (national median, not included).

Housing here is rising faster than tuition.

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