Wisconsin’s technical colleges get about 70% more in-state aid per full-time student than the Universities of Wisconsin get for one of theirs, new data shows.
Madison Area Technical College students Waldo Rodriguez, left, and Karen Benavides, both sophomores in engineering, study for their physics final Wednesday. The state subsidizes the education of technical college students 70% more than four-year public university students, new data from the State Higher Education Executive Officers shows.
For each full-time student, the Wisconsin Technical College System gets about $14,690 in state support, between state budget aid and funding from property tax levies. The UW system, which cannot levy property taxes, gets $6,282 in state aid and financial aid.
Madison Area Technical College student Rilee Hull, a graduating senior, studies in the final hour before her biology final on Wednesday. Wisconsin has one of the largest funding discrepancies between its technical college system and four-year public universities.
Madison Area Technical College students Waldo Rodriguez, left, and Karen Benavides, both sophomores in engineering, study for their physics final Wednesday. The state subsidizes the education of technical college students 70% more than four-year public university students, new data from the State Higher Education Executive Officers shows.
For each full-time student, the Wisconsin Technical College System gets about $14,690 in state support, between state budget aid and funding from property tax levies. The UW system, which cannot levy property taxes, gets $6,282 in state aid and financial aid.
Madison Area Technical College student Rilee Hull, a graduating senior, studies in the final hour before her biology final on Wednesday. Wisconsin has one of the largest funding discrepancies between its technical college system and four-year public universities.
