Northcentral Technical College (NTC) is a public junior college in Wausau, Wisconsin. Northcentral Technical College is a founding member of the Wisconsin Technical College System. The district of Northcentral Technical College includes all Marathon and the portions of other neighbouring cities like Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor, Price, Langlade, Menominee, Clark, Portage, Shawano and Waupaca counties. The main campus is located in Wausau. There are regional centres in Antigo, Medford, Merrill, Phillips, Spencer and Wittenberg.
Northcentral Technical College is accredited by the upper Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA). Several programs are accredited by other accreditation bodies. Northcentral Technical College began as an industrial school in the name of Wausau Industrial School in 1912. Later it was renamed Wausau trade school in 1936, Wausau Technical Institute in 1961, North Central Technical Institute (NCTI) in 1967. It began occupying its new facility in 1969. It was renamed Northcentral Technical College in 1988.
Northcentral Technical College offers associate degrees, technical diplomas, and over 100 certificate programs in agriculture, business, community services, general studies, health, public safety and technical and trades. Northcentral Technical College has 190+ program offerings of different streams including two-year associate degrees that combine the technical skills with the general education system of studies and one- and two-year technical diplomas which provide concentrated hands-on-learning and in-hand training, and short-term certificates to improve job skills that are advanced and mandatory for the future.
There is a public university in Wausau, WI called Northcentral Technical College. It was in 1912 when the Northcentral Technical College was founded. Keeping the pursuit of research, innovation, and excellence at the center, Northcentral Technical College has been imparting quality education to its students. The motto of the varsity is Real life. Real learning and its official colors are blue and silver. At Northcentral Technical College, the total enrolment stands at 6,177. The school has a total of Approximately 150 FT academic staff. These faculty teach different courses to the students. At Northcentral Technical College, around 74% of the students are 24 and under. Talking about gender distribution at NTC, around 58% of the students are females and 42% are males. Northcentral Technical College has produced several well-known personalities in its 108 years of existence. The employment rate, after six years of graduation, is a good parameter to gauge the employability which in this case is 89%. The school believes in the all-round growth of the students and therefore, encourages students to take part in several sporting activities, conducted inside the campus. Further, it boasts of a decent sports infrastructure. A total of 252 programs are currently offered by the varsity to the students. It includes both the residential as well as online programs. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
