MISSION STATEMENT
PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s annual report
for the 2018-2019 fiscal year shows how the College has
invested community resources and attracted funds from
beyond our District to expand the economic potential
of Northeast Wisconsin businesses and citizens.
To learn more, please visit our website, nwtc.edu.
NWTC is a public two-year college dedicated to preparing
community members for careers that are in demand and spur economic growth.
Students prepare for futures that are highly technical, rigorous, and challenging,
igniting and fueling their passion as well as building their competence and
self-confidence. They graduate prepared for a lifetime of learning and an
exciting, family-supporting career.
Like its students, NWTC pursues challenging goals that stretch to achieve ever
higher standards of excellence. NWTC consistently receives competitive grants
for innovative, data-driven programming that meets community needs, and
our students and faculty win honors in national competitions every year.
NWTC has been honored by the Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation,
American Association of Community Colleges, National Science Foundation
and beyond for excellence, effectiveness and accountability.
The College has one goal: to see our students soar.
By matching NWTC’s strategy with local needs and goals, NWTC is an economic
engine that contributes to wellbeing of all. The successes of our students drive
the region’s economy and transforms lives of people around us.
With great excitement,
We are a two-year college, serving
Northeast Wisconsin by providing
education, training, and life-long
learning opportunities for individuals and
businesses leading to the development
of a skilled workforce. Our customers
stimulate the economic vitality of our
district as a result of the application of
skills and knowledge acquired through
the completion of certificates, degrees,
diplomas, and courses.
OUR VISION
NWTC is a cutting edge life-long learning
college that transforms, strengthens,
and inspires.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Carla Hedtke
BOARD CHAIRPERSON
Kim Schanock
VICE-CHAIRPERSON
Gerald Worrick
SECRETARY
David Mayer
Jeff Rickaby
Dorothy Sadowski
Richard Stadelman
Ben Villarruel
Cathy Dworak
TREASURER
Dr. H. Jeffrey Rafn, President
72%
work in the district
3,532
degree and diploma grads,
including associate degrees,
technical diplomas, and certificates
94%
work in the state
GRADUATE SUCCESS
INFORMATION
2018-2019 grads
91%
are employed;
77.4 percent of those grads are
employed in their career field
97%
$45,500
median annual starting salary
of associate degree grads
(within six months of graduation;
employed full-time in their field)
of graduates are
very satisfied or satisfied
with their training