Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, Wisconsin

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • Suburb
  • 2,488 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Agriculture and horticulture

  • Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
  • Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
  • Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
  • Food Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,934

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694

Computers and IT

  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674

Dental assisting and hygiene

  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 72 finishedGraduates here earned $47,270 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $65,725 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $35,662 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedGraduates here earned $53,714 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $41,689 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
  • Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 257 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $70,905 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 41 finishedGraduates here earned $44,484 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (13)
  • Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $43,996
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 31 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $51,142 a year afterNationally: $41,208
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $37,255
  • Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $48,237
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degreeNationally: $34,134
  • MarketingAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $38,094
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $41,294
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $38,048
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $38,629
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $45,150
  • Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degreeNationally: $27,637
  • Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $28,477
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$8,064$30–48k$10,988$48–75k$9,938$75–110k$13,404Over $110k$16,925Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$10,514per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$17,623sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,361Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
22%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
35%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$44,2496 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$43,97110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$9,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Blackhawk Technical College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.

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