Chippewa Valley Technical College Computer Science Programs
Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Chippewa Valley Technical College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College Rankings
CVTC is ranked #55 out of 758 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #4 out of 25 schools in Wisconsin.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
CVTC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#11 | Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CVTC.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards CVTC has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#5 | Best App Specific Computer Programming Schools | College Factual |
#10 | Best Value Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences | College Factual |
#12 | Best General Computer Programming Schools | College Factual |
#15 | Best Computer Programming Schools | College Factual |
#21 | Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#219 | Best Schools | Course Advisor |
Where Is Chippewa Valley Technical College?

Contact details for CVTC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 620 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701-6162 |
Phone: | 715-833-6200 |
Website: | www.cvtc.edu |
How Do I Get Into CVTC?
You can apply to CVTC online at: www.cvtc.edu/
Can I Afford Chippewa Valley Technical College?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CVTC, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,313 a year. That adds up to $21,252 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CVTC is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Chippewa Valley Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 2,021 full-time undergraduates at CVTC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Chippewa Valley Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 92 |
Black or African American | 32 |
Hispanic or Latino | 71 |
White | 1,683 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 139 |
Over 14 countries are represented at CVTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, China, and Saudi Arabia.
Online Learning at Chippewa Valley Technical College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at CVTC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of CVTC
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Chippewa Valley Technical College was 73.2%. This is the #344 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CVTC regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Chippewa Valley Technical College Computer Science Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Basic Certificate | Associate’s | TOTAL |
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Computer Support Specialist | 61 | 0 | 61 |
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 0 | 44 | 44 |
General Computer Programming | 0 | 33 | 33 |
App Specific Computer Programming | 0 | 3 | 3 |
TOTAL | 61 | 80 | 141 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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