Mid-State Technical College Computer Science Programs

Mid-State Technical College is a public institution located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Mid-State Technical College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Mid-State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#14	Best Value Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Mid-State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#14	Highest Paid General Computer Programming Graduates	College Factual
#20	Highest Paid Computer Programming Graduates	College Factual
#21	Highest Paid Computer & IS Security Graduates	College Factual
#30	Highest Paid Information Technology Graduates	College Factual
#65	Highest Paid Computer & Information Sciences Graduates	College Factual
#87	Best Value Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences	College Factual

Where Is Mid-State Technical College?

Contact details for Mid-State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 32Nd St N, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Phone:	715-422-5300
Website:	www.mstc.edu

How Do I Get Into Mid-State?

You can apply to Mid-State online at: https://www.mstc.edu/apply

Mid-State Technical College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Mid-State Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Mid-State, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $3,302 a year. That adds up to $13,208 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mid-State is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Mid-State Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,648 undergraduate students at Mid-State, with 614 being full-time and 2,034 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 614 full-time undergraduates at Mid-State, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mid-State Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	523
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Online Learning at Mid-State Technical College

In 2019-2020, 1,384 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mid-State has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Mid-State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mid-State Technical College was 90.1%. This is the #299 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mid-State 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%.

Mid-State Technical College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Computer Programming	0	11	11
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	1	6	7
Computer & IS Security	0	5	5
Computer Support Specialist	0	4	4
TOTAL	1	26	27

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.