Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of ITT Educational Services, Inc. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1968. Setting: suburban campus with easy access to Milwaukee. Total enrollment: 548. Core.

Home of the state capital and the University of Wisconsin, Madison is a lovely city situated between two lakes. Four campuses are in smaller cities with growing industrial bases.

Open admission except for health occupations programs. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: interview, ACT. Required for some: ACT ASSET. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 28 open to all. Most popular organizations: Wisconsin Marketing Management Association (WMMA), Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Organization (ACRO), Multicultural Club, Business Professionals of America (BPA), Advertising Club. Major annual event: Orientation. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 100 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Western Wisconsin Technical College Library plus 1 other with 31,243 books, 397 microform titles, 313 serials, 3,750 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $303,682. 800 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

■ WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE G-3

505 Pine Ridge Dr.
Shell Lake, WI 54871
Tel: (715)468-2815
Free: 800-243-9482
Fax: (715)468-2819
Web Site: http://www.witc.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Wisconsin Technical College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1912. Setting: 113-acre urban campus. System endowment: $1.8 million. System-wide educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $7343 per student. Total enrollment: 3,533. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 6:1. Full-time: 1,561 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 1,972 students, 67% women, 33% men. 3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 0.3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 45% 25 or older. Calendar: semesters.

Entrance Requirements:

Application deadline: Rolling.

■ WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE O-12

8800 West Bluemound Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226-9942
Tel: (414)443-8800; 888-WIS LUTH
Admissions: (414)443-8811
Fax: (414)443-8514
E-mail: craig_swiontek@wlc.edu
Web Site: http://www.wlc.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1973. Setting: 21-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $10.3 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $38,210. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $7362 per student. Total enrollment: 706. 531 applied, 84% were admitted. 23% from top 10% of their high school class, 53% from top quarter, 83% from top half. 10 valedictorians. Full-time: 672 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 34 students, 44% women, 56% men. Students come from 28 states and territories, 6 other countries, 19% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 1% 25 or older, 78% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 80% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.70 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, minimum ACT score of 21, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $23,510 includes full-time tuition ($17,340), mandatory fees ($130), and college room and board ($6040).

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 31 open to all. Major annual events: Commencement Weekend, Opening Weekend (Orientation), Christmas Week activities and events. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, closed-circuit TV monitors. 600 college housing spaces available; 539 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Marvin M. Schwan Library with 71,731 books, 9,211 microform titles, 614 serials, 4,409 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $366,354. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

State of Wisconsin

ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Probably from the Ojibwa word wishkonsing, meaning "place of the beaver."

NICKNAME: The Badger State.

CAPITAL: Madison.

ENTERED UNION: 29 May 1848 (30th).

SONG: "On, Wisconsin!"

MOTTO: Forward.

COAT OF ARMS: Surrounding the US shield is the shield of Wisconsin, which is divided into four parts symbolizing agriculture, mining, navigation, and manufacturing. Flanking the shield are a sailor, representing labor on water; and a yeoman or miner, representing labor on land. Above is a badger and the state motto; below, a horn of plenty and a pyramid of pig lead.

FLAG: A dark-blue field, fringed in yellow on three sides, surrounds the state coat of arms on each side, with "Wisconsin" in white letters above the coat of arms and '1848' below.

OFFICIAL SEAL: Coat of arms surrounded by the words "Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin" and 13 stars below.

BIRD: Robin.

FISH: Muskellunge.

FLOWER: Wood violet.

TREE: Sugar maple.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., 3rd Monday in January; Presidents' Day, 3rd Monday in February; Good Friday, Friday before Easter, March or April; Memorial Day, last Monday in May; Independence Day, 4 July; Labor Day, 1st Monday in September; Primary Day, 2nd Tuesday in September in even-numbered years; Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October; Election Day, 2nd Tuesday in November in even-numbered years; Veterans' Day, 11 November; Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November; Christmas Day, 25 December.

TIME: 6 AMCST = noon GMT.

LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT

Located in the eastern north-central United States, Wisconsin ranks 26th in size among the 50 states.

The total area of Wisconsin is 56,153 sq mi (145,436 sq km), of which 54,426 sq mi (140,963 sq km) is land and 1,727 sq mi is (4,473 sq km) inland water. The state extends 295 mi (475 km) e-w and 320 mi (515 km) n-s.

Wisconsin is bordered on the n by Lake Superior and the state of Michigan (with the northeastern boundary formed by the Menominee River); on the e by Lake Michigan; on the s by Illinois; and on the w by Iowa and Minnesota (with the line defined mainly by the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers).

Important islands belonging to Wisconsin are the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior, and Washington Island in Lake Michigan. The state's boundaries have a total length of 1,379 mi (2,219 km). Wisconsin's geographic center is in Wood County, 9 mi (14 km) se of Marshfield.

TOPOGRAPHY

Wisconsin can be divided into four main geographical regions, each covering roughly one-quarter of the state's land area. The most highly elevated of these is the Superior Upland, below Lake Superior and the border with Michigan. It has heavily forested rolling hills but no high mountains. Elevations range from about 700 ft (200 m) to slightly under 2,000 ft (600 m). A second upland region, called the Driftless Area, has a more rugged terrain, having been largely untouched by the glacial drifts that smoothed out topographical features in other parts of the state. Elevations here reach more than 1,200 ft (400 m). The third region is a large, crescent-shaped plain in central Wisconsin; its unglaciated portion is a sandstone plain, broken by rock formations that from a distance appear similar to the buttes and mesas of Colorado. Finally, in the east and southeast along Lake Michigan lies a large, glaciated lowland plain, fairly smooth in the Green Bay-Winnebago area but more irregular on the Door Peninsula and in the south.

Wisconsin's mean altitude is 1,050 ft (320 m), with elevations generally higher in the north. The Gogebic Range, extending westward from Michigan's Upper Peninsula into northern Wisconsin, was an important center of iron mining in the early days of state-hood. Timms Hill, in north-central Wisconsin, is the state's highest point, at 1,951 ft (595 m). The lowest elevation is 579 ft (177 m), along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

There are well over 8,000 lakes in Wisconsin. Lakes Michigan and Superior form part of the northern and eastern borders; the Wisconsin mainland has at least 575 mi (925 km) of lakeshore and holds jurisdiction over 10,062 sq mi (26,061 sq km) of lake waters. By far, the largest inland lake is Lake Winnebago, in eastern Wisconsin, covering an area of 215 sq mi (557 sq km).

The Mississippi River, which forms part of the border with Minnesota and the entire border with Iowa, is the main navigable river. The major river flowing through the state is the Wisconsin, which follows a south-southwest course for 430 mi (692 km) before meeting the Mississippi at the Iowa border. Other tributaries of the Mississippi are the St. Croix River, also part of the Minnesota border, and the Chippewa and Black rivers. Located on the Black River are Big Manitou Falls, at 165 ft (50 m) the highest of the state's many waterfalls. Waters from the Fox River and its major tributary, the Wolf, flow into Green Bay and then into Lake Michigan, as does the Menominee, which is part of the Michigan state line.

Except in the Driftless Area, glaciation smoothed out many surface features, gouged out new ones, and left deposits of rock and soil creating distinctively shaped hills and ridges. Oval mounds, called drumlins, are still scattered over the southeast; and moraines, formed by deposits left at the edges of glaciers, are a prom-inent feature of eastern, central, and northwestern Wisconsin. In one section, called the Dells, the Wisconsin River has cut a gorge through 8 mi (13 km) of sandstone, creating caves and interesting rock formations.

CLIMATE

Wisconsin has a continental climate. Summers are warm and winters very cold, especially in the upper northeast and north-central lowlands, where the freeze-free (growing) season is around 80 days. The average annual temperature ranges from 39°f (4°c) in the north to about 50°f (10°c) in the south. At Danbury, in the northwest, the average January daily temperature is about 8°f (−13°c), and the average July daily temperature 68.6°f (20°c); at Racine, in the southeast, these figures are 19.4°f (−7°c) and 71°f (21°c), respectively. Milwaukee has average daily temperatures ranging from 13°f (−10°c) to 27°f (−2°c) in January and from 62°f (16°c) to 79°f (26°c) in July. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Wisconsin was −55°f (−48.3°c), at Couderay on 4 February 1996; the highest, 114°f (46°c), at Wisconsin Dells on 13 July 1936.

Annual precipitation in the state ranges from about 34 in (86 cm) for parts of the northwest to about 28 in (71 cm) in the south-central region and the areas bordering Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. In Milwaukee average annual precipitation is about 32.2 in (81 cm); March, April, and May are the rainiest months in Milwaukee. Milwaukee's annual snowfall averages 47 in (118 cm); the average wind speed is 12 mph (19 km/hr).

FLORA AND FAUNA

Common trees of Wisconsin include four oaks—bur, black, white, and red—along with black cherry and hickory. Jack, red, and white pine, yellow birch, eastern hemlock, mountain maple, moose-wood, and leatherwood grow in the north, with black spruce, black ash, balsam fir, and tamarack concentrated in the northern lowlands. Characteristic of southern Wisconsin's climax forests are sugar maple (the state tree), white elm, basswood, and ironwood, with silver maple, black willow, silver birch, and cottonwood on low, moist land. Prairies are thick with grasses; bogs and marshes are home to white and jack pines and jack oak. Forty-five varieties of orchid have been identified, as well as 20 types of violet, including the wood violet (the state flower). In April 2006, six plant species were listed as threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, including the eastern prairie fringed orchid, prairie bush-clover, dwarf lake iris, Pitcher's thistle, Fassett's locoweed, and northern wild monkshood.

White-tailed deer, black bear, woodchuck, snowshoe hare, chipmunk, and porcupine are mammals typical of forestlands. The striped skunk, red and gray foxes, and various mice are characteristic of upland fields while wetlands harbor such mammals as the muskrat, mink, river otter, and water shrew. The badger, dwelling in grasslands and semi-open areas, is rarely seen today. Game birds include the ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail, Hungarian partridge, and ruffed grouse; among 336 bird species native to Wisconsin are 42 kinds of waterfowl and 6 types of shorebird that are also hunted. Reptiles include 23 varieties of snake, 13 types of turtle, and 4 kinds of lizard. Muskellunge (the state fish), northern pike, walleye, and brook trout are native to Wisconsin waterways.

In 2006, eight animal species were listed as threatened or endangered in Wisconsin, including the bald eagle, Karner blue butterfly, Hine's emerald dragonfly, Higgins eye pearly mussel, piping plover, and Canadian lynx. The Bureau of Endangered Resources in the Department of Natural Resources develops programs designed to aid the recovery of threatened or endangered flora and fauna.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Conservation has been a concern in Wisconsin for more than a century. In 1867, a legislative commission reported that depletion of the northern forests by wasteful timber industry practices and frequent forest fires had become an urgent problem, partly because it increased the hazards of flooding. In 1897, a forestry warden was appointed and a system of fire detection and control was set up. A reforestation program was instituted in 1911; at about the same time, the state university began planting rows of trees in plains areas to protect soil from wind erosion, a method that was widely copied in other states. Fish and game wardens were appointed in the 1880s. In 1927, the state began a program to clean its waters of industrial wastes, caused especially by pulp and paper mills and canneries. The legislature enacted a comprehensive anti-pollution program in 1966.

The present Department of Natural Resources (DNR), organized in 1967, brings together conservation and environmental protection responsibilities. The department supervises air, water, and solid-waste pollution control programs and deals with the protection of forest, fish, and wildlife resources.

Southeastern Wisconsin has experienced serious air quality problems since the 1970s. Reductions in industrial emissions have been offset by increases in emissions from transportation sources and consumer products. In 2002, the US Environmental Protection Agency implemented new requirements for reporting air quality, and the DNR developed procedures to help corporations comply.

Since water pollution became a serious problem in the 1920s, pulp and paper mills, cheese factories, and canneries have taken major steps to control and prevent harmful water pollution. Communities built new or upgraded existing sewage treatment plants to reduce the flow of sewage into rivers and streams. Pulp and paper mills spent millions of dollars to reduce suspended solids and other pollutants in their industrial effluent. Water quality and fisheries visibly improved, but problems caused by persistent toxic chemicals, such as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and mercury, arose that had to be addressed next. In the 1980s, the state identified five Areas of Concern on Lakes Michigan and Superior where toxic pollutants harmed fish or wildlife or impaired human use of the waterways. Efforts are underway to identify sources of contamination and cleanup options at these sites and inland areas suffering similar problems. Regulations controlling the discharge of toxic substances from both water and air were passed in the late 1980s, and water quality improved significantly by 2000. In 2003, 50.8 million lb of toxic chemicals were released in the state.

Contaminated stormwater and run-off from agriculture, development, and other sources remain the most serious threats to Wisconsin's lakes, rivers, and streams. The state adopted rules to limit stormwater contamination in large municipalities, construc-tion sites over five acres, and 10,000 industrial facilities. The DNR also formed a citizen advisory committee in 1994 to overhaul the state's animal waste regulations; new rules to control polluted run-off from agricultural, non-agricultural, and transportation sources went into effect 1 October 2002.

Wetland protection regulations were upgraded in the late 1980s, and in 1991 the state became the first in the nation to legislate wetlands protection. Wisconsin has a Wetlands Restoration program administered by the US Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) with assistance from DNR. Between 1992 and 1998, approximately 11,312 acres (4,578 hectares) of wetlands were restored, bringing the total amount of wetland area to about 5 million acres (2 million hectares), or 15% of the told land area. Horicon Marsh was designated as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 1990. It is considered to be one of the largest intact freshwater wetlands in the nation and among the largest cattail marshes in the world. The site is primarily managed through the National Wildlife Refuge program.

Wisconsin passed a comprehensive groundwater protection law in 1984 to safeguard underground water supplies that serve two-thirds of the state's population. The law requires identification and cleanup of groundwater-damaging contamination sources, such as abandoned, leaking landfills; underground gasoline storage tanks; and illegal, hazardous waste dumps. The law also requires the state to establish groundwater protection and enforcement standards for various substances. Wisconsin has identified over 16,000 contamination sites that must be cleaned up to prevent environmental contamination and safety hazards. Over one-third of these sites have been cleaned up and no further action is deemed necessary.

In 1996, Wisconsin began administering a new program whereby owners of contaminated property could petition the state for cleanup waivers if they were able to demonstrate that contamination was being cleaned up by natural processes. Property owners would then be able to redevelop within strict guidelines and monitoring. By mid-1997, 51 properties had applied for such liability releases, 30 of which were approved.

Bacterial contamination of Wisconsin drinking water supplies did not pose much of a problem in the state until 1993 when 400,000 Milwaukee residents became ill from inadequately treated water drawn from Lake Michigan. The water was found to contain the protozoan Cryptosporidium. Water treatment procedures were changed immediately at 21 community drinking water treatment plants that drew water from the Great Lakes. The state also began a two-year Cryptosporidium monitoring effort to determine the presence and distribution of this protozoan in state waterways.

In the 1980s, more than 800 landfills in the state closed because they could not meet new federal environmental protection requirements. To ease the burden on the state's remaining landfills, Wisconsin passed a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling law, 1989 Wisconsin Act 335. The law required local units of government to set up effective programs to recycle more than 11 different items by 1995. State grants collected from a tax on businesses were awarded to local governments to aid in setting up local recycling programs. The legislature is expected to decide a permanent funding mechanism in a future legislative session.

In 2003, Wisconsin had 163 hazardous waste sites listed in the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) database, 37 of which were on the National Priorities List as of 2006, including the Eau Claire Municipal Well Field. In 2005, the EPA spent over $2.2 million through the Superfund program for the cleanup of hazardous waste sites in the state. In 2004, federal EPA grants awarded to the state included $16 million to provide assistance to the improvement of public water systems and $29.1 million to offer loan assistance for water pollution control projects. One of the largest EPA grants awarded to the state in 2005 was $2.5 million for nonpoint source implementation programs.

POPULATION

Wisconsin ranked 20th in population in the United States with an estimated total of 5,536,201 in 2005, an increase of 3.2% since 2000. Between 1990 and 2000, Wisconsin's population grew from 4,891,769 to 5,363,675, an increase of 9.6%. The population is projected to reach 5.8 million by 2015 and 6.08 million by 2025. The population density in 2004 was 101.5 persons per sq mi.

During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the area that is now Wisconsin was very sparsely settled by perhaps 20,000 Indians and a few hundred white settlers, most of them engaged in the fur trade. With the development of lead mining, the population began to expand, reaching a total of 30,945 (excluding Indians) by 1840. During the next two decades, the population increased rapidly to 775,881, as large numbers of settlers from the East and German, British, and Scandinavian immigrants arrived. Subsequent growth has been steady, if slower. In the late 19th century, industry expanded and, by 1930, the population became predominantly urban.

In 2004, the median age for Wisconsinites was 37.5. In the same year, 23.7% of the State's residents were under age 18 while 13% were age 65 or older.

The majority of Wisconsinites live in urban areas, most of them in the heavily urbanized southeastern region. Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin and the 22nd largest in the United States, had a population of 583,624 in 2004. Other large cities, with their 2004 population estimates, were Madison, 220,332, and Green Bay, 101,100. The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,515,738 in 2004. The Madison metropolitan area had 531,766 residents and the Green Bay metropolitan area had 295,473. The Racine metropolitan area had 194,188 residents.

ETHNIC GROUPS

As early as 1839, Wisconsin attracted immigrants from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, soon to be followed by large numbers of Germans and Irish. In 1850, the greatest number of foreign-born persons were English-speaking, but within a decade, the Germans had eclipsed them. Industrial development brought Belgians, Greeks, Hungarians, Lithuanians, Italians, and especially Poles, who continued to come steadily until the restriction of immigration in the early 1920s; in the 1930 census, Poles were the largest foreign-born group. In 2000, foreign-born residents numbered 193,751 (3.6% of the total).

Black Americans were in the region as early as 1822. Before World War I, however, there were no more than 3,000 blacks. Mi-gration during and after that war brought the number to 10,739 by 1930; by 1990, blacks were the largest racial minority in the state, numbering 245,000 (5% of Wisconsin's population). As of 2000, the black population was 304,460, or 5.7% of the state total. That percentage increased to 5.9% in 2004. Most black Wisconsinites live in Milwaukee, which was 37% black in 2000.

The Asian population in 2000 was 88,763. In that year Wisconsin had 33,791 Hmong (the nation's third-largest Hmong community), 11,184 Chinese, 6,800 Koreans, 5,158 Filipinos, and 4,469 Laotians. Pacific Islanders numbered 1,630. In 2004, 1.9% of the population was Asian. As of 2000, there were 192,921 Hispanics and Latinos (3.6% of the total population), of whom 126,719 were of Mexican ancestry and 30,267 of Puerto Rican descent. In 2004, 4.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino. That year, 1% of the population reported origin of two or more races.

Wisconsin had an estimated 47,228 American Indians in 2000, up from 39,000 American Indians in 1990. In 2004, 0.9% of the population was American Indian or Alaskan Native. The principal tribes are Oneida, Menominee, Ojibwa (Chippewa), and Winnebago. There were 11 reservations, the largest being that of the Menominee, which comprised Menominee County (345 sq mi, 896 sq km) and had a population of 3,225 in 2000. Indian reservations covered 634 sq mi (1,642 sq km).

LANGUAGES

Early French and English fur traders found in what is now Wisconsin several Indian tribes of the Algonkian family: Ojibwa along Lake Superior, Sauk in the northeast, Winnebago and Fox south of them, and Kickapoo in the southwest. Numerous Indian place-names include Antigo, Kaukauna, Kewaunee, Menomonie, Oshkosh, Wausau, and Winnebago.

The following table gives selected statistics from the 2000 Census for language spoken at home by persons five years old and over. The category "Other West Germanic languages" includes Dutch, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Afrikaans. The category "Scandinavian languages" includes Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. The category "Other Native North American languages" includes Apache, Cherokee, Choctaw, Dakota, Keres, Pima, and Yupik.

LANGUAGE	NUMBER	PERCENT
Population 5 years and over	5,022,073	100.0
Speak only English	4,653,361	92.7
Speak a language other than English	368,712	7.3
Speak a language other than English	368,712	7.3
Spanish or Spanish Creole	168,778	3.4
German	48,409	1.0
Miao, Hmong	30,569	0.6
French (incl. Patois, Cajun)	14,970	0.3
Polish	12,097	0.2
Chinese	7,951	0.2
Italian	6,774	0.1
Other West Germanic languages	5,870	0.1
Scandinavian languages	5,651	0.1
Russian	5,362	0.1
Serbo-Croatian	4,988	0.1
Other Native North American languages	4,210	0.1
Arabic	4,088	0.1
Korean	4,075	0.1

In 2000, 92.7% (down from 94.2% in 1990) of the state population five years old and older spoke only English in the home.

Wisconsin English is almost entirely Northern, like that of the areas that provided Wisconsin's first settlers—Michigan, northern Ohio, New York State, and western New England. Common are the Northern pail, comforter (tied and filled bed cover), sick to the stomach, angleworm (earthworm), skip school (play truant), and dove as the past of dive. Pronunciation features are fog, frog, and on with the vowel sound /ah/; and orange, forest, and foreign with the / aw/ vowel sound. Northern fried cakes is now yielding to doughnuts, and johnnycake is giving way to corn bread. Milwaukee has sick in the stomach and is known for the localism bubbler (drinking fountain). A small exception to Northern homogeneity is the cluster of South Midland terms brought by Kentucky miners to the southwestern lead-mining district, such as dressing (sweet sauce for a pudding), eaves spout as a blend of eavestrough and Midland spouting, branch for stream, and fishworm for earthworm.

RELIGIONS

The first Catholics to arrive were Jesuit missionaries seeking to convert the Huron Indians in the 17th century. Protestant settlers and missionaries of different sects, including large numbers of German Lutherans, came during the 19th century, along with Protestants from the east. Jews settled primarily in the cities.

These groups often had conflicting aims. Evangelical sects favored strict blue laws and temperance legislation, which was enacted in many communities. The use of Protestant prayers and the King James Bible in public schools was another source of public discord until these practices were declared unconstitutional by the state supreme court in 1890. A constitutional amendment allowing parochial school students to ride in public school buses was defeated in 1946, amid great controversy; 19 years later, however, it was enacted with little opposition. By that time, religious conflicts appeared to be on the decline.

In 2004, there were 1,658,478 Roman Catholics in Wisconsin; with about 731,516 members belonging to the archdiocese of Milwaukee. As of 2000, Lutherans make up the largest Protestant group, though they are divided in denominations: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, 463,432 in 2000; the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 241,306; and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 241,306. Other leading Protestant groups include the United Methodists, with 95,589 members in 2004, and the United Church of Christ, with 62,521 members in 2005. There were an estimated 28,230 Jews in 2000, primarily in the Milwaukee area. The Muslim population had about 7,796 members. Though still relatively small in total membership, the Salvation Army reported growth from 2,574 members in 1990 to 12,951 members in 2000, a difference of 403%. In a 2000 report, over 2.1 million people (about 39% of the population) were not counted as members of any religious organization.

The US office of the Catholic Apostleship of Prayer is located in Milwaukee. The headquarters of the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship/USA, an evangelical Christian program directed toward college students, is based in Madison. The offices of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches are based in Oak Creek. The Seventh Day Baptist General Conference of the United States and Canada is based in Janesville.

TRANSPORTATION

Wisconsin's first rail line was built across the state, from Milwaukee to Prairie du Chien, in the 1850s. Communities soon began vying with one another to be included on proposed railroad routes. Several thousand farmers mortgaged property to buy railroad stock; the state had to rescue them from ruin when companies went bankrupt. By the late 1860s, two railroads, the Chicago and North Western, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, had become dominant in the state. However, Chicago emerged as the major rail center of the Midwest because of its proximity to eastern markets. In 1920, there were 35 railroads operating on 11,615 mi (18,700 km) of track. By 2003, there were just 10 railroads operating on 4,167 rail mi (6,708 km) of track, of which 3,462 mi (5,573 km) was operated by Class I lines. Nonmetallic minerals were the top commodities carried by rail that originated within the state in 2003, while coal was the top commodity carried by rail that terminated within Wisconsin. As of 2006, Amtrak provided passenger rail service to 10 stations in Wisconsin via its north-south Hiawatha (Milwaukee to Chicago) train and east-west service via its Empire Builder (Chicago to Seattle/Portland) train.

As of 2004, Wisconsin had 113,699 mi (183,055 km) of public roadway. The private passenger vehicle continues to be the dominant mode of travel. In that same year, Wisconsin had 3,910,188 licensed drivers and some 4.868 million registered vehicles (2.575 million automobiles and 2.051 million trucks of all types).

Public transit includes large bus systems in Milwaukee and Madison. In the mid-1990s, Milwaukee County Transit System transported more than 60 million passengers annually, and Madison Metro annually transported more than 9.9 million passengers.

The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 allowed oceangoing vessels access to Wisconsin via the Great Lakes but failed to stimulate traffic to the extent anticipated. Overall, the state has 15 cargo-handling ports. The port of Superior (shared with Duluth, Minnesota) on Lake Superior is the busiest of all US Great Lakes ports. Its chief commodities are iron ore and coal. In 2004, the Port of Duluth/Superior handled 45.392 million tons of cargo, making it the 19th-busiest port in the United States. Other important Wisconsin ports, all on Lake Michigan, are Milwaukee, Green Bay, Port Washington, Oak Creek, Manitowoc, and Sturgeon Bay. Coal is the chief commodity. The Port of Milwaukee in 2004, handled 3.155 million tons of cargo. On the Mississippi River, Prairie du Chien and La Crosse are the main ports. Ferry service across Lake Michigan is offered from Manitowoc to Ludington, Michigan. In 2003, waterborne shipments totaled 33.546 million tons. In 2004, Wisconsin had 231 mi (371 km) of navigable inland waterways.

In 2005, Wisconsin had a total of 565 public and private-use aviation-related facilities. This included 459 airports, 89 heliports, and 17 seaplane bases. Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport is the state's main air terminal, with 3,302,604 enplanements in 2004.

HISTORY

The region that is now Wisconsin has probably been inhabited since the end of the glacial period, 10,000 years ago. Some of the earliest inhabitants were ancestors of the Menominee; these early immigrants from the north built burial mounds, conical ones at first, then large effigy mounds shaped like different animals. Other peoples arrived from the south and east, including ancestors of the Winnebago Indians (about ad 1400) and a tribe that built flattop earthen pyramids. During the 17th century, the Ojibwa, Sauk, Fox, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, and other tribes came to Wisconsin. These tribes engaged in agriculture, hunting, and fishing, but with the arrival of Europeans, they became increasingly dependent on the fur trade—a dependence that had serious economic consequences when the fur trade declined in the early 19th century.

The first European believed to have reached Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet, who in 1634 landed on the shores of Green Bay while in the service of Samuel de Champlain. Two decades later, Médard Chouart des Groseilliers and Pierre Esprit Radisson, both fur traders, explored northern Wisconsin; in 1673, the Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette and the explorer Louis Jolliet crossed the whole area that is now Wisconsin, via the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, on their way to the Mississippi. Other Jesuits established missions, and French fur traders opened up posts. The French were succeeded by the British after the French and Indian War (the British ruled Wisconsin as part of Quebec Province from 1774 to 1783). Although ceded to the United States in 1783, it remained British in all but name until 1816, when the United States built forts at Prairie du Chien and Green Bay.

Under the Ordinance of 1787, Wisconsin became part of the Northwest Territory; it was subsequently included in the Indiana Territory, the Territory of Illinois, and then the Michigan Territory. In the early 1820s, lead mining brought an influx of white settlers called "Badgers." Indian resistance to white expansion collapsed After the 1832 Black Hawk War, in which Sauk and Fox Indians fleeing from Illinois were defeated and massacred by white militia near the site of present-day La Crosse, at the Battle of Bad Axe. Subsequently, the Winnebago and other tribes were removed to reservations outside the state, while the Ojibwa, Menominee, and some eastern tribes were among those resettled in reservations inside Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Territory was formed in 1836. Initially it included all of Iowa and Minnesota, along with a portion of the Dakotas, but in 1838, these areas became part of a newly organized Iowa Territory. The 1830s also saw the beginning of a land boom, fueled by migration of Yankees from New England and southerners who moved to the lead-mining region of southwestern Wisconsin. The population and economy began to expand rapidly. Wisconsin voters endorsed statehood in 1846, and Congress passed enabling legislation that year. After a first constitution was rejected by the voters, a revised document was adopted on 13 March 1848, and on 29 May, President James K. Polk signed the bill that made Wisconsin the 30th state.

Transportation and industry did not develop as rapidly as proponents of statehood had expected. A canal was opened at the portage between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers in 1851, but the waterway was not heavily used. Railroads encountered difficulties in gaining financing, then suffered setbacks in the panic of 1857.

Wisconsinites took a generally abolitionist stand, and it was in Wisconsin—at Ripon, on 28 February 1854—that the Republican Party was formally established in the state. The new party developed an efficient political machine and later used much of its influence to benefit the railroads and lumber industry, both of which grew in importance in the decade following the Civil War. In that war, 96,000 Wisconsin men fought on the Union side, and 12,216 died. During the late 19th century, Wisconsin was generally prosperous; dairying, food processing, and lumbering emerged as major industries, and Milwaukee grew into an important industrial center.

Wisconsin took a new political turn in the early 20th century with the inauguration of Republican Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette as governor and the dawning of the Progressive Era. An ardent reformer, La Follette fought against conservatives within his own party. In 1903, the legislature, under his prodding, passed a law providing for the nation's first direct statewide primary; other measures that he championed during his tenure as governor (1901–06) provided for increased taxation of railroads, regulation of lobbyists, creation of a civil service, and establishment of a railroad commission to regulate intrastate rates.

La Follette was also a conspicuous exponent of what came to be called the "Wisconsin idea": governmental reform guided by academic experts and supported by an enlightened electorate. Around the time he was governor, the philosophy of reform was energetically promoted at the University of Wisconsin (which had opened at Madison, the state capital, in 1849), and many professors were drafted to serve on government commissions and boards. In 1901, Wisconsin became the first state to establish a legislative reference bureau, intended to help lawmakers shape effective, forward-looking measures.

After La Follette left the governor's office to become a US senator, his progressivism was carried on by Republican governors James O. Davidson (1906–11) and especially by Francis E. McGovern (1911–15). During one session in 1911, legislators enacted the first state income tax in the United States and one of the first workers' compensation programs. Other legislation passed during the same year sought to regulate the insurance business and the use of water power, create forest reserves, encourage farmer cooperatives, limit and require disclosure of political campaign expenditures, and establish a board of public affairs to recommend efficiency measures for state and local governments. This outburst of activity attracted national attention, and many states followed in Wisconsin's footsteps.

While serving as US Senator (1906–25), La Follette opposed involvement in World War I and was one of only six Senators to vote against US entry into the war; as a result, he was censured by the state legislature and the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, and there was a move to expel him from the Senate. His renomination and reelection in 1922 served to vindicate him, however, and he carried Wisconsin when he ran in 1924 for president on the national League for Progressive Political Action ticket.

After his death in 1925, the reform tradition continued in Wisconsin. A pioneering old-age pension act was passed in 1925; seven years later, Wisconsin enacted the nation's first unemployment compensation act, with the encouragement of La Follette's son Philip, then serving his first term as governor. When Wisconsin went Democratic in November 1932, turning Philip out of office, he and his brother, Robert Jr., a US Senator, temporarily left the state Republican organization and in 1934 formed a separate Progressive Party; that party, with the support of President Franklin Roosevelt and the Socialists, swept the 1934 elections and returned both brothers to office. During his second and third terms as governor, Philip La Follette successfully pressed for the creation of state agencies to develop electric power, arbitrate labor disputes, and set rules for fair business competition; his so-called Little New Deal corresponded to the New Deal policies of the Roosevelt administration.

After World War II, the state continued a trend toward increased urbanization, and its industries prospered. The major figure on the national scene in the postwar era was Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, who served 10 years in the Senate, launching unsubstantiated attacks in the early 1950s on alleged communists and other subversives in the federal government. After McCarthy's censure by the US Senate in 1954 and death in 1957, the Progressive tradition began to recover strength, and the liberal Democratic Party grew increasingly influential in state politics. There was student unrest at the University of Wisconsin during the 1960s and early 1970s, and growing discontent among Milwaukee's black population. A major controversy in the 1970s concerned a court-ordered busing plan, implemented in 1979, aimed at decreasing racial imbalances in Milwaukee's public schools. In 1984, the Milwaukee school board filed suit in federal court, charging that the policies of the state and suburban schools had resulted in an unconstitutionally segregated school system that restricted blacks to city schools. Two years later, the city school board and nine suburban districts agreed on a plan by which minority students from the city would transfer voluntarily to the nine suburbs, and suburban students would attend Milwaukee schools.

Wisconsin's economy, with its strong manufacturing and agricultural sectors, remained sound throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s. The dairy industry, traditionally a mainstay of the economy, was linked to two different environmental issues. The first was the 1993 contamination of Milwaukee's drinking water with harmful bacteria that made thousands of people sick and killed some of them. Some claimed that the organisms had come from agricultural runoff containing animal wastes. The second issue was the use of bovine growth hormone to bolster milk production.

Flooding of the Mississippi River in 1993 caused massive damage in Wisconsin. Forty-seven counties were declared federal disaster areas; four people were killed; and financial losses totaled $900 million.

In 2003, Wisconsin faced a $3.2 billion two-year budget deficit, the largest deficit in Wisconsin's history. Governor Jim Doyle, elected in 2002, became the first Democratic governor to be elected in Wisconsin in 16 years. Doyle, who advocated abortion rights, gun control, and environmental protection, was at odds with the Republican-controlled state legislature over issues of state spending on health care and public education, and on raising taxes. Doyle promised to counteract the budget shortfall with deep spending cuts, which might threaten local services. He managed to balance the budget, while holding the line on taxes, and as a result, state taxes as a percentage of income were by 2005 the lowest in 34 years in the state. In 2005, Doyle announced his "KidsFirst" plan, an agenda to invest in Wisconsin's children, starting with the early years of life. He also implemented a "GrowWisconsin" agenda, to create jobs in the state. He is an advocate of providing citizens with access to safe, affordable prescription drugs from Canada.

STATE GOVERNMENT

Wisconsin's first constitutional convention, meeting in Madison in October 1846, was marked by controversy between conservative Whigs and allied Democrats on the one hand, and progressive Democrats with a constituency made up of miners, farmers, and immigrants on the other. The latter, who favored the popular election of judges and exemption of homesteads from seizure for debt, among other provisions, carried the day, but this version of the constitution failed to win ratification. A second constitutional convention, convened in December 1847, agreed on a new draft which made few major changes. This document, ratified by the electorate in 1848 and amended 133 times (two of which were subsequently nullified by the courts) as of January 2005, remains in effect today.

The Wisconsin legislature consists of a Senate with 33 members elected for four-year terms, and an assembly of 99 representatives elected for two-year terms. Legislators must be state residents for one year prior to election, and residents of their districts at least 10 days before the election. Voters elect an assembly and half the Senate membership in even-numbered years. Legislators must be US citizens, at least 18 years old, qualified voters in their districts, and residents of the state for at least one year. Regular legislative sessions begin in January; session schedules are determined biennially (in odd-numbered years) by joint resolution. Each house elects its own presiding officer and other officers from among its members. The legislative salary in 2004 was $45,569.

There are six elected state officers: governor and lieutenant governor (elected jointly), secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction. Since 1970, all

Wisconsin Presidential Vote by Political Party, 1948–2004
YEAR	ELEC. VOTE	WISCONSIN WINNER	DEMOCRAT	REPUBLICAN	PROGRESSIVE	SOCIACIST	SOC. WORKERS	SOCIALIST LABOR
*Won US presidential election.
Listed as CONSTITUTION** Party on Wisconsin ballot.
1948	12	*Truman (D)	647,310	590,959	25,282	12,547	—	399
1952	12	*Eisenhower (R)	622,175	979,744	2,174	1,157	1,350	770
					CONSTITUTION
1956	12	*Eisenhower (R)	586,768	954,844	6,918	754	564	710
1960	12	Nixon (R)	830,805	895,175	—	—	1,792	1,310
1964	12	*Johnson (D)	1,050,424	638,495	—	—	1,692	1,204
1968	12	*Nixon (R)	748,804	809,997	—	—	1,222	1,338
					AMERICAN IND.	AMERICAN
1972	11	*Nixon (R)	810,174	989,430	127,835	47,525	—	998
						SOCIALIST		LIBERTARIAN
1976	11	*Carter (D)	1,040,232	1,004,967	8,552	4,298	1,691	3,814
							CITIZENS
1980	11	*Reagan (R)	981,584	1,088,845	**1,519	—	7,767	29,135
1984	11	*Reagan (R)	995,740	1,198,584	—	—	—	4,883
					POPULIST	SOC. WORKERS	NEW ALLIANCE
1988	11	Dukakis (D)	1,126,794	1,047,499	3,056	2,574	1,953	5,157
						IND. (Perot)	TAXPAYERS
1992	11	*Clinton (D)	1,041,066	930,855	2,311	544,479	1,772	2,877
							IND. (Nader)
1996	11	*Clinton (D)	1,071,971	845,029	—	227,339	28,723	7,929
					CONSTITUTION	IND. (Buchana)	GREEN (Nader)
2000	11	Gore (D)	1,242,987	1,237,279	2,042	11,471	94,070	6,640
						SOC. PARTY OF WI (Brown)	WI. GREENS (Cobb)	BETTER LIFE (Nader)
2004	10	Kerry (D)	1,489,504	1,478,120	471	2,661	16,390	6,464

have been elected for four-year terms. The governor and lieutenant governor must be US citizens, qualified voters, and state residents. As of December 2004, the governor's salary was $131,768. As the chief executive officer, the governor exercises authority by the power of appointment, by presenting a budget bill and major addresses to the legislature, and by the power to veto bills and call special legislative sessions.

A bill may be introduced in either house of the legislature, but must be passed by both houses to become law. The governor has six days (Sundays excluded) to sign or veto a measure. If the governor fails to act and the legislature is still in session, the bill automatically becomes law. (If the legislature has adjourned, a bill automatically dies after six days unless the governor acts on it.) Gubernatorial vetoes can be overridden by a two-thirds majority of those present in each house. Constitutional amendments may be introduced in either house. They must be approved by a simple majority of both houses in two legislatures and then ratified by a majority of the electorate at a subsequent election.

Voters must be US citizens, at least 18 years old, and must have resided in the state for at least 10 days before the election. (The residency requirement is waived in voting for US president and vice-president.) Restrictions apply to those convicted of certain crimes and to those judged by the court as mentally incompetent to vote.

POLITICAL PARTIES

The Democratic Party dominated politics until the late 1850s; then the newly founded Republican Party held sway for almost 100 years. More recently, the parties remain relatively even in power at both the national and state levels.

Jacksonian democracy was strong in Wisconsin in the early days, and until 1856 all territorial and state governors were Democrats, except for one Whig. In 1854, however, a coalition of Whigs, antislavery Democrats, and Free Soilers formed a Republican Party in the state—a key event in the establishment of the national Republican Party. Republicans quickly gained control of most elective offices; from 1856 to 1959 there were only three Democratic governors. The Republican Party was dominated in the late 19th century by conservatives, who were sympathetic to the railroads and the lumbering industry but whose stands on pensions and jobs for Union veterans and ability to win federal funds for the state attracted support from farmers and small business. Then, in the 1890s, Progressives within the party, led by Robert La Follette, began a successful battle for control that culminated in La Follette's election as governor in 1900.

The La Follette brand of progressivism remained strong in the state, although not always under the umbrella of Republicanism. In 1924, La Follette ran for president on the Progressive ticket; 10 years later, his sons, Robert and Philip, also broke away from the GOP, to head a Progressive Party slate. However, their newly organized national third party faded and folded when Philip La Follette failed to be reelected governor, and World War II made isolationism unpopular. The Progressives rejoined the GOP in 1946.

Socialist parties have won some success in Wisconsin's political history. Socialists worked with progressive Republicans at the state level to pass important legislation in the early 20th century. In 1910, the Socialists scored two major political victories in Wisconsin: Emil Seidel was elected mayor of Milwaukee, becoming the first Socialist mayor of a major US city, and Victor Berger became the first Socialist ever elected to Congress. The state does not require voters to register. There were 3,045,730 voters registered in the state in 2002, however; 2,997,000 voters cast ballots in the 2004 presidential election.

Wisconsin's senators, both Democrats, are Herb Kohl, reelected in 2000 and Russell Feingold, reelected in 2004. Wisconsin's US House delegation consists of four Republicans and four Democrats following 2004 elections. In mid-2005, there were 19 Republicans and 14 Democrats in the state Senate, and 39 Democrats and 60 Republicans in the state Assembly. Wisconsin's former Republican governor, Tommy Thompson, who was reelected to an unprecedented fourth four-year term in 1998, was named President George W. Bush's Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2001, a post he held until January 2005. Republican Scott McCallum, began his first term as governor in 2001; he lost his bid for a second term to Democrat Jim Doyle in the 2004 election. Doyle became governor in 2005.

In the 2000 presidential election, Democrat Al Gore beat Republican George W. Bush by a mere 5,396 votes in Wisconsin; Green Party candidate Ralph Nader received 4% of the vote. In 2004, Democratic challenger John Kerry won 49.8% of the vote to incumbent President George W. Bush's 49.4%. The state had 10 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election, a decrease of 1 vote over 2000.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Wisconsin had 72 counties, 585 municipal governments, and 431 public school districts. There were also 684 special districts, each providing a certain local service, such as sewerage or fire fighting, usually across municipal lines. In 2002, there were 1,265 townships.

Each county is governed by a board of supervisors (which in the most populous counties has more than 40 members), generally elected for two-year terms. Some counties have elected county executives, serving four-year terms; several others have an appointed administrator or similar official. County officials can include district attorneys, sheriffs, clerks, treasurers, coroners, registers of deeds, and surveyors.

Towns are civil subdivisions of counties equivalent to townships in other states. Each town is a unit of 6 sq mi (16 sq km) marked off for governmental purposes. Wisconsin towns are generally small units with populations under 2,500. Each town is governed by a board of supervisors elected every two years; a town supervisor carries out policies set at an annual town meeting. Cities and villages have home-rule powers limited by legislative review. Most cities are governed by a mayor-council system: a small percentage of cities have a council-manager system, which was first authorized in Wisconsin in 1923. Executive power in a village is vested in an elected president who presides over an elected board but has no veto power.

The state is home to six Native American nations represented by 11 tribal governments.

In 2005, local government accounted for about 223,523 full-time (or equivalent) employment positions.

STATE SERVICES

To address the continuing threat of terrorism and to work with the federal Department of Homeland Security, homeland security in Wisconsin operates under the authority of state statute; the adjutant general is designated as the state homeland security advisor.

A six-member Ethics Board, appointed by the governor, administers an ethics code for public officials and employees and investigates complaints against them. The board may refer cases for criminal prosecution.

The Department of Public Instruction administers public elementary and secondary education in the state, and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System has jurisdiction over all public higher education. The Wisconsin Technical College System supervises the state's 16 technical colleges.

The Transportation Department plans, constructs, and maintains highways and licenses motor vehicles and drivers. Physical and mental health, corrections, public and medical assistance, service to the aged, children's services, and vocational rehabilitation fall within the purview of the Department of Health and Family Services. The Office of Employment Relations enforces antidiscrimination laws in employment as well as minimum standards for wages and working conditions, provides training for the unemployed and disadvantaged, and sets safety standards for buildings.

Public protection in general is provided by the Department of Justice, which is responsible for investigating crimes of statewide magnitude and offering technical assistance to local law enforce-ment agencies. Regulations to protect consumers are administered and enforced by the Trade and Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, in cooperation with the Justice Department. The Army and Air National Guard are under the Department of Military Affairs.

The Department of Commerce has responsibilities in the areas of community, economic, and housing development, promotion of trade and tourism, and small and minority business assistance.

JUDICIAL SYSTEM

The judicial branch is headed by a supreme court, consisting of seven justices, elected statewide on a nonpartisan basis for terms of 10 years. Vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment until an open election day becomes available. The justice with the greatest seniority serves as chief justice. The supreme court, which is the final authority on state constitutional questions, hears appeals at its own discretion and has original jurisdiction in limited areas.

The state's next-highest court is the Court of Appeals, established by constitutional amendment in 1977. Its 16 judges are elected by district on a nonpartisan basis and serve staggered six-year terms. Vacancies are filled by the governor until a successor is elected. Judges sit in panels of three for most cases, although some cases can be heard by a single judge. Decisions by the court of appeals may be reviewed by the supreme court.

Circuit courts are the trial court of general jurisdiction, which also hears appeals from municipal courts. Circuit court boundaries coincide with county boundaries, except that three judicial circuits comprise two counties each; thus, there are 69 judicial circuits. Trial judges are elected by district on a nonpartisan basis for six-year terms. All justices at the circuit court level or higher must have at least five years' experience as practicing attorneys and be less than 70 years old in order to qualify for office. Vacancies are filled by the governor until a successor is elected.

Wisconsin's 200 municipal courts have jurisdiction over local matters. Municipal judges are elected for terms of two or four years, generally serve on a part-time basis, and need not be attorneys.

As of 31 December 2004, a total of 22,966 prisoners were held in Wisconsin's state and federal prisons, an increase from 22,604 of 1.6% from the previous year. As of year-end 2004, a total of 1,387 inmates were female, down from 1,405 or 1.3% from the year before. Among sentenced prisoners (one year or more), Wisconsin had an incarceration rate of 390 per 100,000 population in 2004.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wisconsin in 2004, had a violent crime rate (murder/nonnegligent manslaughter; forcible rape; robbery; aggravated assault) of 209.6 reported incidents per 100,000 population, or a total of 11,548 reported incidents. Crimes against property (burglary; larceny/theft; and motor vehicle theft) in that same year totaled 146,710 reported incidents or 2,663.1 reported incidents per 100,000 people. Wisconsin has no death penalty.

In 2003, Wisconsin spent $87,417,174 on homeland security, an average of $16 per state resident.

ARMED FORCES

In 2004, there were 502 active-duty military personnel and 2,847 civilian personnel stationed in Wisconsin. Prime military contracts amounted to more than $1.7 billion in the same fiscal year, and total defense payroll outlays were $647 million.

A total of 3,932 Wisconsinites were killed in World War I; 7,980 in World War II; 800 in Korea; and 1,142 in Vietnam. In 2003, there were 474,594 veterans were living in Wisconsin. Of these, 69,671 saw service in World War II; 58,649 in the Korean conflict; 145,970 in the Vietnam era; and 61,028 in the Persian Gulf War. Wisconsin veterans received benefits of over $1.1 billion in 2004.

In 2004, the Wisconsin State Patrol employed 492 full-time sworn officers.

MIGRATION

Until the early 19th century, Wisconsin was inhabited mainly by Indians; the French and British brought few permanent settlers. In the 1820s, southerners began to arrive from the lower Mississippi, and in the 1830s easterners poured in from New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New England.

Foreign immigrants began arriving in the 1820s, either directly from Europe or After temporary settlement in eastern states. Most of the early immigrants were from Ireland and England. Germans also came in large numbers, especially After the Revolution of 1848, and by 1860 they were predominant in the immigrant population, which was proportionately larger than in any other state except California. The state soon became a patchwork of ethnic communities—Germans in the counties near Lake Michigan, Norwegians in southern and western Wisconsin, Dutch in the lower Fox Valley and near Sheboygan, and other groups in other regions.

After the Civil War, and especially in the 1880s, immigration reached new heights, with Wisconsin receiving a large share of Germans and Scandinavians. The proportion of Germans declined, however, as new immigrants arrived from Finland, Russia and from southern and eastern Europe, especially Poland, before World War I. Despite this overseas immigration, Wisconsin suffered a net population loss from migration beginning in 1900 as Wisconsinites moved to other states. Between 1970 and 1983 alone, this loss totaled 154,000. From 1985 to 1990, the net loss from migration amounted to 3,150. Between 1990 and 1998, Wisconsin had net gains of 84,000 in domestic migration and 21,000 in international migration. In 1998, 3,724 foreign immigrants arrived in Wisconsin; of these, the greatest number (680) came from Mexico. The state's overall population increased 6.8% between 1990 and 1998.

A significant trend since 1970 has been the decline in population in Milwaukee and other large cities; at the same time, suburbs have continued to grow, as have many other areas, especially in parts of northern Wisconsin. In the period 2000–05, net international migration was 46,106 and net internal migration was 14,595, for a net gain of 60,701 people.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION

The Commission on Interstate Cooperation represents the state in its dealings with the Council of State Governments. Wisconsin also participates in the Education Commission of the States, Great Lakes Commission, Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission, and Mississippi River Parkway Commission. In 1985, Wisconsin, seven other Great Lakes states, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario signed the Great Lakes Compact to protect the lakes' water reserves. In fiscal year 2001, Wisconsin received over $5.8 billion in federal grants. Mirroring a national trend, that figure declined to $5.547 billion in fiscal year 2005, an estimated $5.418 billion in fiscal year 2006, and an estimated 5.600 in fiscal year 2007.

ECONOMY

With the coming of the first Europeans, fur trading became a major economic activity. As more settlers arrived, agriculture prospered. Although farming—preeminently dairying—remains important, manufacturing is the mainstay of today's economy. Wisconsin's industries are diversified, with nonelectrical machinery and food products the leading items. Other important industries are paper and pulp products, transportation equipment, electrical and electronic equipment, and fabricated metals. Economic growth has been concentrated in the southeast. There, soils and climate are favorable for agriculture. A skilled labor force is available to industry, and capital, transportation, and markets are most readily accessible.

As happened to the country at large, Wisconsin in 1981–82 experienced the worst economic slump since the Great Depression, with the unemployment rate rising to 11.7% in late 1982. Manufacturing was hard hit, and the loss of jobs in this sector was considered permanent. Nevertheless, manufacturing has remained Wisconsin's dominant sector, accounting for 27% of total state output in 1997, and growing close to 2.7% a year from 1997 to 2000, before falling 2.9% in the national recession of 2001. The strongest growth in the period, as in most of the country, was in various service categories such as general services, financial services, government, trade and the transportation and utilities sectors, all up more than 20% from 1997 to 2001. The diversity of Wisconsin's economy moderated the impact of the national recession that began in 2001 and 2002. By the end of 2002, the rebound of employment in the state was outpacing that of the nation overall.

In 2004, Wisconsin's gross state product (GSP) was $211.616 billion, of which manufacturing (durable and nondurable goods) contributed the biggest share at $47.685 billion or 22.5% of GSP, followed by the real estate sector at $23.778 billion (11.2% of GSP), and health care and social assistance at $16.968 billion (8% of GSP). In that same year, there were an estimated 406,766 small businesses in Wisconsin. Of the 125,888 businesses that had employees, an estimated total of 123,349 or 98% were small companies. An estimated 13,093 new businesses were established in the state in 2004, up 5.6% from the year before. Business terminations that same year came to 12,711, up 0.7% from 2003. There were 742 business bankruptcies in 2004, up 2.8% from the previous year. In 2005, the state's personal bankruptcy (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13) filing rate was 506 filings per 100,000 people, ranking Wisconsin as the 26th highest in the nation.

INCOME

In 2005 Wisconsin had a gross state product (GSP) of $218 billion which accounted for 1.8% of the nation's gross domestic product and placed the state at number 19 in highest GSP among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2004 Wisconsin had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $32,166. This ranked 22nd in the United States and was 97% of the national average of $33,050. The 1994–2004 average annual growth rate of PCPI was 4.2%. Wisconsin had a total personal income (TPI) of $177,026,243,000, which ranked 18th in the United States and reflected an increase of 5.5% from 2003. The 1994–2004 average annual growth rate of TPI was 4.9%. Earnings of persons employed in Wisconsin increased from $127,965,881,000 in 2003 to $135,601,941,000 in 2004, an increase of 6.0%. The 2003–04 national change was 6.3%.

The US Census Bureau reports that the three-year average median household income for 2002–04 in 2004 dollars was $47,220 compared to a national average of $44,473. During the same period an estimated 10.2% of the population was below the poverty line as compared to 12.4% nationwide.

LABOR

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in April 2006 the seasonally adjusted civilian labor force in Wisconsin 3,079,600, with approximately 147,200 workers unemployed, yielding an unemployment rate of 4.8%, compared to the national average of 4.7% for the same period. Preliminary data for the same period placed nonfarm employment at 2,873,300. Since the beginning of the BLS data series in 1976, the highest unemployment rate recorded in Wisconsin was 11.8% in January 1983. The historical low was 2.9% in April 1999. Preliminary nonfarm employment data by occupation for April 2006 showed that approximately 4.7% of the labor force was employed in construction; 17.6% in manufacturing; 18.9% in trade, transportation, and public utilities; 5.5% in financial activities; 9.3% in professional and business services; 13.7% in education and health services; 9.2% in leisure and hospitality services; and 14.3% in government.

Labor began to organize in the state after the Civil War. The Knights of St. Crispin, a shoemakers' union, grew into what was at that time the nation's largest union, before it collapsed during the Panic of 1873. In 1887, unions of printers, cigarmakers, and iron molders organized the Milwaukee Federated Trades Council, and in 1893 the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor was formed. A statewide union for public employees was established in 1932. In 1977, the state's legislature granted public employees (except public safety personnel) the right to strike, subject to certain limitations.

The BLS reported that in 2005, a total of 410,000 of Wisconsin's 3,551,000 employed wage and salary workers were formal members of a union. This represented 16.1% of those so employed, up slightly from 16% in 2004, well above the national average of 12%. Overall in 2005, a total of 438,000 workers (17.2%) in Wisconsin were covered by a union or employee association contract, which includes those workers who reported no union affiliation. Wisconsin is one of 28 states that did not have a right-to-work law.

As of 1 March 2006, Wisconsin had a state-mandated minimum wage rate of $5.70 per hour. In 2004, women in the state accounted for 47.6% of the employed civilian labor force.

AGRICULTURE

Farm marketings in 2005 amounted to $6.6 billion, 10th among the 50 states; nearly $4.9 billion in farm marketings came from dairy products and livestock. Wisconsin led the United States in 2004 in the production of snap beans for processing, cranberries, processing beets, corn for silage, and cabbage for kraut. It also ranked third for oat production and sweet corn for processing, peas, and carrots for processing, fourth in oats and fall potatoes, fifth in tart cherries, seventh in alfalfa hay, and ninth in corn for grain.

In the early years, Wisconsin developed an agricultural economy based on wheat, some of which was exported to eastern states and overseas via the port of Milwaukee. Farmers also grew barley and hops, finding a market for these products among early Milwaukee brewers. After the Civil War, soil exhaustion and the depredations of the chinch bug forced farmers to turn to other crops, including corn, oats, and hay, which could be used to feed hogs, sheep, cows, and other livestock.

Although agricultural income has continued to rise in recent years and the average size of farms has increased, farm acreage and the number of farms have declined. In 2004 there were 15.5 million acres (6.3 million hectares) of land in farms, nearly 50% of the total land area, distributed among 76,500 farms, a decline of 4,600 from 1986. Farmland is concentrated in the southern two-thirds of the state, especially in the southeast. Potatoes are grown mainly in central Wisconsin, cranberries in the Wisconsin River Valley, and cherries in the Door Peninsula.

Leading field crops (in bushels) in 2004 were corn for grain, 353,600,000; oats 13,650,000; wheat, 12,852,000; and barley, 1,650,000. About 4,880,000 tons of dry hay and 13,300,000 tons of corn for silage were harvested that year. Potato production was 30,450,000 hundredweight. In 2004, Wisconsin farmers produced for processing 511,220,000 hundredweight of sweet corn, 322,640 tons of snap beans, 54,500 tons of green peas, 3,480,000 barrels of cranberries, and 6.7 tons of tart cherries, and 302,000 lb (137,000 kg) of spearmint and peppermint for oil. Some 30,180 tons of cucumber pickles and 630,000 hundredweight of cabbage were produced in 2004.

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Aided by the skills of immigrant cheesemakers and by the encouragement of dairy farmers who emigrated from New York—especially by the promotional effort of the agriculturist and publisher William D. Hoard—Wisconsin turned to dairying in the late 19th century. In 2003, Wisconsin ranked second (after California) in the number of milk cows with 1.26 million milk cows which produced over 22.2 billion lb (10 billion kg) of milk. Dairy farms are prominent in nearly all regions, but especially in the Central Plains and Western Uplands. Wisconsin ranchers also raise livestock for meat production. In 2004, dairy products accounted for 53.7% of total farm receipts; cattle and calves, 11.7%.

In 2005, the state had 3.35 million cattle and calves, valued at $4 billion. During 2004, Wisconsin farms had about 430,000 hogs and pigs, valued at $38.7 million. Poultry farmers sold 12.3 million lb (5.6 million kg) of chicken in 2003. Also during 2003, there were 1.1 billion eggs produced, valued at $55.6 million. Wisconsin was also the leading producer of mink pelts in 2004, at 706,300.

FISHING

In 2004, Wisconsin ranked third among the Great Lakes states in the quantity of its commercial fishing, with 3.9 million lb (1.8 million kg) valued at $3.1 million. In 2001, the commercial fishing fleet had 18 boats and 78 vessels. Walleye, perch, and lake trout are primary Great Lakes fish species.

In 2004, there were 61 trout farms, with sales of nearly $1.5 million. The muskellunge is the premier game fish of Wisconsin's inland waters; Coho and Chinook salmon, introduced to Lake Michigan, now thrive there. The largest concentration of lake sturgeon in the United States is in Lake Winnebago. In 2004, the state issued 1,391,173 fishing licenses. There are 16 state fish hatcheries and 2 national hatcheries in the state.

FORESTRY

Wisconsin was once about 85% forested. Although much of the forest was depleted by forest fires and wasteful lumber industry practices, vast areas reseeded themselves naturally, and more than 820,000 acres (332,000 hectares) have been replanted. In 2004, Wisconsin had 15,965,000 acres (6,461,000 hectares) of forest, covering 46% of the state's land area; 70% of all forestlands are privately owned. Hardwoods make up over 80% of the sawtimber. The most heavily forested region is in the north. The timber industry reached its peak in the late 19th century. In 2004, lumber production totaled 539 million board feet.

Wisconsin's woods have recreational as well as commercial value. Two national forests—Chequamegon and Nicolet, both located in northern Wisconsin—cover 1,527,300 acres (618,098 hectares). The 10 state forests cover 471,329 acres (190,741 hectares).

Forest management and fire control programs are directed by the Department of Natural Resources. The US Forest Service operates a Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin.

MINING

According to preliminary data from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the estimated value of nonfuel mineral production by Wisconsin in 2003 was $405 million, an increase from 2002 of over 3%. The USGS data ranked Wisconsin as 32nd among the 50 states by the total value of its nonfuel mineral production, accounting for over 1% of total US output.

According to the preliminary data for 2003, crushed stone, and construction sand and gravel were the state's top nonfuel minerals, accounting for around 40% and 39%, respectively, of all nonfuel mineral output, by value. These were followed by lime (more than 9% by value); industrial sand and gravel (around 8% by value); and dimension stone (over 3% by value). By volume, Wisconsin in 2003, was the nation's fourth largest producer of dimension stone; eighth largest in construction sand and gravel; and fifth in peat and in industrial sand and gravel.

Preliminary data for 2003 showed crushed stone production at 38 million metric tons, with a value of $163 million, while construction sand and gravel output that same year stood at 39.1 million metric tons, and was valued at $156 million. Industrial sand and gravel production in 2003 totaled 38 million metric tons, and was valued at $32.7 million. Lime output that year came to 640,000 metric tons, and had a value of $38.4 million.

ENERGY AND POWER

As of 2003, Wisconsin had 125 electrical power service providers, of which 82 were publicly owned and 25 were cooperatives. Of the remainder, 12 were investor owned, and six were owners of independent generators that sold directly to customers. As of that same year there were 2,753,247 retail customers. Of that total, 2,262,424 received their power from investor-owned service providers. Cooperatives accounted for 236,036 customers, while publicly owned providers had 254,781 customers. There were six independent generator or "facility" customers.

Total net summer generating capability by the state's electrical generating plants in 2003 stood at 14.309 million kW, with total production that same year at 60.122 billion kWh. Of the total amount generated, 93.3% came from electric utilities, with the remainder coming from independent producers and combined heat and power service providers. The largest portion of all electric power generated, 41.717 billion kWh (69.4%), came from coal-fired plants, with nuclear generation in second place at 12.215 billion kWh (20.3%) and natural gas fueled plants in third at 2.478 billion kWh (4.1%). Other renewable power sources accounted for 2.3% of all power generated, with hydroelectric at 3.1%, and petroleum fired plants at 0.8%.

The state's first hydroelectric plant was built at Appleton in 1882, with many others built later, especially along the Wisconsin River. Because Wisconsin itself has no coal, oil, or natural gas resources, the state has been active in developing alternative energy resources to increase its energy independence. Biomass energy is being developed for the production of ethanol; and waste wood is being used for utility generation and as fuel in industrial processes. Hydropower is a significant source of electricity generation in the paper industry and for electric utility generation.

As of 2006, Wisconsin had two nuclear power stations; the Point Beach station operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Company near Two Rivers and Manitowoc; and the Kewaunee plant, operated by the Wisconsin Public Service Co in Carlton.

Wisconsin has no proven reserves or production of crude oil or natural gas. As of 2005, the state's only crude oil refinery had a distillation capacity of 33,000 barrels per day.

INDUSTRY

Industrial activity is concentrated in the southeast, especially the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Milwaukee however, has lost some of its luster as a brewery center, as a number of breweries have ceased operations there.

According to the US Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) for 2004, Wisconsin's manufacturing sector covered some 20 product subsectors. The shipment value of all products manufactured in the state that same year was $136.676 billion. Of that total, food manufacturing accounted for the largest share at $24.600 billion. It was followed by transportation equipment manufacturing at $19.702 billion; machinery manufacturing at $14.744 billion; paper manufacturing at $12.765 billion; and fabricated metal product manufacturing at $11.289 billion.

In 2004, a total of 476,794 people in Wisconsin were employed in the state's manufacturing sector, according to the ASM. Of that total, 344,680 were actual production workers. In terms of total employment, the fabricated metal product manufacturing industry accounted for the largest portion of all manufacturing employees, with 62,051 (46,048 actual production workers). It was followed by machinery manufacturing, with 60,111 (37,179 actual production workers); food manufacturing, with 59,750 (47,137 actual production workers); transportation equipment manufacturing, with 36,790 (28,314 actual production workers); and printing and related support activities, with 33,849 (25,226 actual production workers).

ASM data for 2004 showed that Wisconsin's manufacturing sector paid $19.808 billion in wages. Of that amount, the machinery manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share at $2.895 billion. It was followed by fabricated metal product manufacturing at $2.486 billion; food manufacturing at $2.080 billion; and transport equipment manufacturing at $1.808 billion.

COMMERCE

According to the 2002 Census of Wholesale Trade, Wisconsin's wholesale trade sector had sales that year totaling $68.5 billion from 7,557 establishments. Wholesalers of durable goods accounted for 4,617 establishments, followed by nondurable goods wholesalers at 2,311 and electronic markets, agents, and brokers accounting for 629 establishments. Sales by durable goods wholesalers in 2002 totaled $26.9 billion, while wholesalers of nondurable goods saw sales of $33.6 billion. Electronic markets, agents, and brokers in the wholesale trade industry had sales of $7.9 billion.

In the 2002 Census of Retail Trade, Wisconsin was listed as having 21,360 retail establishments with sales of $59.9 billion. The leading types of retail businesses by number of establishments were: motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts dealers (2,776); gasoline stations (2,667); miscellaneous store retailers (2,564); clothing and clothing accessories stores (2,268); and food and beverage stores (2,205). In terms of sales, motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts stores accounted for the largest share of retail sales at $15.5 billion, followed by general merchandise stores at $8.8 billion; food and beverage stores at $8.1 billion; gasoline stations at $5.95 billion; and building material/garden equipment and supplies dealers at $5.92 billion. A total of 311,730 people were employed by the retail sector in Wisconsin that year.

The state engages in foreign as well as domestic trade through the Great Lakes ports of Superior-Duluth, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Kenosha. Iron ore and grain are shipped primarily from Superior-Duluth, while Milwaukee handles the heaviest volume of general merchandise. Wisconsin exported $14.9 billion in goods (18th in the United States) in 2005. Greater Milwaukee is a foreign-trade zone where goods can enter duty-free under certain conditions.

CONSUMER PROTECTION

Consumer protection in Wisconsin is not the responsibility of a single, dedicated agency, office or department. The administration of the state's laws governing product safety and trade practices is the responsibility of the Trade and Consumer Protection Division of the state's Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, which monitors food production, inspects meat, and administers grading programs. The Trade and Consumer Protection Division in turn, acts in cooperation with the state's Department of Justice through its Consumer Protection Unit, which litigates cases involving deceptive and fraudulent business practices that have been referred to it by other state agencies. Consumer protection in financial matters is handled by the Office of the Commissioner of Banking, which administers laws governing consumer credit, while the Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicles Division investigates complaints from buyers of new and used automobiles.

When dealing with consumer protection issues, the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Attorney General's Office can initiate civil and criminal proceedings; represent the state before state and federal regulatory agencies; administer consumer protection and education programs; handle formal consumer complaints; and exercise broad subpoena powers. In antitrust actions, the Attorney General's Office can act on behalf of those consumers who are incapable of acting on their own; initiate damage actions on behalf of the state in state courts; initiate criminal proceedings; and represent other governmental entities in recovering civil damages under state or federal law.

The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has its main office in Madison, but also has regional offices in Green Bay and Milwaukee. There is also a county government consumer affairs office in Racine.

BANKING

As of June 2005, Wisconsin had 303 insured banks, savings and loans, and saving banks, in addition to 282 state-chartered and 2 federally chartered credit unions (CUs). Excluding the CUs, the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis market area accounted for the largest portion of the state's financial institutions and deposits in 2004, with 63 institutions and $40.172 billion in deposits, followed by the Madison market area with 48 institutions and $10.944 billion in deposits. As of June 2005, CUs accounted for 10.9% of all assets held by all financial institutions in the state, or some $14.838 billion. Banks, savings and loans, and savings banks collectively accounted for the remaining 89.1% or $121.910 billion in assets held.

The Office of the Commissioner of Banking licenses and charters banks, loan and collection companies, and currency exchanges. The Office of the Commissioner of Savings and Loan supervises state-chartered savings and loan associations. The Office of the Commissioner of Credit Unions enforces laws relating to state-chartered credit unions.

INSURANCE

In 2004, there were 3.4 million individual life insurance policies in force with a total value of about $248 billion; total value for all categories of life insurance (individual, group, and credit) was about $388.7 billion. The average coverage amount is $72,800 per policy holder. Death benefits paid that year totaled $1 billion.

As of 2003, there were 182 property and casualty and 31 life and health insurance companies domiciled in the state. In 2004, direct premiums for property and casualty insurance totaled $7.8 billion. That year, there were 12,861 flood insurance policies in force in the state, with a total value of $1.5 billion.

The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance licenses insurance agents, enforces state and federal regulations, responds to consumer complaints, and develops consumer education programs and literature. The office also operates the State Life Insurance Fund, which sells basic life insurance (maximum $10,000) to state residents; and the Local Government Property Insurance Fund, which insures properties of local government units on an optional basis.

In 2004, 59% of state residents held employment-based health insurance policies, 5% held individual policies, and 24% were covered under Medicare and Medicaid; 11% of residents were uninsured. In 2003, employee contributions for employment-based health coverage averaged at 22% for single coverage and 24% for family coverage. The state offers an 18-month health benefits expansion program for small-firm employees in connection with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA, 1986), a health insurance program for those who lose employment-based coverage due to termination or reduction of work hours.

In 2003, there were over 3.5 million auto insurance policies in effect for private passenger cars. While liability coverage is not mandatory, motorists are expected to accept financial responsibility in the event of an accident. Minimum liability limits include bodily injury liability of up to $25,000 per individual and $50,000 for all persons injured in an accident, as well as property damage liability of $10,000. Uninsured motorist coverage is available in the state. In 2003, the average expenditure per vehicle for insurance coverage was $620.44.

SECURITIES

Wisconsin has no securities exchanges. In 2005, there were 1,940 personal financial advisers employed in the state and 3,800 securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents. In 2004, there were over 90 publicly traded companies within the state, with over 35 NASDAQ companies, 29 NYSE listings, and 4 AMEX listings. In 2006, the state had ten Fortune 500 companies; Johnson Controls ranked first in the state and 75th in the nation with revenues of over $28 billion, followed by Northwestern Mutual, Manpower, Kohl's, and WPS Resources.

The sale of securities is regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Securities.

PUBLIC FINANCE

Budget estimates are prepared by departments and sent to the governor or governor-elect in the fall of each even-numbered year. The following January, the governor presents a biennial budget to the legislature, which passes a budget bill, often after many amendments. Most appropriations are made separately for each year of the biennium. The fiscal year (FY) begins 1 July. Expenditures by state and local governments alike have risen dramatically since 1960. At one time, the state was constitutionally prohibited from borrowing money. This provision was at first circumvented

Wisconsin—State Government Finances
(Dollar amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars.)
	AMOUNT	PER CAPITA
Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (NA) not available; (X) not applicable.
source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division, 2004 Survey of State Government Finances, January 2006.
Total Revenue	34,753,272	6,314.18
General revenue	23,933,776	4,348.43
Intergovernmental revenue	6,831,514	1,241.19
Taxes	12,638,266	2,296.20
General sales	3,899,395	708.47
Selective sales	1,721,642	312.80
License taxes	811,548	147.45
Individual income tax	5,251,190	954.07
Corporate income tax	681,990	123.91
Other taxes	272,501	49.51
Current charges	2,660,736	483.42
Miscellaneous general revenue	1,803,260	327.63
Utility revenue	-	-
Liquor store revenue	-	-
Insurance trust revenue	10,819,496	1,965.75
Total expenditure	28,577,240	5,192.09
Intergovernmental expenditure	9,285,137	1,686.98
Direct expenditure	19,292,103	3,505.11
Current operation	12,335,594	2,241.21
Capital outlay	1,781,247	323.63
Insurance benefits and repayments	3,781,755	687.09
Assistance and subsidies	571,629	103.86
Interest on debt	821,878	149.32
Exhibit: Salaries and wages	3,462,527	629.09
Total expenditure	28,577,240	5,192.09
General expenditure	24,789,046	4,503.82
Intergovernmental expenditure	9,285,137	1,686.98
Directhexpenditure	15,503,909	2,816.84
General expenditures, by function:
Education	9,045,030	1,643.36
Public welfare	5,908,896	1,073.56
Hospitals	799,711	145.30
Health	644,461	117.09
Highways	1,678,313	304.93
Police protection	121,120	22.01
Correction	918,706	166.92
Natural resources	555,771	100.98
Parks and recreation	55,244	10.04
Government administration	614,390	111.63
Interest on general debt	821,878	149.32
Other and unallocable	3,625,526	658.71
Utility expenditure	6,439	1.17
Liquor store expenditure	-	-
Insurance trust expenditure	3,781,755	687.09
Debt at end of fiscal year	17,727,318	3,220.81
Cash and security holdings	83,020,637	15,083.69

by the use of private corporations and then, in 1969, eliminated by constitutional amendment.

Fiscal year 2006 general funds were estimated at $12.7 billion for resources and $12.4 billion for expenditures. In fiscal year 2004, federal government grants to Wisconsin were $7.4 billion.

In the fiscal year 2007 federal budget, Wisconsin was slated to receive: $32.5 million for a new Department of Veterans Affairs spinal-cord injury center in Milwaukee; and $5.6 million for the repair or replacement of the windows and doors at the historic US Federal Building and Courthouse in Milwaukee.

TAXATION

In 2005, Wisconsin collected $13,452 million in tax revenues or $2,430 per capita, which placed it 13th among the 50 states in per capita tax burden. The national average was $2,192 per capita. Property taxes accounted for 0.8% of the total, sales taxes 30.0%, selective sales taxes 15.2%, individual income taxes 40.6%, corporate income taxes 5.8%, and other taxes 7.4%.

As of 1 January 2006, Wisconsin had four individual income tax brackets ranging from 4.6% to 6.75%. The state taxes corporations at a flat rate of 7.9%.

In 2004, state and local property taxes amounted to $7.5 billion or $1,350 per capita. The per capita amount ranks the state 11th highest nationally. Local governments collected $7,324,843,000 of the total and the state government $104,158,000.

Wisconsin taxes retail sales at a rate of 5%. In addition to the state tax, local taxes on retail sales can reach as much as 0.60%, making for a potential total tax on retail sales of 5.60%. Food purchased for consumption off-premises is tax exempt. The tax on cigarettes is 77 cents per pack, which ranks 28th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Wisconsin taxes gasoline at 32.9 cents per gallon. This is in addition to the 18.4 cents per gallon federal tax on gasoline.

According to the Tax Foundation, for every federal tax dollar sent to Washington in 2004, Wisconsin citizens received $0.82 in federal spending.

ECONOMIC POLICY

The state seeks to promote the relocation of new industries to Wisconsin, as well as the expansion of existing ones, by providing advice and assistance through the Wisconsin Commerce Development and some 280 local development corporations. It supports businesses that promise to substantially improve the economy of a community or the state; extends loans to small businesses; helps with the training or retraining of employees; and offers financial assistance for applied research that results in a new product or production process. To revitalize economically depressed areas, the state provides tax benefits to businesses locating or expanding operations in such areas and helps finance local economic development projects. Communities are authorized to issue tax-exempt bonds to enable industries to finance new equipment. In addition, all machinery and equipment used in goods production is tax-exempt under state law. In 2006, the Commerce Department contained seven main operating divisions: the Administrative Services Division, the Business Development Division, the Community Development Division, the Environmental and Regulatory Services Division, the International and Export Development Division, the Office of the Secretary, and the Buildings and Safety Division. The Bureau of Minority Business Development also operates.

HEALTH

The infant mortality rate in October 2005 was estimated at 6.4 per 1,000 live births. The birth rate in 2003 was 12.8 per 1,000 population. The abortion rate stood at 9.6 per 1,000 women in 2000. In 2003, about 84.9% of pregnant woman received prenatal care be-ginning in the first trimester. In 2004, approximately 83% of children received routine immunizations before the age of three.

The crude death rate in 2003 was 8.4 deaths per 1,000 population. As of 2002, the death rates for major causes of death (per 100,000 resident population) were: heart disease, 237.5; cancer, 199; cerebrovascular diseases, 63.9; chronic lower respiratory diseases, 42.9; and diabetes, 24.9. The mortality rate from HIV infection was 1.4 per 100,000 population. In 2004, the reported AIDS case rate was at about 3.2 per 100,000 population. In 2002, about 55.5% of the population was considered overweight or obese. As of 2004, about 21.9% of state residents were smokers.

In 2003, Wisconsin had 121 community hospitals with about 14,800 beds. There were about 588,000 patient admissions that year and 11.8 million outpatient visits. The average daily inpatient census was about 9,200 patients. The average cost per day for hospital care was $1,282. Also in 2003, there were about 408 certified nursing facilities in the state with 42,644 beds and an overall occupancy rate of about 85.6%. In 2004, it was estimated that about 77.5% of all state residents had received some type of dental care within the year. Wisconsin had 262 physicians per 100,000 resident population in 2004 and 856 nurses per 100,000 in 2005. In 2004, there was a total of 3,055 dentists in the state.

Medical degrees are granted by the University of Wisconsin at Madison and by the Medical College of Wisconsin (formerly part of Marquette University). The Division of Health, a branch of the State Department of Health and Social Services, has responsibility for planning and supervising health services and facilities, enforcing state and federal regulations, administering medical assistance programs, and providing information to the public.

About 17% of state residents were enrolled in Medicaid programs in 2003; 15% were enrolled in Medicare programs in 2004. Approximately 11% of the state population was uninsured in 2004. In 2003, state health care expenditures totaled $5.3 million.

SOCIAL WELFARE

In 2004, about 269,000 people received unemployment benefits, with the average weekly unemployment benefit at $251. In fiscal year 2005, the estimated average monthly participation in the food stamp program included about 345,748 persons (143,459 households); the average monthly benefit was about $76.39 per person, which was the lowest average benefit in the nation. That year, the total of benefits paid through the state for the food stamp program was about $316.9 million.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the system of federal welfare assistance that officially replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in 1997, was reauthorized through the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. TANF is funded through federal block grants that are divided among the states based on an equation involving the number of recipients in each state. Wisconsin's TANF program is called Wisconsin Works (W-2). In 2004, the state program had 54,000 recipients; state and federal expenditures on this TANF program totaled $109 million in fiscal year 2003.

In December 2004, Social Security benefits were paid to 937,490 Wisconsin residents. This number included 629,930 retired workers, 89,810 widows and widowers, 103,460 disabled workers, 49,000 spouses, and 65,290 children. Social Security beneficiaries represented 17.1% of the total state population and 96.8% of the state's population age 65 and older. Retired workers received an average monthly payment of $979; widows and widowers, $952; disabled workers, $894; and spouses, $493. Payments for children of retired workers averaged $525 per month; children of deceased workers, $659; and children of disabled workers, $260. Federal Supplemental Security Income payments in December 2004 went to 90,026 Wisconsin residents, averaging $386 a month. An additional $9.6 million of state-administered supplemental payments were distributed to 95,173 residents.

HOUSING

In 2004, there were an estimated 2,463,802 housing units, 2,172,924 of which were occupied; 69.9% were owner-occupied. About 65.2% of all units were single-family, detached homes. Rural areas had a higher proportion of deficient housing than urban areas, and substandard conditions were three times as common in units built before 1939, which account for about 21% of the existing housing stock. In 2004, utility gas was the most common energy source for heating. It was estimated that 97,491 units lacked telephone service, 9,105 lacked complete plumbing facilities, and 9,348 lacked complete kitchen facilities. The average household had 2.46 members.

In 2004, 40,000 new privately owned housing units were authorized for construction. The median home value was $137,727. The median monthly cost for mortgage owners was $1,155. Renters paid a median of $609 per month. In 2006, the state received over $28.4 million in community development block grants from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Department of Veterans Affairs makes home loans to veterans. The Housing Finance Authority, created by the legislature in 1971, raises money through the sale of tax-exempt bonds and makes loans directly or indirectly to low- and moderate-income home buyers. Wisconsin's state building code, developed in 1913 to cover construction of all dwellings with three or more units, was revised in the late 1970s to cover new one- and two-family dwellings. Local housing codes prescribing standards for structural upkeep and maintenance in existing buildings are in force in all large cities and in many smaller cities and villages.

EDUCATION

Wisconsin has a tradition of leadership in education. The state's constitution, adopted in 1848, provided for free public education; however, there was no state tax for schools until 1885. A compulsory education law was passed in 1879 and strengthened in 1903 and 1907. The first kindergarten in the United States was established in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1856.

General public elementary and secondary education is administered under the overall supervision of the Department of Public Instruction, which is headed by a state superintendent elected on a nonpartisan basis. As of 2004, 88.8% of all Wisconsinites 25 years or older had completed high school, above the national average of 84%. Some 25.6% had obtained a bachelor's degree or higher.

The total enrollment for fall 2002 in Wisconsin's public schools stood at 881,000. Of these, 592,000 attended schools from kin-dergarten through grade eight, and 290,000 attended high school. Approximately 78.8% of the students were white, 10.5% were black, 5.8% were Hispanic, 3.4% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1.4% were American Indian/Alaskan Native. Total enrollment was estimated at 871,000 in fall 2003 and expected to be 847,000 by fall 2014, a decline of 3.9% during the period 2002–14. Expenditures for public education in 2003/04 were estimated at $9 billion. There were 134,474 students enrolled in 1,041 private schools in fall 2003. Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has tested public school students nationwide. The resulting report, The Nation's Report Card, stated that in 2005 eighth graders in Wisconsin scored 285 out of 500 in mathematics compared with the national average of 278.

As of fall 2002, there were 329,443 students enrolled in college or graduate school; minority students comprised 10.9% of total postsecondary enrollment. In 2005 Wisconsin had 68 degree-granting institutions. The University of Wisconsin (UW) system is comprised of 13 degree-granting campuses, 13 two-year centers, and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, which has outreach and continuing education activities on all 26 UW campuses and in all 72 Wisconsin counties. All 13 universities award bachelor's and master's degrees. University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee also confer doctoral degrees. UW-Madison, one of the world's largest and most respected institutions of higher learning, was chartered by the state's first legislature in 1848. UW-Milwaukee is the system's second-largest campus. The 11 other universities are Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside (at Kenosha-Racine), Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout (at Menomonie), Superior, and Whitewater.

Wisconsin's private institutions of higher education encompass a broad range of schools. There were 35 private 4-year institutions in 2005, including such leading institutions as Marquette University, Lawrence University, Ripon College, and Beloit College. Wisconsin also has a system of technical colleges, the Wisconsin Technical College System. In 1911, the legislature enacted the first system of state support for vocational, technical, and adult education in the nation. The system includes 16 technical colleges with 47 campuses, each governed by a local board. At the same time, each college is part of a statewide system governed by an independent board.

ARTS

The Wisconsin Arts Board, consisting of 15 members appointed by the governor for three-year terms, aids artists and performing groups and assists communities in developing arts programs. In 2005, the Wisconsin Arts Board and other Wisconsin arts organizations received 22 grants totaling $1,013,400 from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Wisconsin Humanities Council, founded in 1972, offers series of book discussions. In 2005, the National Endowment for the Humanities contributed $2,188,896 for 21 state programs. State and private sources contribute funding to supplement federal assistance.

Wisconsin offers numerous facilities for drama, music, and other performing arts, including Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee and the Alliant energy Center in Madison. Milwaukee hosts the Milwaukee Repertory Theater (The Rep), which celebrated its 50th season in 2003/04. There are many other theater groups around the state. Summer plays are performed at a unique garden theater at Fish Creek in the Door Peninsula. The Door County Folk Festival is held annually in July and hosts numerous folk dancing workshops, children's activities, and singing workshops; in 2006 the festival marked its 27th season.

The Pro Arte Quartet in Madison, founded in 1912, and the Fine Arts Quartet in Milwaukee have been sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, which has also supported many other musical activities. The Fine Arts Quartet celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2006. Milwaukee is the home of the Great Lakes Opera Company, the Milwaukee Ballet Company, and the Milwaukee Symphony. Madison is home to the Madison Symphony, the Madison Opera, and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.

LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS

In 2001, the state of Wisconsin had 379 public library systems, with a total of 455 libraries, of which there were 79 branches. In that same year, the public library system had a combined total of 18,647,00 volumes of books and serial publications, and a total circulation of 49,768,000. The system also had 844,000 audio and 857,000 video items, 46,000 electronic format items (CD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, and disks), and 11 bookmobiles. The Milwaukee Public Library, founded in 1878, maintained 12 branches and had 2,504,461 bound volumes as of 1998; the Madison Public Library had seven branches and over 815,686 volumes. The largest academic library is that of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, with six million bound volumes. The best-known special library is that of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at Madison, with 3.6 million books and over 60,000 cu ft (1,700 cu m) of government publications and documents. In 2001, operating income for the state's public library system was $166,870,000 and included $5,311,000 in state funding and $149,637,000 in local funding.

Wisconsin had 208 museums and historical sites in 2000. The State Historical Society maintains a historical museum in Madison and other historical sites and museums around the state. The Milwaukee Public Museum contains collections on history, natural history, and art. The Milwaukee Art Center, founded in 1888, a major museum of the visual arts, emphasizes European works of the 17th to 19th centuries. The Madison Art Center, founded in 1901, has European, Japanese, Mexican, and American paintings and sculpture, as well as 17th-century Flemish tapestries. The Charles Allis Art Library in Milwaukee, founded in 1947, houses collections of Chinese porcelains, French antiques, and 19th-century American landscape paintings. Other leading art museums include the Elvehjem Museum of Art in Madison and the Theodore Lyman Wright Art Center at Beloit College.

The Circus World Museum at Baraboo occupies the site of the original Ringling Brothers Circus. Other museums of special interest include the Dard Hunter Paper Museum (Appleton), the National Railroad Museum (Green Bay), and the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame. More than 500 species of animals are on exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoological Park; Madison and Racine also have zoos. Historical sites in Wisconsin include Villa Louis, a fur trader's mansion at Prairie du Chien; the Old Wade House in Greenbush; Old World Wisconsin, an outdoor ethnic museum near Eagle; Pendarvis, focusing on lead mining at Mineral Point; and the Taliesin estate of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, in Spring Green.

COMMUNICATIONS

About 95.5% of the state's households had telephones in 2004. In addition, by June of that same year there were 2,831,645 mobile wireless telephone subscribers. In 2003, 63.8% of Wisconsin households had a computer and 57.4% had Internet access. By June 2005, there were 732,706 high-speed lines in Wisconsin, 682,073 residential and 50,633 for business. In 2005 there were 34 major AM and 99 major FM radio stations. The state also had 28 major television stations. The Milwaukee area had 815,640 television households, 63% of which subscribed to cable in 1999. A total of 77,862 Internet domain names were registered within the state in the year 2000.

PRESS

The state's first newspaper was the Green Bay Intelligencer, founded in 1833. Some early papers were put out by rival land speculators who used them to promote their interests. Among these was the Milwaukee Sentinel, launched in 1837 and a major daily newspaper today. As immigrants poured in from Europe in succeeding decades, German, Norwegian, Polish, Yiddish, and Finnish papers sprang up. Wisconsin journalism has a tradition of political involvement. The Milwaukee Leader, founded as a Socialist daily by Victor Berger in 1911, was denied the use of the US mails because it printed antiwar articles; the Madison Capital Times, still important today, also started as an antiwar paper. Founded in 1882 by Lucius Nieman, the Milwaukee Journal (now known as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ), won a Pulitzer Prize in 1919 for distinguished public service and remains the state's largest-selling and most influential newspaper.

In 2005, Wisconsin had 11 morning papers, 24 evening papers, and 18 Sunday papers.

The following table shows leading dailies with their approximate 2005 circulations:

AREA	NAME	DAILY	SUNDAY
Green Bay	Press-Gazette (m,S)	68,944	83,395
Madison	Wisconsin State Journal (m,S)	101,639	152,943
Milwaukee	Journal Sentinel (m,S)	227,387	435,127

As of 2005 there were also 223 weekly newspapers, as well as some 300 periodicals directed to a wide variety of special interests. Among the largest are Hoard's Dairyman, founded by William D. Hoard in 1885, with a 81,133 paid subscribers in 2005; it is the only paid dairy publication in the United States. Kalmbach Publishing Co. located in Brookfield originally published rail magazines, Model Railroader, Trains, Classic Toy Trains, Garden Railways and Classic Trains, and later diversified with Birder's World, Scale Auto, and Bead & Button, BeadStyle and Art Jewelry, The Writer, and American Snowmobiler. Other publications are Bowling Magazine, Coin Prices, Coin, and Old Cars Weekly. Other notable periodicals are the Wisconsin Magazine of History, published quarterly in Madison by the state historical society; and Wisconsin Trails, another quarterly, also published in Madison.

ORGANIZATIONS

In 2006, there were over 8,188 nonprofit organizations registered within the state, of which about 5,639 were registered as charitable, educational, or religious organizations.

The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, is one of the largest organizations of its kind. It has a museum, a library, and research collections in Madison and is a prominent publisher of historical articles and books. The Wisconsin Arts Board is also in Madison. There are several city and county historical societies throughout the state as well.

National organizations based in Wisconsin include the United States Bowling Congress, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Experimental Aircraft Association, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, the John Birch Society, the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, the National Funeral Directors Association, the United States Curling Association, and World Council of Credit Unions.

The Purebred Dairy Cattle Association is a national agricultural organization. State agricultural organizations include the Wisconsin Cheesemakers' Association, the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association, the Wisconsin Apple Growers Association, the Wisconsin Christmas Trees Producers, and the Wisconsin Berry Growers Association. There are professional organizations for a variety of professions. The Natural Heritage Land Trust and the North American Lake Management Society are local conservation groups.

TOURISM, TRAVEL, AND RECREATION

Wisconsin had estimated tourism revenues of $11.7 billion in 2004, reflecting a 2% increase over the previous year. Tourism supports 309,000 jobs in the state.

The state has ample scenic attractions and outdoor recreational opportunities. There are over 33 state parks. In addition to the famous Wisconsin Dells gorge, visitors are attracted to the Cave of the Mounds at Blue Mounds, the sandstone cliffs along the Mississippi River, the rocky Lake Michigan shoreline of the Door Peninsula, the lakes and forests of the Rhinelander and Minocqua areas in the north, and Lake Geneva, a resort, in the south. Several areas in southern and northwestern Wisconsin, preserved by the state as the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, still exhibit drumlins, moraines, and unusual geological formations. The town of Hayward hosts the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. Hank Aaron State Trail is named for the Milwaukee baseball star. Wisconsin hosts the World's Championship Snowmobile Derby in Eagle River. There are 43 auto race tracks. The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest racetrack in the world. Spring Green is the home of Frank Lloyd Wright's home, Taliesin. America's largest waterpark, Noah's Ark, is located in the Wisconsin Dells.

There are three national parks in Wisconsin: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, on Lake Superior, and the St. Croix and Lower St. Croix scenic riverways. There are 48 state parks, covering 65,483 acres (26,193 hectares).

SPORTS

Wisconsin has three major professional sports teams: the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB), the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), and the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Brewers won the American League Pennant in 1982 but lost the World Series to St. Louis. The Brewers have since been realigned and now play in the National League. The Packers won five league championships prior to the establishment of the Super Bowl and then won Super Bowls I, II, and XXXI in 1967, 1968, and 1997, respectively. The Bucks won the NBA championship in 1971. Milwaukee is the site of the Greater Milwaukee Open in professional golf. There are also numerous minor league baseball, basketball, and hockey teams in the state.

The University of Wisconsin Badgers compete in the Big Ten Conference. Badger ice hockey teams won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, and 2006. In football, they won the Rose Bowl in 1994, 1999, and 2000 after losing their first three appearances, in 1953, 1960, and 1963. Overall, they have eight bowl game victories. The basketball team from Marquette University in Milwaukee won the NCAA Division I title in 1977 and the National Invitation Tournament championship in 1970. They advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2003.

Other annual sporting events include ski jumping tournaments in Iola, Middleton, and Wetsby; the World Championship Snowmobile Derby in Eagle River in January; the American Birkebeiner Cross-Country Race at Cable and Hayward in February; and the Great Wisconsin Dells Balloon Race in the Dells. Famous athletes native to Wisconsin include Eric Heiden, Elroy (Crazy Legs) Hirsch, and Chris Witty.

FAMOUS WISCONSINITES

Wisconsinites who have won prominence as federal judicial or executive officers include Jeremiah Rusk (b.Ohio, 1830–93), a Wisconsin governor selected as the first head of the Agriculture Department in 1889; William F. Vilas (b.Vermont, 1840–1908), who served as postmaster general under Grover Cleveland; Melvin Laird (b.Nebraska, 1922–92), a congressman who served as secretary of defense from 1969–73; and William Rehnquist (1924–2005), named to the Supreme Court in 1971 and the 16th Chief Justice from 1986–2005.

The state's best-known political figures achieved nationwide reputations as members of the US Senate. John C. Spooner (b.Indiana, 1843–1919) won distinction as one of the inner circle of Senate conservatives before he retired in 1907 amid an upsurge of Progressivism within his party. Robert La Follette (1855–1925) embodied the new wave of Republican Progressivism—and, later, isolationism—as governor and in the Senate. His sons, Robert Jr. (1895–1953), and Philip (1897–1965), carried on the Progressive tradition as US senator and governor, respectively. Joseph R. McCarthy (1908–57) won attention in the Senate and throughout the nation for his anticommunist crusade. William Proxmire (b.Illinois, 1915–2005), a Democrat, succeeded McCarthy in the Senate and eventually became chairman of the powerful Senate Banking Committee. Representative Henry S. Reuss (1912–2002), also a Democrat, served in the House for 28 years and was chairman of the Banking Committee. Democrat Clement Zablocki (1912–83), elected to the House in 1948, was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Victor L. Berger (b.Transylvania, 1860–1929), a founder of the Social-Democratic Party, was first elected to the House in 1910; during World War I, he was denied his seat and prosecuted because of his antiwar views.

Besides the La Follettes, other governors who made notable contributions to the state include James D. Doty (b.New York, 1799–1865), who fought to make Wisconsin a separate territory and became the territory's second governor; William D. Hoard (b.New York, 1836–1918), a tireless promoter of dairy farming, as both private citizen and chief executive; James O. Davidson (b.Norway, 1854–1922), who attempted to improve relations between conservatives and progressives; Francis E. McGovern (1866–1946), who pushed through the legislature significant social and economic reform legislation; and Walter J. Kohler (1875–1940), an industrialist who, as governor, greatly expanded the power of the office.

Prominent figures in the state's early history include the Jesuit Jacques Marquette (b.France, 1637–75) and the explorer Louis Jolliet (b.Canada, 1645–1700); and the Sauk Indian leader Black Hawk (b.Illinois, 1767–1838), who was defeated in the Battle of Bad Axe. John Bascom (b.New York, 1827–1911) was an early president of the University of Wisconsin. Charles Van Hise (1857–1918), a later president, promoted the use of academic experts as government advisers; John R. Commons (b.Ohio, 1862–1945), an economist at the university, drafted major state legislation. Philetus Sawyer (b.Vermont, 1816–1900), a prosperous lumberman and US senator, led the state Republican Party for 15 years, before Progressives won control. Carl Schurz (b.Germany, 1829–1906) was a prominent Republican Party figure in the years immediately before the Civil War. Lucius W. Nieman (1857–1935) founded the Milwaukee Journal, and Edward P. Allis (b.New York, 1824–89) was an important iron industrialist.

Wisconsin was the birthplace of several Nobel Prize winners, including Herbert S. Gasser (1888–1963), who shared a 1944 Nobel Prize for research into nerve impulses; William P. Murphy (1892–1987), who shared a 1934 prize for research relating to anemia; John Bardeen (1908–91), who shared the physics award in 1956 for his contribution to the development of the transistor; and Herbert A. Simon (1916–2001), who won the 1978 prize in economics. Stephen Babcock (b.New York, 1843–1931) was an agricultural chemist who did research important to the dairy industry. In addition, Wisconsin was the birthplace of the child psychologist Arnold Gesell (1880–1961), and of naturalist and explorer Chapman Andrews (1884–1960). John Muir (b.Scotland, 1838–1914), another noted naturalist and explorer, lived in Wisconsin in his youth. Conservationist Aldo Leopold (1887–1948) taught at the University of Wisconsin and wrote A Sand County Almanac.

Frederick Jackson Turner (1861–1932), historian of the American frontier, was born in Wisconsin, as were the economist and social theorist Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929) and the diplomat and historian George F. Kennan (1904–2005). Famous journalists include news commentator H. V. Kaltenborn (1878–1965), award-winning sports columnist Red Smith (Walter Wellesley Smith, 1905–82), and television newsman Tom Snyder (b.1936).

Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), a novelist and playwright best known for The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927), Our Town (1938), and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942), each of which won a Pulitzer Prize, heads the list of literary figures born in the state. Hamlin Garland (1860–1940), a novelist and essayist, was also a native, as were the poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919) and the novelist and playwright Zona Gale (1874–1938). The novelist Edna Ferber (b.Michigan, 1887–1968) spent her early life in the state.

Wisconsin is the birthplace of architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1869–1959) and the site of his famous Taliesin estate (Spring Green), Johnson Wax Co. headquarters (Racine), and first Unitarian Church (Madison). The artist Georgia O'Keefe (1887–1986) was born in Sun Prairie. Wisconsin natives who have distinguished themselves in the performing arts include Alfred Lunt (1893–1977), Frederic March (Frederick Bickel, 1897–1975), Spencer Tracy (1900–1967), Agnes Moorehead (1906–74), and Orson Welles (1915–85). Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss, b.Hungary, 1874–1926) was raised in the state, and piano stylist Liberace (Wlad Ziu Valentino Liberace, 1919–1987) was born there. Speed skater Eric Heiden (b.1958), a five-time Olympic gold medalist in 1980, is another Wisconsin native.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Davenport, Don. Natural Wonders of Wisconsin: Exploring Wild and Scenic Places. Lincolnwood, Ill.: Country Roads Press, 1999.

Erickson, Sue. Ojibwe Treaty Rights: Understanding and Impact. 4th ed. Odanah, Wis.: Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, 2004.

John, Tim. The Miller Beer Barons: The Frederick J. Miller Family and Its Brewery. Oregon, Wis.: Badger Books, 2005.

Klement, Frank L. Wisconsin in the Civil War: The Home Front and the Battle Front, 1861–1865. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1997.

Pederson, Jane Marie. Between Memory and Reality: Family and Community in Rural Wisconsin, 1870–1970. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1992.

Reading, William H. Wisconsin Timber Industry [microform]: An Assessment of Timber Product Output and Use, 1999. St. Paul, Minn.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station, 2003.

Risjord, Norman K. Wisconsin: The Story of the Badger State. Madison: Wisconsin Trails, 1995.

Strohschank, Johannes. The Wisconsin Office of Emigration, 1852–1855, and Its Impact on German Immigration to the State. Madison: Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, University of Wisconsin, 2005.

Thomas, Stacy. Guarding Door County: Lighthouses and Life-saving Stations. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia, 2005.

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Yatzeck, Richard. Hunting the Edges. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1999.

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ALVERNO COLLEGE

3400 South 43rd St., PO Box 343922
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922
Tel: (414)382-6000
Free: 800-933-3401
Admissions: (414)382-6031
Fax: (414)382-6354
E-mail: admissions@alverno.edu
Web Site: http://www.alverno.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Mary Meehan
Registrar: Patricia Hartmann
Admissions: Mary Kay Farrell
Financial Aid: Mark Levine
Type: Comprehensive Affiliation: Roman Catholic Scores: 56.11% ACT 18-23; 14.48% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 56 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $20.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $21,628 includes full-time tuition ($15,168), mandatory fees ($250), and college room and board ($6210). College room only: $2100. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $632 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $125 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and program. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,515, PT 661, Grad 196 Faculty: FT 104, PT 121 Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 10 Library Holdings: 82,416 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 32 units, Associates; 40 units, Bachelors ROTC: Army, Air Force Professional Accreditation: AACN, NASM, NCATE Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball W; Cross-Country Running W; Soccer W; Softball W; Volleyball W

BELLIN COLLEGE OF NURSING

725 South Webster Ave, PO Box 23400
Green Bay, WI 54305-3400
Tel: (920)433-3560
Free: 800-236-8707
Admissions: (920)433-5803
Fax: (920)433-7416
Web Site: http://www.bcon.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. V. Jane Muhl
Registrar: Nancy Norman
Admissions: Dr. Penny Croghan
Financial Aid: Lena Terry
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Bellin Health System Scores: 60% ACT 18-23; 37% ACT 24-29 Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. Tuition: $14,500 full-time, $684 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $268 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level. Part-time tuition varies according to course load. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 181, PT 35, Grad 23 Faculty: FT 18, PT 2 Student-Faculty Ratio: 11:1 Exams: ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 54 Library Holdings: 7,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 129 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: AACN, NLN

BELOIT COLLEGE

700 College St.
Beloit, WI 53511-5596
Tel: (608)363-2000
Free: 800-9-BELOIT
Admissions: (608)363-2380
Fax: (608)363-2075
E-mail: admiss@beloit.edu
Web Site: http://www.beloit.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. John E. Burris
Registrar: Mary Boros-Kazai
Admissions: Nancy Monnich Benedict
Financial Aid: Jane H. Hessian
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Scores: 100% SAT V 400+; 100% SAT M 400+; 14% ACT 18-23; 63% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 64 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Early Action; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: January 15 Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $32,808 includes full-time tuition ($26,664), mandatory fees ($220), and college room and board ($5924). College room only: $2890. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $3334 per course. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,330, PT 55 Faculty: FT 103, PT 24 Student-Faculty Ratio: 11:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 77 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 93 Library Holdings: 183,736 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 31 units, Bachelors Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Crew M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Fencing M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Ice Hockey M & W; Lacrosse M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W

BLACKHAWK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

PO Box 5009
Janesville, WI 53547-5009
Tel: (608)758-6900
Free: 800-472-0024
Admissions: (608)757-7713
Fax: (608)757-9407
Web Site: http://www.blackhawk.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Eric A. Larson
Registrar: Connie Richards
Admissions: Barbara Erlandson
Financial Aid: Burdette Richter
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Preferred Admission Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,015, PT 1,612 Faculty: FT 91, PT 250 Library Holdings: 25,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 65 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ACF, ADA, APTA, JRCERT, NLN

BRYANT AND STRATTON COLLEGE

1300 North Jackson St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202-2608
Tel: (414)276-5200
Web Site: http://www.bryantstratton.edu/
President/CEO: Peter J. Pavone
Registrar: Kate Rebholz
Admissions: Kathryn Cotey
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Bryant and Stratton Business Institute, Inc % Accepted: 83 Application Deadline: Rolling H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted. For applicants 19 or older who meet entrance testing requirement: High school diploma or equivalent not required Costs Per Year: Tuition: $18,675 full-time, $415 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $25 full-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 351, PT 137 Faculty: FT 19, PT 83 Student-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Exams: Other, SAT I or ACT Regional Accreditation: Middle State Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 semester hours, Associates; 120 semester hours, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AAMAE

BRYANT AND STRATTON COLLEGE, WAUWATOSA CAMPUS

10950 W. Potter Rd.
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Tel: (414)302-7000
Web Site: http://www.byrantstratton.edu/
Admissions: Cori Prohaska
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Application Deadline: Rolling Costs Per Year: Tuition: $18,675 full-time, $415 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $25 full-time. Calendar System: Semester Enrollment: FT 282, PT 92 Student-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Exams: Other, SAT I or ACT

CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY

6801 North Yates Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53217-3985
Tel: (414)410-4000
Free: 800-347-8822
Admissions: (414)410-4040
Fax: (414)410-4239
Web Site: http://www.stritch.edu/
President/CEO: Sr. Mary Lea Schneider
Registrar: Rhonda Holland
Admissions: David Wegener
Financial Aid: John Mueller
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Roman Catholic Scores: 100% SAT V 400+; 90% SAT M 400+; 54% ACT 18-23; 29.2% ACT 24-29 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $22,260 includes full-time tuition ($16,480), mandatory fees ($350), and college room and board ($5430). Part-time tuition: $515 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $125 per term. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 2,936, PT 315, Grad 3,534 Faculty: FT 106, PT 774 Student-Faculty Ratio: 18:1 Exams: ACT, SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 70 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 5 Library Holdings: 124,897 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates; 128 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AACN, ACBSP, NCATE, NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Volleyball M & W

CARROLL COLLEGE

100 North East Ave.
Waukesha, WI 53186-5593
Tel: (262)547-1211
Free: 800-CAR-ROLL
Admissions: (262)524-7221
Fax: (262)524-7139
E-mail: cc.info@ccadmin.cc.edu
Web Site: http://www.cc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Frank Falcone
Registrar: Brian C. Boyd
Admissions: James Wiseman
Financial Aid: Dawn Thomas
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Presbyterian Scores: 57% ACT 18-23; 33% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 79 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $0.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $25,980 includes full-time tuition ($19,500), mandatory fees ($410), and college room and board ($6070). College room only: $3300. Part-time tuition: $235 per credit. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 2,314, PT 568, Grad 241 Faculty: FT 103, PT 140 Student-Faculty Ratio: 17:1 Exams: SAT I and SAT II or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 75 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 54 Library Holdings: 200,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 128 semester hours, Bachelors ROTC: Air Force Professional Accreditation: APTA Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W

CARTHAGE COLLEGE

2001 Alford Park Dr.
Kenosha, WI 53140
Tel: (262)551-8500
Free: 800-351-4058
Admissions: (262)551-5850
Fax: (262)551-5762
E-mail: admissions@carthage.edu
Web Site: http://www.carthage.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. F. Gregory Campbell
Registrar: Michele Bonn
Admissions: Brenda Poggendorf
Financial Aid: William Henderson
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America % Accepted: 76 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Early Action; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $30,450 includes full-time tuition ($23,650) and college room and board ($6800). Part-time tuition: $345 per credit hour. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: 4-1-4, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 2,145, PT 449, Grad 105 Faculty: FT 125, PT 85 Student-Faculty Ratio: 15:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 72 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 68 Library Holdings: 128,551 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 138 credit hours, Bachelors ROTC: Army, Air Force Professional Accreditation: CSWE, NASM Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Bowling W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Ice Hockey M; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W; Water Polo W

CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

620 West Clairemont Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54701-6162
Tel: (715)833-6200
Free: 800-547-2882
Admissions: (715)833-6245
Fax: (715)833-6470
Web Site: http://www.cvtc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. William A. Ihlenfeldt
Registrar: Sylvia Bare
Admissions: Timothy Shepardson
Financial Aid: Mary Gorud
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 350, PT 50 Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1 Exams: ACT, Other Library Holdings: 34,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 70 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: AHIMA, JRCEDMS, JRCERT, NAACLS, NLN

COLLEGE OF MENOMINEE NATION

PO Box 1179
Keshena, WI 54135
Tel: (715)799-5600
Fax: (715)799-1308
Web Site: http://www.menominee.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Verna M. Fowler
Registrar: Juanita Wilber
Admissions: Cynthia Norton
Financial Aid: Joelle Fisher
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Admission Plans: Open Admission Application Fee: $10.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester Enrollment: FT 206, PT 293 Faculty: FT 14 Exams: Other Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 62 credits, Associates

COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF NURSING

2121 East Newport Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211-2952
Tel: (414)961-3530
Free: 800-321-6265
Admissions: (414)256-1219
Web Site: http://www.ccon.edu/
President/CEO: Katherine H. Dimmock, JD, RN
Admissions: Amy Dobson
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Scores: 62% ACT 18-23; 34% ACT 24-29 Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $21,375 includes full-time tuition ($15,975), mandatory fees ($1200), and college room and board ($4200). College room only: $3200. Room and board charges vary according to board plan, housing facility, location, and student level. Part-time tuition: $466 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to program. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 243, PT 17 Faculty: FT 13, PT 5 Student-Faculty Ratio: 15:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 73 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 1 Library Holdings: 9,060 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 131 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: NLN

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN

12800 North Lake Shore Dr.
Mequon, WI 53097-2402
Tel: (262)243-5700; 888-628-9472
Admissions: (262)243-4305
Fax: (262)243-4351
E-mail: kgaschk@cuw.edu
Web Site: http://www.cuw.edu/
President/CEO: Rev. Dr. Patrick T. Ferry
Registrar: Dr. Martin C. Duchow
Admissions: Kenneth Gaschk
Financial Aid: Carol Masse
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod % Accepted: 84 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: August 15 Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $23,820 includes full-time tuition ($17,190), mandatory fees ($90), and college room and board ($6540). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $716 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to class time and program. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: 4-1-4, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 2,007, PT 1,975, Grad 1,436 Faculty: FT 89, PT 110 Student-Faculty Ratio: 18:1 Exams: ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 77 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 78 Library Holdings: 365,314 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 126 credit hours, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AACN, AOTA, APTA, CSWE Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W; Wrestling M

DEVRY UNIVERSITY (MILWAUKEE)

100 East Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 2550
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4107
Tel: (414)278-7677; (866)683-3879
Fax: (414)278-0137
Web Site: http://www.devry.edu/
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: DeVry University Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $50.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $50. One-time mandatory fee: $40. Tuition: $11,890 full-time, $445 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $30 full-time, $30 per year part-time. Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 28, PT 46, Grad 142 Faculty: FT 1, PT 16 Student-Faculty Ratio: 7:1 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 122 credits, Bachelors

DEVRY UNIVERSITY (WAUKESHA)

20935 Swenson Dr., Ste. 450
Waukesha, WI 53186-4047
Tel: (262)798-9889
Fax: (262)798-9912
Web Site: http://www.devry.edu/
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Calendar System: Semester Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

EDGEWOOD COLLEGE

1000 Edgewood College Dr.
Madison, WI 53711-1997
Tel: (608)663-4861
Free: 800-444-4861
Admissions: (608)663-2254
Fax: (608)663-3291
E-mail: admissions@edgewood.edu
Web Site: http://www.edgewood.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Daniel Carey
Registrar: Ellen Fehring
Admissions: Scott Flanagan
Financial Aid: Scott Flanagan
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Roman Catholic Scores: 63% ACT 18-23; 30% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 81 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $22,862 includes full-time tuition ($17,000) and college room and board ($5862). College room only: $2700. Part-time tuition: $534 per credit. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: 4-1-4, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,517, PT 506, Grad 623 Faculty: FT 86, PT 134 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 80 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 20 Library Holdings: 90,253 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AACN, ACBSP, NCATE Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Golf M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

1825 North Bluemound, PO Box 2277
Appleton, WI 54912-2277
Tel: (920)735-5600
Free: 800-735-3882
Admissions: (920)735-5643
Fax: (920)735-2582
Web Site: http://www.fvtc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. David L. Buettner
Registrar: Robert Burdick
Admissions: Robert Burdick
Financial Aid: Mary Moede
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System % Accepted: 70 Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2610 full-time, $87 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $16,089 full-time, $536.30 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $550 full-time. Scholarships: AvailableCalendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,624, PT 6,231 Faculty: FT 333, PT 650 Student-Faculty Ratio: 18:1 Library Holdings: 45,139 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ACF, ADA, AOTA, NLN

GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

3520 30th Ave.
Kenosha, WI 53144-1690
Tel: (262)564-2200
Admissions: (262)564-3224
Fax: (262)564-2201
Web Site: http://www.gtc.edu/
Registrar: Kurt Lehrmann
Admissions: Susan Roberts
Financial Aid: Zina Haywood
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent not required. For court reporting, health occupations, law enforcement/police sciences programs: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,304, PT 5,512 Faculty: FT 257, PT 325 Exams: ACT, Other Library Holdings: 45,433 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ARCEST, ADA, AHIMA, APTA, NLN

HERZING COLLEGE

5218 East Terrace Dr.
Madison, WI 53718
Tel: (608)249-6611
Free: 800-582-1227
Fax: (608)249-8593
E-mail: info@msn.herzing.edu
Web Site: http://www.herzing.edu/madison
President/CEO: Donald G. Madelung
Registrar: Derek McBeth
Admissions: Rebecca Abrams
Financial Aid: Beverly A. Faga
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Herzing Institutes, Inc Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission Application Fee: $0.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Tuition: $10,000 full-time, $290 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $25 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, location, and program. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, location, and program. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester Faculty: FT 15, PT 31 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Library Holdings: 1,500 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 79 credits, Associates; 124 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: ACCSCT

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (GREEN BAY)

470 Security Blvd.
Green Bay, WI 54313
Tel: (920)662-9000; 888-884-3626
Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu/
President/CEO: Judi Hughes
Admissions: Michael J. Kranzusch
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: ITT Educational Services, Inc Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $100.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $100. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Quarter, Summer Session Not available Exams: Other Credit Hours For Degree: 96 credit hours, Associates; 180 credit hours, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: ACICS

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (GREENFIELD)

6300 West Layton Ave.
Greenfield, WI 53220-4612
Tel: (414)282-9494
Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu/
President/CEO: Jeffrey Jarmes
Registrar: Kristin Van Tassel
Admissions: Jon L. Patterson
Financial Aid: Diana Vandagrifft
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: ITT Educational Services, Inc Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $100.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $100. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Quarter, Summer Session Not available Exams: Other Credit Hours For Degree: 96 credit hours, Associates; 180 credit hours, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: ACICS

LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

13466 West Trepania Rd.
Hayward, WI 54843-2181
Tel: (715)634-4790; 888-526-6221
Web Site: http://www.lco-college.edu/
President/CEO: Schuyler Houser
Registrar: Annette Wiggins
Admissions: Annette Wiggins
Financial Aid: Agnes Fleming
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed % Accepted: 100 Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $10.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted. For senior citizens, those who demonstrate ability to benefit from program: High school diploma or equivalent not required Costs Per Year: Application fee: $10. Area resident tuition: $4050 full-time, $135 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $25 full-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Not available Enrollment: FT 294, PT 211 Faculty: FT 16, PT 59 Student-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Exams: Other Library Holdings: 13,800 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 semester hours, Associates Professional Accreditation: AAMAE

LAKELAND COLLEGE

PO Box 359
Sheboygan, WI 53082-0359
Tel: (920)565-1000
Admissions: (920)565-1588
Fax: (920)565-1206
E-mail: admissions@lakeland.edu
Web Site: http://www.lakeland.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Stephen A. Gould
Registrar: Susan Gould
Admissions: Nathan Dehne
Financial Aid: Joseph Botana
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: United Church of Christ Scores: 58% ACT 18-23; 18.4% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 71 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: September 01 Application Fee: $20.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $22,216 includes full-time tuition ($16,080), mandatory fees ($716), and college room and board ($5420). College room only: $3882. Part-time tuition: $1608 per course. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Miscellaneous, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,400, PT 1,973, Grad 648 Faculty: FT 54, PT 15 Student-Faculty Ratio: 17:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 72 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 60 Library Holdings: 64,970 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 128 credits, Bachelors Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball M & W; Wrestling M

LAKESHORE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

1290 North Ave.
Cleveland, WI 53015-1414
Tel: (920)693-1000; 888-GO TO LTC
Admissions: (920)693-1102
Fax: (920)693-1363
Web Site: http://www.gotoltc.com/
President/CEO: Dr. Michael Lanser
Admissions: Karla Zahn
Financial Aid: Corey Givens-Novak
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System % Accepted: 68 Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. Area resident tuition: $2610 full-time. State resident tuition: $16,089 full-time, $87 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $536.30 per credit part-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 772, PT 2,167 Faculty: FT 99, PT 116 Student-Faculty Ratio: 14:1 Exams: ACT, Other, SAT I or ACT Library Holdings: 15,749 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ADA, JRCERT, NLN

LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY

PO Box 599
Appleton, WI 54912-0599
Tel: (920)832-7000
Free: 800-227-0982
Admissions: (920)832-6500
Fax: (920)832-6606
Web Site: http://www.lawrence.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Jill Beck
Registrar: Anne S. Norman
Admissions: Steven T. Syverson
Financial Aid: Sara Holman
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Scores: 99% SAT V 400+; 99% SAT M 400+; 13% ACT 18-23; 54% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 68 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Early Action; Early Decision Plan; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: January 15 Application Fee: $40.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED not accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $35,979 includes full-time tuition ($29,376), mandatory fees ($222), and college room and board ($6381). College room only: $2934. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Trimester, Summer Session Not available Enrollment: FT 1,383, PT 67 Faculty: FT 144, PT 32 Student-Faculty Ratio: 9:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 61 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 98 Library Holdings: 389,262 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 36 courses, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: NASM Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Crew M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Fencing M & W; Football M; Golf M; Ice Hockey M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Ultimate Frisbee M & W; Volleyball M & W; Wrestling M

MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

3550 Anderson St.
Madison, WI 53704-2599
Tel: (608)246-6100
Admissions: (608)246-6212
Web Site: http://www.matcmadison.edu/matc/
President/CEO: Dr. Beverly S. Simone
Registrar: Maureen Menendez
Admissions: Maureen Menendez
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Preferred Admission; Early Admission Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent not required. For health occupations programs: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 393, PT 1,488 Exams: ACT Library Holdings: 66,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ACF, ADA, AOTA, AOA, CARC, JRCERT, NAACLS, NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Bowling M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Softball W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W; Wrestling M

MADISON MEDIA INSTITUTE

2702 Agriculture Dr., Ste. 1
Madison, WI 53718
Tel: (608)829-2728
Free: 800-236-4997
Admissions: (608)663-2000
Fax: (608)829-2661
E-mail: chutch@madisonmedia.com
Web Site: http://www.madisonmedia.com/
President/CEO: Chris Hutchings
Admissions: Chris K. Hutchings
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Application Fee: $30.00 Professional Accreditation: ACCSCT

MARANATHA BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE

745 West Main St.
Watertown, WI 53094
Tel: (920)261-9300
Free: 800-622-2947
Admissions: (920)206-2327
Fax: (920)261-9109
E-mail: admissions@mbbc.edu
Web Site: http://www.mbbc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Dave Jaspers
Registrar: David Hershberger
Admissions: Dr. James H. Harrison
Financial Aid: Randy Hibbs
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Baptist Scores: 51% ACT 18-23; 29% ACT 24-29 Admission Plans: Open Admission; Preferred Admission; Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Fee: $40.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $13,510 includes full-time tuition ($7680), mandatory fees ($830), and college room and board ($5000). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level. Part-time tuition: $240 per semester hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course level. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 850, Grad 54 Faculty: FT 66 Student-Faculty Ratio: 17:1 Exams: ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 83 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 71 Library Holdings: 122,251 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 semester hours, Associates; 128 semester hours, Bachelors ROTC: Air Force Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Volleyball W; Wrestling M

MARIAN COLLEGE OF FOND DU LAC

45 South National Ave.
Fond du Lac, WI 54935-4699
Tel: (920)923-7600
Admissions: (920)923-7650
Fax: (920)923-8755
E-mail: admit@mariancoll.edu
Web Site: http://www.mariancollege.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Richard I. Ridenour
Registrar: Cheryl Shell
Admissions: Eric Peterson
Financial Aid: Deborah McKinney
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Roman Catholic Scores: 61% ACT 18-23; 18% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 86 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $20.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $21,775 includes full-time tuition ($16,380), mandatory fees ($325), and college room and board ($5070). College room only: $3350. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $280 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $80 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and program. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,361, PT 716, Grad 898 Faculty: FT 78, PT 207 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 79 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 33 Library Holdings: 90,327 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 128 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: AACN, CSWE, NCATE, NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Golf M & W; Ice Hockey M; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Tel: (414)288-7250
Free: 800-222-6544
Admissions: (414)288-7004
E-mail: roby.blust@marquette.edu
Web Site: http://www.marquette.edu/
President/CEO: Rev. Robert A. Wild, SJ
Registrar: Anthony D. Tortorella
Admissions: Robert Blust
Financial Aid: Daniel L. Goyette
Type: University Sex: Coed Affiliation: Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Scores: 99.5% SAT V 400+; 99.6% SAT M 400+; 19.9% ACT 18-23; 60.8% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 70 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: December 01 Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $33,234 includes full-time tuition ($24,670), mandatory fees ($404), and college room and board ($8160). College room only: $5304. Part-time tuition: $725 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $465 per credit. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 7,530, PT 480, Grad 2,548 Faculty: FT 592, PT 454 Student-Faculty Ratio: 15:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 58 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 50 Library Holdings: 1,120,694 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 65 credits, Associates; 128 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army, Navy, Air Force Professional Accreditation: AACSB, ABET, ACEJMC, AACN, ABA, ACNM, ADA, APTA, APA, ASLHA, AALS, NAACLS, NCATE, NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cheerleading M & W; Crew M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Fencing M & W; Football M; Golf M; Lacrosse M; Rugby M & W; Skiing (Downhill) M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W

MID-STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

500 32nd St. North
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494-5599
Tel: (715)422-5300; 888-575-6782
Admissions: (715)422-5446
Fax: (715)422-5440
Web Site: http://www.mstc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. John Clark
Admissions: John F. Bingham
Financial Aid: Mary Jo Green
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 200, PT 100 Exams: Other, SAT I or ACT Library Holdings: 20,148 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: CARC, NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Bowling M & W; Golf M; Volleyball W

MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

700 West State St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443
Tel: (414)297-6600
Admissions: (414)297-6274
Fax: (414)297-7990
Web Site: http://matc.edu
President/CEO: Dr. Darnell E. Cole
Registrar: Sarah Brown
Admissions: Robert Bullock
Financial Aid: Alfred Pinckney
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Preferred Admission Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2609 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,503 full-time. Mandatory fees: $262 full-time, $10 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level and program. Part-time fees vary according to course level and program. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 597, PT 1,246 Student-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Exams: Other Library Holdings: 60,847 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 68 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ARCEST, ABFSE, ACF, ADA, AOTA, APTA, COptA, CARC, JRCECT, JRCERT, NAACLS, NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M & W; Basketball M & W; Bowling M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Golf M & W; Soccer M; Softball M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W

MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN

273 East Erie St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202-6003
Tel: (414)276-7889; 888-749-MIAD
Admissions: (414)847-3259
Fax: (414)291-8077
Web Site: http://www.miad.edu/
President/CEO: Mary Schopp
Registrar: Pauline Thomas
Admissions: Mark Fetherston
Financial Aid: Lloyd Mueller
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Scores: 56% ACT 18-23; 23% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 82 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $30,400 includes full-time tuition ($23,100), mandatory fees ($300), and college room and board ($7000). Part-time tuition: $770 per credit hour. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 606, PT 39 Faculty: FT 34, PT 95 Student-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 % Receiving Financial Aid: 85 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 23 Library Holdings: 23,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 123 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: NASAD

MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

1025 North Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109
Tel: (414)277-7300
Free: 800-332-6763
Admissions: (414)277-6765
Fax: (414)277-7475
E-mail: explore@msoe.edu
Web Site: http://www.msoe.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Hermann Viets
Registrar: Mary Nielsen
Admissions: Paul Borens
Financial Aid: Ben Dobner
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Scores: 100% SAT V 400+; 100% SAT M 400+; 29% ACT 18-23; 58% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 69 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $31,149 includes full-time tuition ($24,960) and college room and board ($6189). College room only: $3969. Part-time tuition: $432 per quarter hour. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Quarter, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,819, PT 273, Grad 223 Faculty: FT 120, PT 94 Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 80 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 52 Library Holdings: 59,564 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 205 quarter hours, Bachelors ROTC: Army, Navy, Air Force Professional Accreditation: ABET, ACPE, AACN, ACCE Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cheerleading M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Golf M & W; Ice Hockey M; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W; Wrestling M

MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

235 North National Ave, PO Box 1940
Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1940
Tel: (920)922-8611
Admissions: (920)929-2126
Fax: (920)924-2471
Web Site: http://www.morainepark.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. John J. Shanahan
Registrar: Lawrence Pasquini
Admissions: Amanda Hruska
Financial Aid: Judith Bourbonais
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent not required Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2610 full-time, $87 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $16,089 full-time, $536.30 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $250 full-time, $8.35 per credit part-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,197, PT 6,312 Faculty: FT 139, PT 187 Exams: ACT, Other Library Holdings: 32,166 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 68 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ACF, AHIMA, NLN

MOUNT MARY COLLEGE

2900 North Menomonee River Parkway
Milwaukee, WI 53222-4597
Tel: (414)258-4810
Fax: (414)256-1224
E-mail: admiss@mtmary.edu
Web Site: http://www.mtmary.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Patricia O'Donoghue
Registrar: Sr. Marie DeLourdes Larente
Admissions: Brooke Konopacki
Financial Aid: Debra Duff
Type: Comprehensive Affiliation: Roman Catholic Scores: 87.5% SAT V 400+; 100% SAT M 400 + Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $22,895 includes full-time tuition ($16,925), mandatory fees ($180), and college room and board ($5790). Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $466 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $45 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 64, PT 134 Student-Faculty Ratio: 9:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 67 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 10 Library Holdings: 654,128 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 128 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: ADtA, AOTA, CSWE, FIDER, NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball W; Soccer W; Softball W; Tennis W; Volleyball W

NICOLET AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Box 518
Rhinelander, WI 54501-0518
Tel: (715)365-4410
Admissions: (715)365-4451
Fax: (715)365-4445
E-mail: inquire@nicolet.tec.wi.us
Web Site: http://www.nicoletcollege.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Adrian Lorbetske
Registrar: Ann Tegen
Admissions: Susan Kordula
Financial Aid: William Peshel
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Preferred Admission; Early Admission Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $3491 full-time, $109.10 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9995 full-time, $312.35 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course level, degree level, and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to course level, degree level, and reciprocity agreements. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Exams: ACT Library Holdings: 38,369 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credit hours, Associates Professional Accreditation: NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Golf M & W

NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE

1000 West Campus Dr.
Wausau, WI 54401-1899
Tel: (715)675-3331
Fax: (715)675-9776
Web Site: http://www.ntc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Robert Ernst
Admissions: Carolyn Michalski
Financial Aid: Glenna Ewing
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Preferred Admission; Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $2415 full-time, $80.50 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,309 full-time, $510.30 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $392 full-time, $8.20 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, and program. College room and board: $3952. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,276, PT 2,458 Faculty: FT 151, PT 21 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Exams: Other Library Holdings: 30,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ADA, JRCERT, NLN

NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

2740 W Mason St., PO Box 19042
Green Bay, WI 54307-9042
Tel: (920)498-5400
Free: 800-422-6982
Admissions: (920)498-5425
Web Site: http://www.nwtc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. H. Jeffrey Rafn
Registrar: Mike Corcoran
Admissions: Michael Corcoran
Financial Aid: Heather Hill
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Preferred Admission; Early Admission Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 3,001, PT 5,759 Faculty: FT 256, PT 2,084 Student-Faculty Ratio: 39:1 Library Holdings: 22,250 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ABET, ADA, AHIMA, APTA, CARC, NAACLS, NLN

NORTHLAND COLLEGE

1411 Ellis Ave.
Ashland, WI 54806-3925
Tel: (715)682-1699
Free: 800-753-1040
Admissions: (715)682-1224
Fax: (715)682-1258
E-mail: admit@wakefield.northland.edu
Web Site: http://www.northland.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Karen Halbersleben
Registrar: Annette Nelson
Admissions: Jason Turley
Financial Aid: Tracey Staine
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: United Church of Christ Scores: 100% SAT V 400+; 100% SAT M 400+; 47% ACT 18-23; 46% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 75 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: May 01 Application Fee: $0.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $26,680 includes full-time tuition ($20,188), mandatory fees ($601), and college room and board ($5891). College room only: $2384. Part-time tuition: $390 per credit. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Miscellaneous, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 649, PT 90 Faculty: FT 41, PT 57 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 86 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 60 Library Holdings: 75,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 124 credits, Bachelors Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Ice Hockey M; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Volleyball W

RIPON COLLEGE

300 Seward St., PO Box 248
Ripon, WI 54971
Tel: (920)748-8115
Free: 800-947-4766
Admissions: (920)748-8185
Fax: (920)748-7243
E-mail: adminfo@ripon.edu
Web Site: http://www.ripon.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. David C. Joyce
Admissions: Steven M. Schuetz
Financial Aid: Michele A. Wittler
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Scores: 98% SAT V 400+; 97% SAT M 400+; 40% ACT 18-23; 45% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 81 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $28,497 includes full-time tuition ($22,162), mandatory fees ($275), and college room and board ($6060). College room only: $3030. Part-time tuition: $890 per credit. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Not available Enrollment: FT 953, PT 26 Faculty: FT 49, PT 38 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 75 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 90 Library Holdings: 163,615 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 124 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cheerleading W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Ice Hockey M & W; Rugby M; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W; Wrestling M & W

ST. NORBERT COLLEGE

100 Grant St.
De Pere, WI 54115-2099
Tel: (920)337-3181
Free: 800-236-4878
Admissions: (920)403-3005
Fax: (920)403-4088
E-mail: admit@snc.edu
Web Site: http://www.snc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. William J. Hynes
Registrar: Richard L. Guild
Admissions: Bridget Krage O'Connor
Financial Aid: Jeff A. Zahn
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Roman Catholic Scores: 47% ACT 18-23; 44% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 86 Admission Plans: Preferred Admission; Early Admission; Early Decision Plan; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $28,577 includes full-time tuition ($22,209), mandatory fees ($300), and college room and board ($6068). College room only: $3212. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan, housing facility, and student level. Part-time tuition: $694 per credit. Part-time tuition varies according to course load. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,922, PT 65, Grad 63 Faculty: FT 109, PT 68 Student-Faculty Ratio: 14:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 65 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 75 Library Holdings: 217,248 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 32 courses, Bachelors ROTC: Army Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Ice Hockey M; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W

SILVER LAKE COLLEGE

2406 South Alverno Rd.
Manitowoc, WI 54220-9319
Tel: (920)684-6691
Admissions: (920)686-6208
Fax: (920)684-7082
E-mail: admslc@sl.edu
Web Site: http://www.sl.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. George Arnold
Registrar: Sr. Janice Stingle
Admissions: Jane Bishop
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Roman Catholic Scores: 59% ACT 18-23; 13% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 83 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: August 31 Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. Tuition: $17,108 full-time, $525 per credit part-time. College room only: $4400. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 214, PT 415, Grad 284 Faculty: FT 42, PT 126 Student-Faculty Ratio: 9:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 79 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 3 Library Holdings: 60,466 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: NASM, NCATE Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball W; Cross-Country Running M & W

SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

1800 Bronson Blvd.
Fennimore, WI 53809-9778
Tel: (608)822-3262
Fax: (608)822-6019
Web Site: http://www.swtc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Karen R. Knox
Admissions: Jeff Gilow
Financial Aid: Joy Kite
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Preferred Admission; Early Admission Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent not required Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 778, PT 1,083 Faculty: FT 86, PT 3 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Exams: Other % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 3 Library Holdings: 25,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: NLN

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-WISCONSIN CAMPUS

20075 Watertower Blvd.
Brookfield, WI 53045-6608
Tel: (262)785-0608
Free: 800-228-7240
Admissions: (480)557-1712
Fax: (262)785-0608
Web Site: http://www.phoenix.edu/
President/CEO: James Chitwood
Admissions: Nina Omelchanko
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Admission Plans: Open Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $110.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $110. Tuition: $10,785 full-time, $359.50 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $560 full-time, $70 per course part-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Continuous, Summer Session Not available Enrollment: FT 1,067, Grad 290 Faculty: FT 8, PT 209 Student-Faculty Ratio: 5:1 Library Holdings: 444 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-BARABOO/SAUK COUNTY

1006 Connie Rd.
Baraboo, WI 53913-1015
Tel: (608)356-8351
Admissions: (608)355-5255
Fax: (608)356-4074
E-mail: booinfo@uwc.edu
Web Site: http://www.baraboo.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Michael Brophy
Admissions: Ruth Joyce
Financial Aid: Thomas Martin
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Admission Plans: Preferred Admission; Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4296 full-time, $180.85 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,992 full-time, $543.35 per credit part-time. Part-time tuition varies according to course load. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 344, PT 204 Faculty: FT 17, PT 28 Student-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Exams: ACT, SAT I or ACT Library Holdings: 45,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M; Golf M & W; Soccer M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-BARRON COUNTY

1800 College Dr.
Rice Lake, WI 54868-2497
Tel: (715)234-8176
Admissions: (715)234-8024
Web Site: http://www.barron.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Paul W. Chase
Registrar: Dale Fenton
Admissions: Dale Fenton
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $3996 full-time, $165 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,676 full-time, $528 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $373 full-time, $16 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 308, PT 308 Faculty: FT 21, PT 12 Exams: ACT, SAT I or ACT Library Holdings: 39,479 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Golf M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE

PO Box 4004
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
Tel: (715)836-2637
Admissions: (715)836-5415
Fax: (715)836-2380
E-mail: admissions@uwec.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwec.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Donald J. Mash
Registrar: Sue Moore
Admissions: Kristina Anderson
Financial Aid: Kathleen Sahlhoff
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 97% SAT V 400+; 98% SAT M 400+; 42% ACT 18-23; 53% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 70 Admission Plans: Early Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $5178 full-time, $215.59 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,224 full-time, $634.18 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4737. College room only: $2540. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 9,374, PT 689, Grad 503 Faculty: FT 401, PT 107 Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 43 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 38 Library Holdings: 764,275 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AACSB, ABET, ACEJMC, AACN, ASLHA, CSWE, NASM Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Gymnastics W; Ice Hockey M & W; Soccer W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W; Wrestling M

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-FOND DU LAC

400 University Dr.
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Tel: (920)929-3600
Admissions: (920)929-3606
E-mail: bstrande@uwcmail.uwc.edu
Web Site: http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Daniel Blankenship
Admissions: Linda A. Reiss
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 73% ACT 18-23; 19% ACT 24-29 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 454, PT 262 Faculty: FT 20, PT 17 Student-Faculty Ratio: 19:1 Exams: ACT Library Holdings: 41,891 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates ROTC: Army Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Golf M; Soccer M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-FOX VALLEY

1478 Midway Rd.
Menasha, WI 54952
Tel: (920)832-2600; 888-INFOUWC
Admissions: (920)832-2620
Fax: (920)832-2647
E-mail: foxinfo@uwc.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwfoxvalley.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. James W. Perry
Admissions: Rhonda Uschan
Financial Aid: Rhona Uschen
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Admission Plans: Early Admission H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: State resident tuition: $4196 full-time, $177 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,896 full-time, $528.21 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load. Part-time tuition varies according to course load. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 912, PT 885 Faculty: FT 31, PT 49 Exams: ACT Library Holdings: 29,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credit hours, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Soccer M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball M & W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY

2420 Nicolet Dr.
Green Bay, WI 54311-7001
Tel: (920)465-2000; 888-367-8942
Admissions: (920)465-2111
Fax: (920)465-2032
Web Site: http://www.uwgb.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. W. Bruce Shepard
Registrar: Mike Stearney
Admissions: Pam Harvey-Jacobs
Financial Aid: Ron Ronnenberg
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 88% SAT V 400+; 100% SAT M 400+; 61% ACT 18-23; 33% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 66 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4277 full-time, $178 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,323 full-time, $597 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1148 full-time, $38 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4698. College room only: $2772. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 4,519, PT 1,103, Grad 204 Faculty: FT 179, PT 100 Student-Faculty Ratio: 23:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 55 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 34 Library Holdings: 333,482 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: ADtA, CSWE, NASM, NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Skiing (Cross-Country) M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE

1725 State St.
La Crosse, WI 54601-3742
Tel: (608)785-8000
Admissions: (608)785-8939
Fax: (608)785-6695
E-mail: admissions@post.uwlax.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwlax.edu
President/CEO: Dr. Douglas N. Hastad
Registrar: Diane Schumacher
Admissions: Kathryn Kiefer
Financial Aid: James Finn
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 93.6% SAT V 400+; 100% SAT M 400 + % Accepted: 67 Admission Plans: Early Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $5225 full-time, $230 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,271 full-time, $649 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to program and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, program, and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4820. College room only: $2720. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 7,720, PT 413, Grad 1,264 Faculty: FT 339, PT 109 Student-Faculty Ratio: 22:1 Exams: ACT, SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 59 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 36 Library Holdings: 673,060 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: AACSB, AANA, AOTA, APTA, CEPH, JRCERT, JRCEPAT, NAACLS, NASM, NCATE, NRPA Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Gymnastics W; Soccer W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W; Wrestling M

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

500 Lincoln Dr.
Madison, WI 53706-1380
Tel: (608)262-1234
Admissions: (608)262-3961
Fax: (608)262-1429
E-mail: onwisconsin@admissions.wisc.edu
Web Site: http://www.wisc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. John Wiley
Registrar: Joanne E. Berg
Admissions: Robert Seltzer
Financial Aid: Steven Van Ess
Type: University Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 98% SAT V 400+; 100% SAT M 400+; 8% ACT 18-23; 64% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 68 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: February 01 Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $6284 full-time, $264 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $20,284 full-time, $847 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $333 full-time, $30 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to degree level and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $6500. Room and board charges vary according to board plan, housing facility, and location. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 27,441, PT 2,665, Grad 8,841 Faculty: FT 2,365, PT 610 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 39 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 24 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 120 semester hours, Bachelors ROTC: Army, Navy, Air Force Professional Accreditation: AACSB, ABET, ACEHSA, AACN, AAFCS, ABA, ACPhE, ADtA, ACSP, ALA, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASC, ASLA, ASLHA, AVMA, AALS, CORE, CSWE FIDER, JRCEPAT, LCMEAMA, NAACLS, NASAD, NASM, NAST, SAF Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Cheerleading M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Ice Hockey M & W; Sailing M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Ultimate Frisbee M & W; Volleyball W; Water Polo M & W; Wrestling M

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MANITOWOC

705 Viebahn St.
Manitowoc, WI 54220-6699
Tel: (920)683-4700
Admissions: (920)683-4708
Fax: (920)683-4776
E-mail: christopher.lewis@uwc.edu
Web Site: http://www.manitowoc.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Glenda Gallisath
Registrar: Dr. Michael A. Herrity
Admissions: Christopher Lewis
Financial Aid: Dr. Michael A. Herrity
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System % Accepted: 91 Admission Plans: Early Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. Area resident tuition: $165.71 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $3,977 full-time, $528.21 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,677 full-time, $528.21 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $211 full-time, $8.64 per credit part-time, $8.64. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 21, PT 19 Student-Faculty Ratio: 24:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT Library Holdings: 25,750 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Golf M; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MARATHON COUNTY

518 South Seventh Ave.
Wausau, WI 54401-5396
Tel: (715)261-6100; 888-367-8962
Admissions: (715)261-6238
Fax: (715)261-6333
Web Site: http://www.uwmc.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. James F. Veninga
Registrar: Nolan Beck
Admissions: Dr. Nolan Beck
Financial Aid: Nolan Beck
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Admission Plans: Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4000 full-time, $175 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $13,000 full-time, $545 per credit part-time. College room and board: $3800. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 883, PT 420 Faculty: FT 59, PT 25 Student-Faculty Ratio: 24:1 Exams: ACT % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 16 Library Holdings: 37,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates ROTC: Army Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Golf M & W; Soccer M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MARINETTE

750 West Bay Shore
Marinette, WI 54143-4299
Tel: (715)735-4300
Admissions: (715)735-4301
E-mail: cbailey@uwc.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Paula Langteau
Registrar: Cindy Bailey
Admissions: Cynthia M. Bailey
Financial Aid: Cindy Bailey
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Admission Plans: Open Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 486 Faculty: FT 16, PT 14 Student-Faculty Ratio: 21:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT Library Holdings: 23,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY

2000 West 5th St.
Marshfield, WI 54449
Tel: (715)389-6500
Web Site: http://marshfield.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Andew Keogh
Registrar: Jeff Meece
Admissions: Jeff Meece
Financial Aid: Jeff Meece
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 75% ACT 18-23; 15% ACT 24-29 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 13, PT 23 Student-Faculty Ratio: 17:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT Library Holdings: 35,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates ROTC: Army Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Golf M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE

PO Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
Tel: (414)229-1122
Admissions: (414)229-3800
Fax: (414)229-6940
E-mail: deswcb@des.uwm.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwm.edu/
President/CEO: Carlos Santiago
Admissions: Beth Weckmueller
Financial Aid: Jane Hojan-Clark
Type: University Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 91% SAT V 400+; 94% SAT M 400+; 58% ACT 18-23; 30% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 81 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: August 01 Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $5494 full-time, $228.93 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $18,246 full-time, $760.26 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $730 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to location, program, and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, location, program, and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4922. College room only: $2988. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 18,856, PT 4,060, Grad 4,586 Exams: Other, SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 47 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 13 Library Holdings: 1,449,333 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 120 credit hours, Bachelors ROTC: Army, Air Force Professional Accreditation: AACSB, ABET, AACN, AHIMA, ACSP, ALA, AOTA, APA, ASLHA, CSWE, NAACLS, NASM Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Soccer M & W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH

800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Tel: (920)424-1234
Admissions: (920)424-0202
Fax: (920)424-1098
E-mail: oshadmuw@uwosh.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwosh.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Richard H. Wells
Registrar: Lisa M. Danielson
Admissions: Jill Endries
Financial Aid: Beatriz D. Contreras
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 62% ACT 18-23; 31% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 79 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4,981 full-time, $209 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,027 full-time, $628 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4884. College room only: $2784. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 8,538, PT 1,202, Grad 1,257 Faculty: FT 381, PT 185 Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1 Exams: Other, SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 60 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 34 Library Holdings: 446,774 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: AACSB, ACEJMC, AACN, ACA, CSWE, NASM, NCATE Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf W; Gymnastics W; Riflery M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W; Wrestling M

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE

900 Wood Rd., Box 2000
Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
Tel: (262)595-2345
Admissions: (262)595-2784
Fax: (262)595-2630
E-mail: matthew.jensen@uwp.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwp.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. John P. Keating
Registrar: Richard Lott
Admissions: Matthew Jensen
Financial Aid: Dr. Randall McCready
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 58% ACT 18-23; 16% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 92 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: August 01 Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $5001 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,047 full-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $5500. College room only: $3250. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 3,545, PT 1,308, Grad 91 Faculty: FT 181, PT 132 Student-Faculty Ratio: 18:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 59 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 16 Library Holdings: 400,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 120 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: AACSB Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Golf M; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W; Wrestling M

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE

1 University Plaza
Platteville, WI 53818-3099
Tel: (608)342-1491
Free: 800-362-5515
Admissions: (608)342-1125
E-mail: admit@uwplatt.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwplatt.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. David Markee
Registrar: Edward Deneen
Admissions: Angela Udelhofen
Financial Aid: Elizabeth Tucker
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 54.4% ACT 18-23; 35.8% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 85 Admission Plans: Preferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4277 full-time, $178.21 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,323 full-time, $596.80 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $848 full-time, $35.17 per credit part-time, $2 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4654. College room only: $2494. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 5,180, PT 595, Grad 656 Faculty: FT 249, PT 99 Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 51 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 44 Library Holdings: 362,247 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: ABET, NAIT, NASM, NCATE Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Bowling M & W; Cheerleading M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf W; Ice Hockey M & W; Lacrosse M & W; Rugby M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Track and Field M & W; Ultimate Frisbee M & W; Volleyball M & W; Wrestling M

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RICHLAND

1200 Hwy. 14 West
Richland Center, WI 53581
Tel: (608)647-6186
Admissions: (608)647-8422
Fax: (608)647-6225
E-mail: jpoole@uwc.edu
Web Site: http://richland.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Deborah B. Cureton
Registrar: John Poole
Admissions: John D. Poole
Financial Aid: John Poole
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 72% ACT 18-23; 19% ACT 24-29 Admission Plans: Early Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4372 full-time, $182 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $13,072 full-time, $545 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $395 full-time, $16.47 per credit part-time. College room and board: $4730. College room only: $2990. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 313, PT 151 Faculty: FT 13, PT 13 Student-Faculty Ratio: 18:1 Exams: ACT, SATI or ACT % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 35 Library Holdings: 45,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS

410 South Third St.
River Falls, WI 54022-5001
Tel: (715)425-3911
Admissions: (715)425-3500
Fax: (715)425-0678
Web Site: http://www.uwrf.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Virgil C. Nylander
Registrar: Judith George
Admissions: Dr. Alan Tuchtenhagen
Financial Aid: David Woodward
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 58% ACT 18-23; 32% ACT 24-29 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4968 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,014 full-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 5,132, PT 372, Grad 446 Faculty: FT 232, PT 105 Student-Faculty Ratio: 21:1 Exams: ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 58 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 38 Library Holdings: 448,088 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 120 semester credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: ACEJMC, ASLHA, CSWE, NASM, NCATE Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Equestrian Sports M & W; Football M; Ice Hockey M & W; Rugby M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W; Weight Lifting M & W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-ROCK COUNTY

2909 Kellogg Ave.
Janesville, WI 53546-5699
Tel: (608)758-6565; 888-INFO-UWC
Admissions: (608)758-6523
Fax: (608)758-6564
E-mail: gsmith@mail.uwc.edu
Web Site: http://rock.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Jane Crisler
Registrar: Dr. Greg Smith
Admissions: Dr. Greg Smith
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 751, PT 129 Faculty: FT 20, PT 24 Student-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Exams: ACT Library Holdings: 79,972 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Soccer M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SHEBOYGAN

One University Dr.
Sheboygan, WI 53081-4789
Tel: (920)459-6600
Admissions: (920)459-6633
Fax: (920)459-6602
Web Site: http://www.sheboygan.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Raymond T. Hernandez
Admissions: Beth Raffaelli
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Admission Plans: Open Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 23, PT 21 Student-Faculty Ratio: 15:1 Exams: ACT Library Holdings: 40,100 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credit hours, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Golf M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT

2100 Main St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
Tel: (715)346-0123
Admissions: (715)346-2441
Fax: (715)346-2561
E-mail: admiss@uwsp.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwsp.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Linda Bunnell
Registrar: Larry Sipiorski
Admissions: Catherine Glennon
Financial Aid: Philip C. George
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 86% SAT V 400+; 95% SAT M 400+; 59% ACT 18-23; 35% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 80 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4277 full-time, $178 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,323 full-time, $596 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $785 full-time, $70 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4322. College room only: $2574. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 7,746, PT 607, Grad 224 Faculty: FT 357, PT 80 Student-Faculty Ratio: 21:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 49 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 36 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 62 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: ASLHA, FIDER, NAACLS, NASAD, NASD, NASM, NAST, SAF Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf W; Ice Hockey M & W; Soccer W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W; Wrestling M

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT

Menomonie, WI 54751
Tel: (715)232-1122
Admissions: (715)232-2639
Fax: (715)232-1667
E-mail: gilbertsc@uwstout.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwstout.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Charles Sorensen
Registrar: Jeffrey W. Kirschling
Admissions: Cynthia Gilberts
Financial Aid: Beth Resech
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 65.3% ACT 18-23; 22.3% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 81 Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4745 full-time, $158 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $15,078 full-time, $503 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $1847 full-time, $62 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4572. College room only: $2814. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: 4-1-4, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 6,605, PT 732, Grad 554 Faculty: FT 289, PT 105 Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 50 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 38 Library Holdings: 229,986 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 124 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: ABET, AAMFT, ACCE, ADtA, CORE, FIDER, NAIT, NASAD, NCATE Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Gymnastics W; Ice Hockey M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Tennis W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR

Belknap and Catlin
PO Box 2000 Superior, WI 54880-4500
Tel: (715)394-8101
Admissions: (715)394-8396
Fax: (715)394-8407
E-mail: admissions@uwsuper.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwsuper.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Julius E. Erlenbach
Registrar: Barbara A. Erickson
Admissions: Jim Miller
Financial Aid: Anne Podgorak
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 100% SAT V 400+; 100% SAT M 400+; 61.12% ACT 18-23; 30.6% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 74 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4,427 full-time, $184.46 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,473 full-time, $603.05 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $761 full-time, $242.28 per unit part-time. College room and board: $4422. College room only: $2552. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 2,133, PT 450, Grad 289 Faculty: FT 118, PT 52 Student-Faculty Ratio: 17:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 57 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 22 Library Holdings: 467,700 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 64 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Air Force Professional Accreditation: ACA, CSWE, NASM Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cheerleading M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Golf W; Ice Hockey M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WASHINGTON COUNTY

400 University Dr.
West Bend, WI 53095-3699
Tel: (262)335-5200
Admissions: (262)335-5201
Fax: (262)335-5257
E-mail: www.mnelson@uwc.edu
Web Site: http://www.washington.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Thomas Brigham
Registrar: Bridgett Golman
Admissions: Martha Nelson
Financial Aid: Bridgett Golman
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 39% ACT 18-23; 20% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 67 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4520 full-time, $190 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $11,700 full-time, $488 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $268 full-time, $11 per credit part-time, $132 per term part-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 663, PT 288 Faculty: FT 29, PT 23 Student-Faculty Ratio: 21:1 Exams: ACT, SAT I and SAT II or ACT Library Holdings: 46,429 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Golf M & W; Soccer M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WAUKESHA

1500 University Dr.
Waukesha, WI 53188-2799
Tel: (414)521-5200
Fax: (414)521-5491
Web Site: http://www.waukesha.uwc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Brad Stewart
Registrar: Patricia McGregor
Financial Aid: Judy Becker
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System % Accepted: 66 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $4210 full-time, $177.25 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,910 full-time, $539.75 per credit part-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,258, PT 806 Faculty: FT 37, PT 56 Exams: SAT I or ACT, SAT I Library Holdings: 41,000 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Golf M & W; Soccer M & W; Tennis M & W; Volleyball W

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

800 West Main St.
Whitewater, WI 53190-1790
Tel: (262)472-1234
Admissions: (262)472-1440
Fax: (262)472-1515
E-mail: mckellis@uww.edu
Web Site: http://www.uww.edu/
President/CEO: Jack Miller
Registrar: Daniel Edlebeck
Admissions: Stephen J. McKellips
Financial Aid: Carol A. Miller
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: University of Wisconsin System Scores: 56.87% ACT 18-23; 32.63% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 55 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $35. One-time mandatory fee: $100. State resident tuition: $4370 full-time, $186 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,965 full-time, $663 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $710 full-time, $28.75 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to degree level and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4210. College room only: $2460. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 8,572, PT 815, Grad 1,363 Faculty: FT 399, PT 98 Student-Faculty Ratio: 21:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 44 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 40 Library Holdings: 683,564 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 60 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army, Air Force Professional Accreditation: AACSB, ACA, ASLHA, CSWE, NASM, NAST, NCATE Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Bowling M & W; Cheerleading M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf W; Gymnastics W; Ice Hockey M & W; Lacrosse M; Rugby M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W; Weight Lifting M; Wrestling M

VITERBO UNIVERSITY

900 Viterbo Dr.
La Crosse, WI 54601-4797
Tel: (608)796-3000
Free: 800-VIT-ERBO
Admissions: (608)796-3010
Fax: (608)796-3050
E-mail: admission@viterbo.edu
Web Site: http://www.viterbo.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. William J. Medland
Registrar: Amy Gleason
Admissions: Dr. Roland Nelson
Financial Aid: Terry Norman
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Roman Catholic Scores: 68.6% ACT 18-23; 21.8% ACT 24-29 % Accepted: 86 Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $25.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $23,700 includes full-time tuition ($17,640), mandatory fees ($420), and college room and board ($5640). College room only: $2430. Part-time tuition: $505 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $10 per credit, $30. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,429, PT 415, Grad 690 Faculty: FT 119, PT 105 Student-Faculty Ratio: 11:1 Exams: ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 80 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 35 Library Holdings: 92,591 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 62 credits, Associates; 128 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army Professional Accreditation: AACN, ADtA, NASM, NCATE Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Volleyball W

WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

800 Main St.
Pewaukee, WI 53072-4601
Tel: (262)691-5566; 888-892-WCTC
Admissions: (262)691-5464
Fax: (262)691-5693
E-mail: lfrederick@wctc.edu
Web Site: http://www.wctc.edu/
President/CEO: Carol Brown
Admissions: Lesley Frederick
Financial Aid: Thomas Rabe
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent not required Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2610 full-time, $87 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $16,089 full-time, $536 per credit part-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,614, PT 4,772 Faculty: FT 176, PT 661 Student-Faculty Ratio: 8:1 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 66 credits, Associates Professional Accreditation: ARCEST, ACF, ADA, NLN

WESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

304 6th St. North
PO Box C-908 La Crosse, WI 54602-0908
Tel: (608)785-9200
Free: 800-248-9982
Admissions: (608)785-9158
Fax: (608)785-9205
E-mail: wellsj@wwtc.edu
Web Site: http://www.wwtc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. James Lee Rasch
Registrar: Jayne Wells
Admissions: Jane Wells
Financial Aid: Judith Erickson
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System % Accepted: 35 Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $30.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2610 full-time, $87 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $16,089 full-time, $536.30 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $185 full-time, $185 per term part-time. College room only: $2312. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 1,910, PT 2,855 Faculty: FT 203, PT 685 Student-Faculty Ratio: 7:1 Exams: ACT, Other % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 2 Library Holdings: 31,243 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 68 credit hours, Associates Professional Accreditation: ADA, AHIMA, AOTA, APTA, CARC, JRCEET, JRCERT, NAACLS, NLN Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Volleyball W

WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE

505 Pine Ridge Dr.
Shell Lake, WI 54871
Tel: (715)468-2815
Free: 800-243-9482
Fax: (715)468-2819
Web Site: http://www.witc.edu/
President/CEO: David Hildebrand
Admissions: Mimi Crandall
Type: Two-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Technical College System Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $35.00 Calendar System: Semester Enrollment: FT 1,561, PT 1,972 Faculty: FT 143, PT 193 Student-Faculty Ratio: 6:1 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Professional Accreditation: AOTA, NLN

WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE

8800 West Bluemound Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226-9942
Tel: (414)443-8800; 888-WIS LUTH
Admissions: (414)443-8811
Fax: (414)443-8514
E-mail: craig_swiontek@wlc.edu
Web Site: http://www.wlc.edu/
President/CEO: Dr. Timothy J. Kriewall
Registrar: Brett Valerio
Admissions: Craig Swiontek
Financial Aid: Linda Loeffel
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Scores: 40% ACT 18-23; 54% ACT 24-29 Application Fee: $20.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $23,510 includes full-time tuition ($17,340), mandatory fees ($130), and college room and board ($6040). Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 672, PT 34 Faculty: FT 47, PT 41 Student-Faculty Ratio: 11:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Receiving Financial Aid: 75 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 78 Library Holdings: 71,731 Regional Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 128 credits, Bachelors ROTC: Army, Navy, Air Force Intercollegiate Athletics: Baseball M; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Football M; Golf M & W; Soccer M & W; Softball W; Tennis W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W

College Blue Book

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

ALVERNO COLLEGE

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching, M

Art Teacher Education, B

Art Therapy/Therapist, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, B

Chemistry, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, B

Community Organization and Advocacy, B

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Computer Science, B

Education, BM

Educational Administration and Supervision, M

Educational Leadership and Administration, M

Educational Media/Instructional Technology, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Environmental Studies, B

General Studies, B

History, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

International/Global Studies, B

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, AB

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Molecular Biology, B

Music, AB

Music Teacher Education, B

Music Therapy/Therapist, B

Nursing, B

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Philosophy, B

Political Science and Government, B

Psychology, B

Reading Teacher Education, M

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, BM

Social Science Teacher Education, B

Social Sciences, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Teacher Assistant/Aide, A

BELLIN COLLEGE OF NURSING

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

BELOIT COLLEGE

Anthropology, B

Art History, Criticism and Conservation, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Asian Studies/Civilization, B

Biochemistry, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology, B

Chemistry, B

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Comparative Literature, B

Computer Science, B

Creative Writing, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

Education, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

Engineering, B

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Biology, B

Environmental Studies, B

European Studies/Civilization, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

French Language and Literature, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

German Language and Literature, B

History, B

Interdisciplinary Studies, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Latin American Studies, B

Mass Communication/Media Studies, B

Mathematics, B

Modern Languages, B

Molecular Biology, B

Museology/Museum Studies, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Philosophy, B

Physics, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Psychology, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Russian Language and Literature, B

Russian Studies, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Women's Studies, B

BLACKHAWK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician, A

Computer and Information Sciences, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Fire Science/Firefighting, A

Industrial Technology/Technician, A

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Physical Therapy/Therapist, A

Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer, A

BRYANT AND STRATTON COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Business/Commerce, A

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, A

Human Resources Management and Services, A

Information Technology, A

Medical Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Medical/Clinical Assistant, A

BRYANT AND STRATTON COLLEGE, WAUWATOSA CAMPUS

Business Administration and Management, B

Business/Commerce, A

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, A

Graphic Design, A

Human Resources Management and Services, A

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, A

Medical Office Assistant/Specialist, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Physician Assistant, A

CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY

Accounting, B

Applied Arts and Design, M

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, AB

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Chemistry, B

Clinical Psychology, M

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer Education, M

Computer Science, B

Creative Writing, B

Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.), B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Education, BMD

Educational Leadership and Administration, MD

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Finance and Banking, M

Fine/Studio Arts, B

French Language and Literature, B

General Studies, M

Graphic Design, M

Health Services Administration, M

History, B

Interdisciplinary Studies, A

International Business/Trade/Commerce, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, AB

Mathematics, B

Mathematics and Computer Science, B

Music, B

Nursing, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, AB

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, BM

Public Relations/Image Management, B

Reading Teacher Education, M

Religion/Religious Studies, BM

Religious Education, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Sciences, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, BM

CARROLL COLLEGE

Accounting, B

Actuarial Science, B

Animal Behavior and Ethology, B

Applied Mathematics, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, B

Biochemistry, B

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Chemistry, B

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Computer Science, B

Computer Software Engineering, B

Creative Writing, B

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, B

Education, BM

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Environmental Sciences, B

Finance, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

Foreign Language Teacher Education, B

Forensic Science and Technology, B

French Language Teacher Education, B

German Language Teacher Education, B

Graphic Communications, B

Health and Physical Education, B

Health Teacher Education, B

History, B

History Teacher Education, B

Information Science/Studies, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Journalism, B

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Natural Resources and Conservation, B

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Organizational Behavior Studies, B

Organizational Communication, B

Photography, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physical Therapy/Therapist, M

Physics Teacher Education, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Pharmacy Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Printing Management, B

Psychology, B

Psychology Teacher Education, B

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Science Teacher Education, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Sociology, B

Software Engineering, M

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Spanish Language Teacher Education, B

System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager, B

CARTHAGE COLLEGE

Accounting, B

Art Education, M

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Chemistry, B

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer Science, B

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

Education, MO

Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented, M

Educational Leadership and Administration, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

Engineering, B

English Education, M

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Sciences, B

Environmental Studies, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

French Language and Literature, B

Geography, B

German Language and Literature, B

Graphic Design, B

History, B

International Economics, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Natural Sciences, B

Neuroscience, B

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, B

Philosophy, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physics, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Reading Teacher Education, MO

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, M

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Sciences, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, M

Social Work, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, B

Speech and Rhetorical Studies, B

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, B

CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Agricultural Business and Management, A

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Child Development, A

Civil Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician, A

Computer and Information Sciences, A

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Dairy Science, A

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician, A

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Fire Science/Firefighting, A

Health and Medical Laboratory Technologies, A

Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator, A

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, A

Hospitality Administration/Management, A

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, A

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Quality Control Technology/Technician, A

Real Estate, A

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling, A

Welding Technology/Welder, A

COLLEGE OF MENOMINEE NATION

Business Administration and Management, A

Computer Science, A

Education, A

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, A

Natural Resources and Conservation, A

Political Science and Government, A

Social Work, A

COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF NURSING

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN

Accounting, B

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, M

Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Art Education, M

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Business Teacher Education, B

Child and Family Studies, M

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Computer Science, B

Corporate and Organizational Communication, M

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

Curriculum and Instruction, M

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, M

Economics, B

Education, BM

Educational Administration and Supervision, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Exercise Physiology, B

Finance and Banking, M

General Studies, B

German Language and Literature, B

German Language Teacher Education, B

Gerontological Nursing, M

Graphic Design, B

Health and Physical Education, B

Health and Physical Education/Fitness, B

Health Services Administration, M

Health/Health Care Administration/Management, B

Hebrew Language and Literature, B

History, B

History Teacher Education, B

Human Resources Management and Services, M

Humanities/Humanistic Studies, B

Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician, B

Interior Design, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, M

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Management, M

Management Information Systems and Services, M

Marketing, M

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mass Communication/Media Studies, B

Mathematics, B

Medical Office Assistant/Specialist, B

Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, B

Modern Greek Language and Literature, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Nursing, M

Nursing - Advanced Practice, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Nursing Education, M

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, BM

Pastoral Studies/Counseling, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physical Therapy/Therapist, BMD

Pre-Dentistry Studies, A

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, A

Pre-Nursing Studies, A

Psychology, B

Public Administration, M

Reading Teacher Education, M

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Sacred Music, M

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Work, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Spanish Language Teacher Education, B

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, B

Student Personnel Services, M

Teacher Education, Multiple Levels, B

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, B

Theology/Theological Studies, B

Youth Ministry, B

DEVRY UNIVERSITY (MILWAUKEE)

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, BM

Computer and Information Sciences, B

DEVRY UNIVERSITY (WAUKESHA)

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

EDGEWOOD COLLEGE

Accounting, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art Therapy/Therapist, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Chemistry, B

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

CytoTechnology/Cytotechnologist, B

Developmental and Child Psychology, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

Education, BMDO

Educational Administration and Supervision, MO

Educational Leadership and Administration, D

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

French Language and Literature, B

History, B

Information Science/Studies, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, AB

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling, M

Mass Communication/Media Studies, B

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Natural Sciences, B

Nursing, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Engineering, A

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Public Administration, B

Public Policy Analysis, B

Religion/Religious Studies, BM

Social Sciences, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, MO

FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Agricultural Business and Management, A

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Business Administration and Management, A

Child Development, A

Commercial and Advertising Art, A

Computer Programming/Programmer, A

Computer Typography and Composition Equipment Operator, A

Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management, A

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Finance, A

Fire Science/Firefighting, A

Forestry Technology/Technician, A

Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator Production, A

Hospitality Administration/Management, A

Industrial Technology/Technician, A

Insurance, A

Interior Design, A

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician, A

Natural Resources and Conservation, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, A

Special Products Marketing Operations, A

Welding Technology/Welder, A

Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology, A

GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew, A

Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Operations, A

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Banking and Financial Support Services, A

Child Development, A

Civil Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Communications Technology/Technician, A

Computer Graphics, A

Computer Programming, Specific Applications, A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, A

Corrections, A

Court Reporting/Court Reporter, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Fire Science/Firefighting, A

Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator, A

Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology/Technician, A

Human Services, A

Hydraulics and Fluid Power Technology, A

Industrial Technology/Technician, A

Interior Design, A

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Logistics and Materials Management, A

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist, A

Management Information Systems and Services, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Operations Management and Supervision, A

Physical Therapist Assistant, A

Physical Therapy/Therapist, A

Quality Control Technology/Technician, A

Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician, A

Surgical Technology/Technologist, A

Technical and Business Writing, A

HERZING COLLEGE

Computer and Information Sciences, AB

Computer Programming, A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, A

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, AB

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, AB

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (GREEN BAY)

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects, B

Business Administration and Management, B

CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician, A

Computer and Information Systems Security, B

Computer Programming/Programmer, A

Computer Software Technology/Technician, B

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, B

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce, B

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, AB

System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager, A

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, A

Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster, A

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (GREENFIELD)

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects, B

Business Administration and Management, B

CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician, A

Computer and Information Systems Security, B

Computer Programming/Programmer, A

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce, B

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, AB

System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager, A

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, A

Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster, A

LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

American Indian/Native American Studies, A

Business Administration and Management, A

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

Medical/Clinical Assistant, A

Natural Resources Management/Development and Policy, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Social Work, A

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling, A

LAKELAND COLLEGE

Accounting, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biochemistry, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Business Teacher Education, B

Chemistry, B

Computer Science, B

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, B

Education, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Composition, B

English Language and Literature, B

German Language and Literature, B

History, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, B

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management, B

Psychology, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Resort Management, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Theology and Religious Vocations, M

LAKESHORE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Computer and Information Sciences, A

Computer Programming, A

Computer Programming/Programmer, A

Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst, A

Court Reporting/Court Reporter, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Finance, A

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, A

Management Science, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Medical Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Quality Control Technology/Technician, A

Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer, A

LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY

Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature, B

Anthropology, B

Archeology, B

Art History, Criticism and Conservation, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Biochemistry, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Chemistry, B

Chinese Language and Literature, B

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics, B

Cognitive Sciences, B

Computer Science, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

East Asian Studies, B

Ecology, B

Economics, B

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Studies, B

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

French Language and Literature, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

German Language and Literature, B

History, B

International Economics, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Japanese Language and Literature, B

Latin Language and Literature, B

Linguistics, B

Mathematics, B

Mathematics and Computer Science, B

Music, B

Music Pedagogy, B

Music Performance, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Music Theory and Composition, B

Neuroscience, B

Philosophy, B

Physics, B

Piano and Organ, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Russian Language and Literature, B

Russian Studies, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Slavic Studies, B

Social Psychology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments, B

Voice and Opera, B

Wind and Percussion Instruments, B

MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Agricultural Mechanization, A

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Biology Technician/BioTechnology Laboratory Technician, A

Business Administration and Management, A

Business Teacher Education, A

Child Development, A

Civil Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician, A

Commercial and Advertising Art, A

Communications Technology/Technician, A

Computer Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Computer Programming/Programmer, A

Computer Typography and Composition Equipment Operator, A

Court Reporting/Court Reporter, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Dietetics/Dieticians, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), A

Fashion Merchandising, A

Finance, A

Fire Science/Firefighting, A

Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator Production, A

Health and Medical Laboratory Technologies, A

Hospitality Administration/Management, A

Human Services, A

Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician, A

Insurance, A

Interior Design, A

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Medical Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, A

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, A

Photography, A

Real Estate, A

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, A

Tourism and Travel Services Management, A

Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant, A

Welding Technology/Welder, A

MARANATHA BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, AB

Bible/Biblical Studies, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Teacher Education, B

Education, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

Humanities/Humanistic Studies, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, AB

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Religion/Religious Studies, AB

Religious Education, B

Religious/Sacred Music, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Speech and Rhetorical Studies, B

Theology and Religious Vocations, M

MARIAN COLLEGE OF FOND DU LAC

Accounting, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art Therapy/Therapist, B

Biological and Physical Sciences, B

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Chemistry, B

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

CytoTechnology/Cytotechnologist, B

Education, BMD

Educational Leadership and Administration, MD

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Finance, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

Foreign Languages and Literatures, B

History, B

History Teacher Education, B

Information Technology, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist, B

Music, B

Music Management and Merchandising, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Nursing, M

Nursing - Adult, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Nursing Education, M

Organizational Management, M

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Quality Management, M

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Sciences, B

Social Work, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Spanish Language Teacher Education, B

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, B

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

Accounting, BM

Advertising, B

Advertising and Public Relations, M

African-American/Black Studies, B

Analytical Chemistry, MD

Anthropology, B

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, B

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist, B

Biochemistry, B

Bioinformatics, M

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, MD

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Biomedical Engineering, MD

Biomedical Sciences, B

Biomedical/Medical Engineering, B

Broadcast Journalism, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, MO

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Cell Biology and Anatomy, MD

Chemistry, BMD

Civil Engineering, BMD

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Clinical Psychology, M

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician, B

Communication and Media Studies, M

Communication Disorders, M

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Communication, Journalism and Related Programs, B

Computational Mathematics, B

Computer Engineering, BMD

Computer Science, BM

Construction Engineering and Management, MD

Creative Writing, B

Criminology, AB

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, B

Dentistry, P

Developmental Biology and Embryology, MD

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Ecology, MD

Economics, BM

Education, BMDO

Electrical Engineering, MD

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

Engineering, B

Engineering and Applied Sciences, MD

Engineering Management, M

English, MD

English Language and Literature, B

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology, MD

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, B

Ethics, MD

Evolutionary Biology, MD

Finance, B

Foreign Language Teacher Education, BM

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

French Language and Literature, B

Genetics, MD

Geotechnical Engineering, MD

German Language and Literature, B

Gerontological Nursing, O

History, BMD

Human Resources Development, M

Human Resources Management and Services, M

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

Industrial Engineering, B

Information Science/Studies, B

Inorganic Chemistry, MD

Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies, B

Interdisciplinary Studies, BD

International Affairs, MO

International Business/Trade/Commerce, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

International/Global Studies, B

Journalism, BM

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, B

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Law and Legal Studies, PO

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Management of Technology, M

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mass Communication/Media Studies, BM

Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing, O

Mathematics, BMD

Mathematics Teacher Education, BM

Mechanical Engineering, BMD

Media Studies, M

Medieval and Renaissance Studies, M

Microbiology, MD

Molecular Biology, BMD

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, B

Neurobiology and Neurophysiology, MD

Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery, O

Nursing, MDO

Nursing - Adult, O

Nursing - Advanced Practice, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Oral and Dental Sciences, M

Organic Chemistry, MD

Orthodontics, M

Pediatric Nurse/Nursing, O

Philosophy, BMD

Physical Chemistry, MD

Physical Therapy/Therapist, BM

Physician Assistant, BM

Physics, B

Physiology, MD

Political Science and Government, BMO

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Psychology, BMD

Public Relations/Image Management, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Science Teacher Education, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Social Work, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, BM

Speech and Interpersonal Communication, M

Speech and Rhetorical Studies, B

Statistics, BM

Structural Engineering, MD

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, B

Theology and Religious Vocations, MD

Transportation and Highway Engineering, MD

Water Resources Engineering, MD

Women's Studies, B

MID-STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Business Administration and Management, A

Civil Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Computer and Information Sciences, A

Computer Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Computer Programming, A

Computer Programming, Specific Applications, A

Corrections, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management, A

Industrial Technology/Technician, A

Information Science/Studies, A

Instrumentation Technology/Technician, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Quality Control Technology/Technician, A

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, A

MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Agricultural Business and Management, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef, A

Barbering/Barber, A

Biomedical Technology/Technician, A

Business Administration and Management, A

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, A

Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist, A

Chemical Engineering, A

Child Development, A

Civil Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician, A

Commercial and Advertising Art, A

Communications Technology/Technician, A

Computer and Information Sciences, A

Computer Graphics, A

Computer Programming, A

Computer Programming, Specific Applications, A

Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification, A

Computer Science, A

Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst, A

Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, A

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management, A

Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, A

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, A

Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, A

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, A

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, A

Dental Assisting/Assistant, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Dietetic Technician (DTR), A

Dietetics/Dieticians, A

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, A

E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce, A

Educational/Instructional Media Design, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, A

Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology, A

Environmental Health, A

Fashion Merchandising, A

Film/Cinema Studies, A

Finance, A

Fire Science/Firefighting, A

Food Technology and Processing, A

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, A

Furniture Design and Manufacturing, A

Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator Production, A

Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design, A

Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk, A

Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology/Technician, A

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, A

Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations, A

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management, A

Human Services, A

Hydrology and Water Resources Science, A

Industrial Design, A

Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician, A

Industrial Technology/Technician, A

Information Technology, A

Landscaping and Groundskeeping, A

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, A

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, A

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician, A

Medical Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Music, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, A

Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician, A

Photography, A

Physical Therapy/Therapist, A

Pre-Engineering, A

Publishing, A

Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician, A

Real Estate, A

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, A

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling, A

Survey Technology/Surveying, A

System Administration/Administrator, A

Tool and Die Technology/Technician, A

Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations, A

Transportation and Materials Moving, A

Transportation/Transportation Management, A

Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster, A

Welding Technology/Welder, A

Word Processing, A

MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Drawing, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

Industrial Design, B

Interior Design, B

Painting, B

Photography, B

Printmaking, B

Sculpture, B

MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Architectural Engineering, B

Biomedical Engineering, M

Biomedical/Medical Engineering, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Business/Commerce, B

Cardiovascular Sciences, M

Clinical Laboratory Sciences, M

Communication, Journalism and Related Programs, B

Computer Engineering, B

Computer Software Engineering, B

Construction Management, B

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B

Engineering and Applied Sciences, M

Engineering Management, M

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology, M

Industrial Engineering, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, B

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Mechanical Engineering, B

Medical Informatics, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Structural Engineering, M

MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations, A

Child Care Provider/Assistant, A

Chiropractic, A

Civil Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant, A

Computer Programming, Specific Applications, A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, A

Construction Trades, A

Corrections and Criminal Justice, A

Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor, A

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Engineering Technology, A

Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator Production, A

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician, A

Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology/Technician, A

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, A

Machine Shop Technology/Assistant, A

Management Information Systems and Services, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist, A

Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist, A

Medical/Clinical Assistant, A

Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist, A

Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer, A

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, A

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling, A

Surgical Technology/Technologist, A

Tool and Die Technology/Technician, A

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, A

Welding Technology/Welder, A

MOUNT MARY COLLEGE

Accounting, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art Therapy/Therapist, BM

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Behavioral Sciences, B

Bilingual and Multilingual Education, B

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Teacher Education, B

Chemistry, B

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer Science, B

Corrections and Criminal Justice, B

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Dietetics/Dieticians, B

Education, BM

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Fashion Merchandising, B

Fashion/Apparel Design, B

French Language and Literature, B

French Language Teacher Education, B

Gerontology, M

Graphic Design, B

Health Education, M

History, B

History Teacher Education, B

Interior Design, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Nutritional Sciences, M

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, BM

Philosophy, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Public Relations/Image Management, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Religious Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Work, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Spanish Language Teacher Education, B

Technical and Business Writing, B

NICOLET AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Business Administration and Management, A

Child Development, A

Computer and Information Sciences, A

Computer Science, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, A

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management, A

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, A

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Medical Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Physical Therapist Assistant, A

Real Estate, A

Survey Technology/Surveying, A

Welding Technology/Welder, A

NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Business Administration and Management, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator Production, A

Human Services, A

Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician, A

Industrial Technology/Technician, A

Information Science/Studies, A

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, A

Laser and Optical Technology/Technician, A

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, A

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Medical Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer, A

Sign Language Interpretation and Translation, A

NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Accounting and Related Services, A

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Agribusiness, A

Agricultural Business and Management, A

Agricultural Mechanization, A

Agriculture, A

Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations, A

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Business Administration and Management, A

Business Administration, Management and Operations, A

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, A

Carpentry/Carpenter, A

Child Care and Support Services Management, A

Civil Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician, A

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, A

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, A

Computer Programming/Programmer, A

Corrections, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, A

Dental Assisting/Assistant, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), A

Environmental Studies, A

Farm/Farm and Ranch Management, A

Fashion Merchandising, A

Finance, A

Finance and Financial Management Services, A

Fire Science/Firefighting, A

Fire Services Administration, A

General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, A

General Office Occupations and Clerical Services, A

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician, A

Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology/Technician, A

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, A

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies, A

Industrial Design, A

Industrial Technology/Technician, A

Instrumentation Technology/Technician, A

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, A

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, A

Lineworker, A

Logistics and Materials Management, A

Machine Shop Technology/Assistant, A

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist, A

Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Mass Communication/Media Studies, A

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, A

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD, A

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician, A

Medical Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Medical Office Management/Administration, A

Medical/Clinical Assistant, A

Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Petroleum Technology/Technician, A

Physical Therapist Assistant, A

Physical Therapy/Therapist, A

Precision Metal Working, A

Precision Production, A

Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies, A

Quality Control Technology/Technician, A

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, A

Surgical Technology/Technologist, A

Systems Science and Theory, A

Telecommunications Technology/Technician, A

Tourism and Travel Services Management, A

Transportation and Materials Moving, A

Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations, A

Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking, A

Welding Technology/Welder, A

NORTHLAND COLLEGE

American Indian/Native American Studies, B

Applied Mathematics, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, B

Biological and Physical Sciences, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Chemistry, B

Creative Writing, B

Ecology, B

Economics, B

Education, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Biology, B

Environmental Education, B

Environmental Studies, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

Forestry, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

History, B

Hydrology and Water Resources Science, B

Information Science/Studies, B

Interdisciplinary Studies, B

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, B

Land Use Planning and Management/Development, B

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Natural Resources and Conservation, B

Natural Resources Management/Development and Policy, B

Natural Sciences, B

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, B

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, B

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, B

Philosophy, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Sciences, B

Sociology, B

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy, B

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management, B

Wildlife Biology, B

Zoology/Animal Biology, B

RIPON COLLEGE

Anthropology, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biochemistry, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Chemistry, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer Science, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, B

Economics, B

Education, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Studies, B

French Language and Literature, B

German Language and Literature, B

History, B

Interdisciplinary Studies, B

Latin American Studies, B

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Philosophy, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physical Sciences, B

Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

ST. NORBERT COLLEGE

Accounting, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biological and Physical Sciences, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Chemistry, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Economics, B

Education, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Sciences, B

Environmental Studies, B

French Language and Literature, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

German Language and Literature, B

History, B

Humanities/Humanistic Studies, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Philosophy, B

Physics, B

Political Science and Government, B

Psychology, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Theology and Religious Vocations, M

SILVER LAKE COLLEGE

Accounting, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, A

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Education, M

Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation, B

Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities, B

Educational Administration and Supervision, M

Educational Leadership and Administration, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

General Studies, A

History, B

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

Information Science/Studies, B

Interdisciplinary Studies, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Management, M

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, BM

Organizational Behavior Studies, M

Psychology, B

Social Sciences, B

Theology/Theological Studies, B

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, B

SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Agribusiness, A

Agricultural Mechanization, A

Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Child Development, A

Computer Programming/Programmer, A

Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, A

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Dairy Science, A

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, A

Dental Assisting/Assistant, A

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Finance, A

Food Technology and Processing, A

Human Services, A

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, A

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Mason/Masonry, A

Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist, A

Medical/Clinical Assistant, A

Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Welding Technology/Welder, A

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-WISCONSIN CAMPUS

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Electronic Commerce, M

Health Services Administration, M

Information Technology, B

Management, M

Management Information Systems and Services, M

Management of Technology, M

Management Science, B

Organizational Management, M

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-BARABOO/SAUK COUNTY

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-BARRON COUNTY

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE

Accounting, B

American Indian/Native American Studies, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, B

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, M

Biomedical Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Chemistry, B

Communication Disorders, BM

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

Education, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, BM

English, M

English Education, M

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental and Occupational Health, M

Environmental Health, B

Finance, B

French Language and Literature, B

Geography, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Health/Health Care Administration/Management, B

History, BM

Information Resources Management/CIO Training, B

Journalism, B

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Latin American Studies, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mass Communication/Media Studies, B

Mathematics, B

Mathematics Teacher Education, M

Molecular Biology, B

Music, B

Music Therapy/Therapist, B

Nursing, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Philosophy, B

Physics, B

Political Science and Government, B

Psychology, BMO

Public Health, M

Reading Teacher Education, M

Religion/Religious Studies, B

School Psychology, MO

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, BM

Secondary Education and Teaching, M

Social Studies Teacher Education, BM

Social Work, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, BM

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, B

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-FOND DU LAC

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-FOX VALLEY

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY

Accounting, B

Art/Art Studies, General, AB

Biology/Biological Sciences, AB

Biomedical Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, AB

Chemistry, AB

Communication, Journalism and Related Programs, B

Computer Science, B

Developmental and Child Psychology, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, AB

Economics, AB

Education, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, AB

Environmental Policy, M

Environmental Sciences, ABM

Environmental Studies, AB

French Language and Literature, AB

General Studies, B

Geology/Earth Science, AB

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, AB

History, AB

Humanities/Humanistic Studies, AB

Information Science/Studies, AB

Interdisciplinary Studies, AB

Management, M

Mathematics, AB

Music, B

Nursing Science, B

Nutritional Sciences, B

Philosophy, AB

Political Science and Government, AB

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Psychology, AB

Social Work, ABM

Spanish Language and Literature, AB

Urban Studies/Affairs, AB

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE

Accounting, B

Archeology, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, BM

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, M

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Cell Biology and Anatomy, M

Chemistry, B

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Clinical Microbiology, M

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Community Health and Preventive Medicine, M

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

Education, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, BM

English Language and Literature, B

Exercise and Sports Science, M

Finance, B

French Language and Literature, B

General Studies, B

Geography, B

German Language and Literature, B

Health Education, M

Health Teacher Education, B

History, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, B

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Marine Sciences, M

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Microbiology, BM

Molecular Biology, M

Music, B

Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Nurse Anesthetist, M

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, B

Philosophy, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, M

Physical Therapy/Therapist, BM

Physician Assistant, BM

Physics, B

Physiology, M

Political Science and Government, B

Psychology, BMO

Public Health, M

Reading Teacher Education, M

Recreation and Park Management, M

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, B

Rehabilitation Sciences, M

School Psychology, MO

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, M

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Sociology, B

Software Engineering, M

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, M

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, M

Student Personnel Services, M

Therapeutic Recreation, M

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy, B

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

Accounting, B

Actuarial Science, BM

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching, MD

Advertising, B

African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

African Studies, BMD

African-American/Black Studies, BM

Agricultural Business and Management, B

Agricultural Economics, BMD

Agricultural Engineering, MD

Agricultural Sciences, MD

Agricultural Teacher Education, B

Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering, B

Agriculture, B

Agronomy and Crop Science, B

Agronomy and Soil Sciences, MD

Allopathic Medicine, P

American/United States Studies/Civilization, B

Anatomy, MD

Animal Genetics, B

Animal Sciences, BMD

Anthropology, BMD

Apparel and Textiles, B

Applied Art, B

Applied Economics, MD

Applied Mathematics, B

Art Education, M

Art History, Criticism and Conservation, BMD

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Arts Management, M

Asian Languages, MD

Asian Studies/Civilization, BMD

Astronomy, BD

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, MD

Bacteriology, M

Biochemistry, BMD

Bioengineering, MD

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, MDO

Biological Anthropology, MD

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Biomedical Engineering, MD

Biomedical/Medical Engineering, B

Biometry/Biometrics, M

Biophysics, D

Biopsychology, D

Botany/Plant Biology, BMD

Broadcast Journalism, B

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, MD

Cancer Biology/Oncology, D

Cartography, B

Cell Biology and Anatomy, MD

Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology, B

Chemical Engineering, BMD

Chemistry, BMD

Child and Family Studies, MD

Child Development, B

Chinese Language and Literature, B

Chinese Studies, MD

Civil Engineering, BMD

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, BMD

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Clinical Psychology, D

Cognitive Sciences, D

Communication and Media Studies, MD

Communication Disorders, BMD

Community Health and Preventive Medicine, MD

Comparative Literature, BMD

Composition, MD

Computer Engineering, B

Computer Science, BMD

Conservation Biology, M

Consumer Economics, MD

Consumer Services and Advocacy, B

Counseling Psychology, D

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Curriculum and Instruction, MD

Dairy Science, BMD

Design and Applied Arts, MD

Developmental and Child Psychology, B

Developmental Psychology, D

Dietetics/Dieticians, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Ecology, MD

Economics, D

Education, MDO

Educational Administration and Supervision, O

Educational Leadership and Administration, MDO

Educational Psychology, MD

Electrical Engineering, MD

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

Energy and Power Engineering, M

Engineering, B

Engineering and Applied Sciences, MDO

Engineering Mechanics, B

Engineering Physics, BMD

English, MD

English Education, M

English Language and Literature, B

Entomology, BMD

Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, M

Environmental Biology, MD

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology, MD

Environmental Policy and Resource Management, MD

Environmental Sciences, MD

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, B

Ethnomusicology, MD

Experimental Psychology, B

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, B

Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education, B

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, BMD

Farm/Farm and Ranch Management, B

Fashion Merchandising, B

Finance, B

Finance and Banking, MD

Fine Arts and Art Studies, M

Food Science, B

Food Science and Technology, MD

Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, B

Foreign Language Teacher Education, M

Forestry, BMD

French Language and Literature, BMD

O Genetics, MD

Geographic Information Systems, MO

Geography, BMDO

Geological Engineering, MD

Geology/Earth Science, BMD

Geophysics and Seismology, BMD

German Language and Literature, BMD

Hebrew Language and Literature, BMD

Hebrew Studies, MD

Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies, B

History, BMD

History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, B

History of Science and Technology, MD

Horticultural Science, BMD

Human Development, MD

Human Resources Management and Services, MD

Hydrology and Water Resources Science, B

Industrial and Labor Relations, MD

Industrial and Manufacturing Management, MD

Industrial Engineering, B

Industrial/Management Engineering, MD

Information Science/Studies, MDO

Insurance, BMD

Interior Design, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, M

International Relations and Affairs, B

Investment Management, MD

Italian Language and Literature, BMD

Japanese Language and Literature, B

Japanese Studies, MD

Journalism, BMD

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Kinesiology and Movement Studies, MD

Labor and Industrial Relations, B

Landscape Architecture, BM

Latin American Studies, BM

Latin Language and Literature, B

Law and Legal Studies, MD

Legal and Justice Studies, M

Library Science, MDO

Limnology, MD

Linguistics, BMD

Logistics and Materials Management, M

Management Information Systems and Services, MD

Manufacturing Engineering, M

Marine Sciences, MD

Marketing Research, M

Mass Communication/Media Studies, BMD

Materials Sciences, MD

Mathematics, BMD

Mathematics Teacher Education, M

Mechanical Engineering, BMD

Mechanics, MD

Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology, BD

Medical Physics, MD

Metallurgical Engineering, BMD

Microbiology, D

Mining and Mineral Engineering, B

Modern Greek Language and Literature, B

Molecular Biology, BMD

Music, BMD

Music Teacher Education, BMD

Music Theory and Composition, MD

Musicology and Ethnomusicology, MD

Natural Resources Management/Development and Policy, BMD

Neurobiology and Neurophysiology, D

Neuroscience, MD

Nuclear Engineering, BMD

Nursing, MD

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Nutritional Sciences, MD

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, B

Oceanography, Chemical and Physical, MD

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, B

Pathology/Experimental Pathology, D

Performance, MD

Pharmaceutical Administration, MD

Pharmaceutical Sciences, MD

Pharmacology, BMD

Pharmacy, BP

Philosophy, BMD

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physician Assistant, B

Physics, MD

Physiology, MD

Plant Pathology/Phytopathology, MD

Plant Sciences, MD

Political Science and Government, BMD

Polymer/Plastics Engineering, M

Portuguese Language and Literature, BMD

Poultry Science, B

Psychology, BD

Public Affairs, M

Public Relations/Image Management, B

Radio and Television, B

Real Estate, BMD

Recreation and Park Management, M

Rehabilitation Counseling, MD

Rehabilitation Sciences, M

Rural Sociology, M

Russian Language and Literature, B

Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, BMD

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, BM

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, BMD

Social Psychology, D

Social Sciences, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, M

Social Work, BMD

Sociology, BMD

South and Southeast Asian Studies, M

Southeast Asian Studies, B

Spanish Language and Literature, BMD

Special Education and Teaching, BMD

Statistics, BMD

Survey Technology/Surveying, B

Sustainable Development, M

Systems Engineering, MD

Theater, MD

Toxicology, BMD

Urban and Regional Planning, MD

Urban Studies/Affairs, B

Veterinary Medicine, P

Veterinary Sciences, MD

Vocational and Technical Education, MD

Water Resources, M

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management, B

Women's Studies, B

Zoology/Animal Biology, BMD

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MANITOWOC

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MARATHON COUNTY

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MARINETTE

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE

Accounting, B

African-American/Black Studies, B

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, MD

American Indian/Native American Studies, B

Anthropology, BMDO

Applied Mathematics, B

Architecture, BMDO

Art Education, M

Art History, Criticism and Conservation, BMO

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, B

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist, B

Bilingual and Multilingual Education, B

Biochemistry, B

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, MD

Biological Anthropology, M

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Broadcast Journalism, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, MDO

Ceramic Arts and Ceramics, B

Chemistry, BMD

Civil Engineering, B

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, BM

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Clinical Laboratory Sciences, M

Clinical Psychology, MD

Communication and Media Studies, MO

Communication Disorders, M

Comparative Literature, BMD

O Computer Science, BMD

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

Criminal Justice/Police Science, B

Criminology, M

Curriculum and Instruction, M

Dance, BM

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, M

Ecology, B

Economics, BMD

Education, BMDO

Educational Administration and Supervision, MO

Educational Psychology, MO

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, BM

Engineering, B

Engineering and Applied Sciences, MDO

English, MDO

English Language and Literature, B

Ethnic and Cultural Studies, B

Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts, B

Film, Television, and Video Production, M

Film/Cinema Studies, B

Finance, B

Fine Arts and Art Studies, M

Fine/Studio Arts, B

Forestry, B

Foundations and Philosophy of Education, M

French Language and Literature, BM

Geography, BMDO

Geology/Earth Science, BMD

German Language and Literature, BM

Health Informatics, M

Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator, B

Health/Health Care Administration/Management, B

Hebrew Language and Literature, B

Hebrew Studies, M

History, BMDO

Human Resources Development, MO

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

Industrial and Labor Relations, MO

Industrial Engineering, B

Information Science/Studies, MO

Interdisciplinary Studies, BD

International Relations and Affairs, B

Italian Language and Literature, BM

Journalism, BM

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Kinesiology and Movement Studies, M

Labor and Industrial Relations, B

Latin American Studies, B

Latin Language and Literature, B

Liberal Studies, M

Library Science, MO

Linguistics, B

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mass Communication/Media Studies, BM

Materials Engineering, B

Mathematics, BMD

Mechanical Engineering, B

Metal and Jewelry Arts, B

Middle School Education, M

Modern Greek Language and Literature, B

Museology/Museum Studies, O

Music, BMO

Music History, Literature, and Theory, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Music Therapy/Therapist, B

Natural Resources and Conservation, B

Nursing, MDO

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, BM

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, B

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, B

Philosophy, BM

Physical Therapy/Therapist, B

Physics, BMD

Political Science and Government, BMD

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Psychology, BMD

Public Administration, MO

Public Health (MPH, DPH), B

Reading Teacher Education, M

Real Estate, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Russian Language and Literature, B

Russian Studies, B

Sculpture, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, BM

Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, BM

Social Work, BMO

Sociology, BM

Spanish Language and Literature, BM

Special Education and Teaching, BM

Statistics, B

Theater, M

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy, B

Urban Education and Leadership, MD

Urban Planning, MO

Urban Studies/Affairs, BMD

O Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments, B

Voice and Opera, B

Wind and Percussion Instruments, B

Women's Studies, B

Zoology/Animal Biology, B

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH

Accounting, B

Anthropology, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist, B

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, M

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Broadcast Journalism, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Chemistry, B

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Computer Science, B

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

Curriculum and Instruction, M

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, M

Economics, B

Education, BM

Educational Leadership and Administration, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English, M

English Language and Literature, B

Experimental Psychology, M

Finance, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

French Language and Literature, B

Geography, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

German Language and Literature, B

Health Services Administration, M

History, B

Human Services, B

Industrial and Organizational Psychology, M

International Relations and Affairs, B

Journalism, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, AB

Management Information Systems and Services, BM

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mass Communication/Media Studies, B

Mathematics, B

Mathematics Teacher Education, M

Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Music Therapy/Therapist, B

Nursing, M

Nursing - Adult, M

Nursing - Advanced Practice, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Philosophy, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physics, B

Political Science and Government, BM

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, BM

Radio and Television, B

Reading Teacher Education, M

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Work, BM

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, BM

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, B

Urban Studies/Affairs, B

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE

Accounting, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Chemistry, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer Science, BM

Creative Writing, B

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

English Language and Literature, B

Finance, B

French Language and Literature, B

Geography, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

German Language and Literature, B

History, B

Humanities/Humanistic Studies, B

Information Science/Studies, M

Interdisciplinary Studies, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Mathematics, B

Molecular Biology, BM

Music, B

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Philosophy, B

Physics, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Pharmacy Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, B

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE

Accounting, B

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching, M

Agricultural Business and Management, B

Agricultural Teacher Education, B

Agronomy and Crop Science, B

Animal Sciences, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biological and Physical Sciences, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Broadcast Journalism, B

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Cartography, B

Civil Engineering, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Computer Science, BM

Computer Software Engineering, B

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

Criminology, M

Economics, B

Education, BM

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, BM

Engineering and Applied Sciences, M

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

German Language and Literature, B

History, B

Industrial Design, B

Industrial Engineering, B

Industrial Technology/Technician, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Land Use Planning and Management/Development, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, AB

Mass Communication/Media Studies, B

Mathematics, B

Mechanical Engineering, B

Middle School Education, M

Music, B

Ornamental Horticulture, B

Philosophy, B

Political Science and Government, B

Project Management, M

Psychology, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, BM

Social Sciences, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Speech and Rhetorical Studies, B

Technology Education/Industrial Arts, B

Telecommunications Technology/Technician, B

Vocational and Technical Education, M

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RICHLAND

Biological and Physical Sciences, A

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS

Accounting, B

Agricultural Business and Management, B

Agricultural Education, M

Agricultural Sciences, M

Agricultural Teacher Education, B

Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering, B

Agriculture, B

Agronomy and Crop Science, B

Animal Sciences, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biochemistry, B

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

BioTechnology, B

Broadcast Journalism, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Chemistry, B

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Communication Disorders, BM

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Computer Science, B

Computer Teacher Education, B

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, MO

Dairy Science, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

Education, BM

Elementary Education and Teaching, BM

Engineering Technology, B

English Language and Literature, B

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Environmental Studies, B

Equestrian/Equine Studies, B

Finance, B

Food Science, B

French Language and Literature, B

French Language Teacher Education, B

Geography, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

German Language and Literature, B

German Language Teacher Education, B

History, B

History Teacher Education, B

Horticultural Science, B

Information Science/Studies, B

Journalism, B

Land Use Planning and Management/Development, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Management, M

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Mathematics Teacher Education, BM

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Natural Resources and Conservation, B

Natural Sciences, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physical Sciences, B

Physics, B

Physics Teacher Education, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Pharmacy Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, B

Public Relations/Image Management, B

Radio and Television, B

Reading Teacher Education, M

School Psychology, MO

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, BM

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Science Teacher Education, B

Social Sciences, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, BM

Social Work, B

Sociology, B

Soil Science and Agronomy, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Spanish Language Teacher Education, B

Speech and Rhetorical Studies, B

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, B

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-ROCK COUNTY

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SHEBOYGAN

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT

Accounting, B

Actuarial Science, B

Advertising and Public Relations, M

Arts Management, B

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, B

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Chemistry, B

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Communication and Media Studies, M

Communication Disorders, M

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Corporate and Organizational Communication, M

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Dance, B

Dietetics/Dieticians, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

Education, BM

Educational Administration and Supervision, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, BM

English, M

English Language and Literature, B

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, B

Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education, B

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, M

Fine/Studio Arts, B

Forestry, B

French Language and Literature, B

General Studies, B

Geography, B

German Language and Literature, B

Health and Physical Education, B

Health Promotion, M

History, BM

Human Development, M

Hydrology and Water Resources Science, B

Interior Design, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

Mass Communication/Media Studies, M

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, BM

Natural Resources and Conservation, BM

Natural Resources Management/Development and Policy, B

Natural Sciences, B

Nutritional Sciences, M

Philosophy, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physics, B

Political Science and Government, B

Polymer Chemistry, B

Psychology, B

Public Administration, B

Reading Teacher Education, M

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, M

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Sciences, B

Sociology, B

Soil Science and Agronomy, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, M

Speech and Interpersonal Communication, M

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, B

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management, B

Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology, B

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT

Apparel and Textiles, B

Applied Mathematics, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, B

Child and Family Studies, M

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, B

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician, B

Counseling Psychology, M

Customer Service Management, B

Design and Applied Arts, B

Dietetics/Dieticians, B

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, B

Education, M

Engineering Technology, B

Engineering/Industrial Management, B

Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education, B

Food Science and Technology, M

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, B

Foodservice Systems Administration/Management, B

Hospitality Administration/Management, BM

Human Development, M

Human Development and Family Studies, B

Human Resources Development, M

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, B

Management of Technology, M

Manufacturing Engineering, B

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling, M

Nutritional Sciences, M

Operations Management and Supervision, B

Printing Management, B

Psychology, BM

Rehabilitation Counseling, M

Safety Engineering, M

Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education, B

Sales, Distribution and Marketing Operations, B

School Psychology, MO

Science Technologies/Technicians, B

Technical and Business Writing, B

Technical Teacher Education, B

Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education, B

Travel and Tourism, M

Vocational and Technical Education, MO

Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor, B

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR

Accounting, B

Art Education, M

Art History, Criticism and Conservation, BM

Art Teacher Education, B

Art Therapy/Therapist, BM

Biological and Physical Sciences, B

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Broadcast Journalism, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Teacher Education, B

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Chemistry, B

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Communication and Media Studies, M

Community Psychology, M

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Computer Science, B

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, B

Curriculum and Instruction, M

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

Education, BM

Educational Administration and Supervision, MO

Educational Leadership and Administration, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Finance, B

Fine Arts and Art Studies, M

Fine/Studio Arts, B

General Studies, A

Health and Physical Education, B

Health and Physical Education/Fitness, B

History, B

History Teacher Education, B

Information Science/Studies, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Journalism, B

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Law and Legal Studies, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mass Communication/Media Studies, BM

Mathematics, B

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, B

Music, B

Music Performance, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physical Sciences, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Psychology, B

Radio and Television, B

Reading Teacher Education, BM

Sales, Distribution and Marketing Operations, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Social Psychology, B

Social Science Teacher Education, B

Social Sciences, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Social Work, B

Sociology, B

Special Education and Teaching, BM

Speech and Interpersonal Communication, M

Speech and Rhetorical Studies, B

Theater, M

Transportation/Transportation Management, B

Visual and Performing Arts, B

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WASHINGTON COUNTY

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WAUKESHA

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, A

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

Accounting, BM

Art History, Criticism and Conservation, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biological and Physical Sciences, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Business Education, M

Business Teacher Education, B

Business/Commerce, B

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Chemistry, B

Communication and Media Studies, M

Communication Disorders, M

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Community Psychology, M

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Corporate and Organizational Communication, M

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Curriculum and Instruction, M

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, B

Economics, B

Education, BM

Educational Administration and Supervision, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental and Occupational Health, M

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology, B

Finance, B

Finance and Banking, M

French Language and Literature, B

Geography, B

German Language and Literature, B

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration, M

History, B

Human Resources Management and Services, M

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

Information Technology, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, M

International Relations and Affairs, B

International/Global Studies, B

Journalism, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, AB

Management, M

Management Information Systems and Services, BM

Management of Technology, M

Marketing, M

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mass Communication/Media Studies, M

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician, B

Operations Management and Supervision, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physics, B

Political Science and Government, B

Psychology, BMO

Public Administration, BM

Public Policy Analysis, B

Reading Teacher Education, M

School Psychology, MO

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, BM

Social Sciences, B

Social Work, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, BM

Speech and Rhetorical Studies, B

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist, B

Women's Studies, B

VITERBO UNIVERSITY

Accounting, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Arts Management, B

Biochemistry, B

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, B

Business Teacher Education, B

Chemistry, B

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Computer Teacher Education, B

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, B

Design and Visual Communications, B

Dietetics/Dieticians, B

Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.), B

Drama and Dance Teacher Education, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Education, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

Graphic Design, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, B

Music, B

Music Pedagogy, B

Music Performance, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Nursing, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Philosophy and Religious Studies, B

Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies, B

Psychology, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Religious Education, B

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Social Sciences, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Social Work, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Spanish Language Teacher Education, B

Speech Teacher Education, B

Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education, B

Visual and Performing Arts, B

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, B

WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD, A

Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, A

Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, A

Computer Programming/Programmer, A

Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst, A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD, A

Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians, A

Financial Planning and Services, A

Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician, A

Graphic Communications, A

Graphic Design, A

Hospitality Administration/Management, A

Interior Design, A

Manufacturing Technology/Technician, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD, A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, A

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Operations Management and Supervision, A

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager, A

Retailing and Retail Operations, A

Surgical Technology/Technologist, A

Teacher Assistant/Aide, A

Telecommunications Technology/Technician, A

WESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Agricultural Mechanization, A

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Business Administration and Management, A

Business Administration, Management and Operations, A

Child Care Provider/Assistant, A

Child Development, A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician, A

Commercial and Advertising Art, A

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, A

Computer Programming/Programmer, A

Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, A

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist, A

Fashion Merchandising, A

Finance, A

Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician, A

Food Technology and Processing, A

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, A

Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management, A

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, A

Interior Design, A

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, A

Mass Communication/Media Studies, A

Medical Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, A

Office Management and Supervision, A

Physical Therapist Assistant, A

Precision Production, A

Public Health, A

Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer, A

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, A

Retailing and Retail Operations, A

Sales, Distribution and Marketing Operations, A

Surgical Technology/Technologist, A

System Administration/Administrator, A

WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Accounting, A

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, A

Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling, A

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations, A

Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, A

Child Care and Support Services Management, A

Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology, A

Computer Programming, Specific Applications, A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, A

Corrections and Criminal Justice, A

Court Reporting/Court Reporter, A

Criminal Justice/Police Science, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), A

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, A

Finance, A

General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, A

Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology/Technician, A

Management Information Systems and Services, A

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician, A

Medical Administrative Assistant/Secretary, A

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, A

Quality Control Technology/Technician, A

Retailing and Retail Operations, A

WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biochemistry, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Chemistry, B

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Communication, Journalism and Related Programs, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

History, B

Interdisciplinary Studies, B

Mathematics, B

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, B

Music, B

Political Science and Government, B

Psychology, B

Social Sciences, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Theology/Theological Studies, B

College Blue Book

Wisconsin

views updated May 21 2018

WISCONSIN

STATE EDUCATION OFFICE

James Halloran, Program and Planning Analyst
Wisconsin Technical College System Board
P.O. Box 7874
310 Price Place
Madison, WI 53707-7874
(608)266-1770

STATE REGULATORY INFORMATION

Wisconsin has two state agencies that are involved in the regulation of private and proprietary schools of the State.
The Educational Approval Board has three main functions. One, it is the designated state agency for approving institutional courses of instruction for veterans and other eligible persons enrolled under Title 38, United States Code (veterans' education program). Courses of instruction in Wisconsin institutions, be they public or private, profit or nonprofit, must be approved by the Educational Approval Board before Federal benefits will be paid to enrolled veterans. Two, the Educational Approval Board protects the general public through inspection and approval of all private, for-profit schools (except schools of cosmetology) located in Wisconsin or out-of-state but offering vocational courses to Wisconsin residents. Three, the Board also oversees out-of-state non-profit colleges and universities operating in Wisconsin (and engaged in various forms of distance learning) and also licenses in-state non-profit institutions incorporated after January 1, 1992. Criteria for approval is found in section 38.51, Wisconsin Statutes and chapter EAB, Wisconsin Administrative Code.
The Bureau of Business Professions in the Department of Regulation and Licensing governs schools of cosmetology in Wisconsin. No person, firm or corporation may operate a school for the purpose of teaching cosmetology for compensation unless a proper annual certificate of registration has been obtained from the Bureau of Business Professions and the Department of Regulation and Licensing. Criteria for certification and registration may be found in section 159.02, Wisconsin Statutes and chapters H-11 and 12, Wisconsin Administrative Code.

APPLETON

ABC School of Real Estate

Professional Billing Office, PO Box 2123, Appleton, WI 54912-2123. Other. Founded 1985. Contact: Kathleen Peters, (920)993-4500, 800-236-1550, Fax: (920)993-4511. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $310 for Sales Licensee; $199 for Broker. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Real Estate Broker (36 Hr); Real Estate Sales License (72 Hr)

Fox Valley School of Massage

526 West Wisconsin Ave., Appleton, WI 54911. Trade and Technical. Founded 1996. Contact: Thomas E. Finch, Founder, (920)993-8660, Fax: (920)882-9412, E-mail: info@fvsm.org, Web Site: http://www.fvsm.org. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $5,700 plus books, charts and malpractice insurance. Enrollment: men 5, women 65. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: AMTA. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy (652 Hr)

Fox Valley Technical College

1825 N. Bluemound Dr., PO Box 2277, Appleton, WI 54912-2277. Two-Year College. Founded 1967. Contact: Ellen Raue, Dir. of Enrollment Services, (920)735-5600, 800-735-3882, Fax: (920)735-2582, E-mail: raue@fvtc.edu, Web Site: http://www.fvtc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $93/credit resident; $430/credit non-resident; $103/credit online. Enrollment: Total 5,858. Degrees awarded: Diploma, Associate. Accreditation: NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Clerical; Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant; Agribusiness; Agriculture - Production; Auto Body & Fender Repair (1 Yr); Auto Mechanics; Automotive Technology; Banking & Finance (2 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (2 Yr); Clerk, Typist (36 Wk); Data Processing (2 Yr); Dental Assisting; Drafting, Industrial (36 Wk); Early Childhood Specialist; Electronics Technology; Fashion Merchandising; Feed & Fertilizer Marketing Technology; Feed & Fertilizer Technology; Finance; Fire Science; Food Preparation & Service (18 Wk); Machine Shop Operator; Machinist, Production (18 Wk); Management; Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting; Metal Trades Technology; Mid-Management; Nurse, Assistant (7 Wk); Nursing, Practical; Nursing, Vocational; Occupational Therapy Assistant; Police Science; Printing; Real Estate, Basic (2 Yr); Secretarial, General (2 Yr); Security Training; Small Business Management; Stenography, General (36 Wk); Welding Technology (18 Wk); Wood Industries Technology

Gill-Tech Academy of Hair Design

423 W. College Dr., Appleton, WI 54911. Cosmetology. Founded 1984. Contact: Ann Everson, (920)739-8684, 800-486-0597, Fax: (920)739-0145, E-mail: kay@gill-tech.com, admissions@gill-tech.com, Web Site: http://www.gill-tech.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $11,400 cosmetology; $2,250 nail technician. Enrollment: men 0, women 115. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (1800 Hr); Cosmetology Instructor (150 Hr); Nail Technology (300 Hr)

Martin's College of Cosmetology (Appleton)

525 Westhill Blvd., Appleton, WI 54914-4644. Cosmetology. Contact: John M. Kwitek, Chief executive officer, (920)684-3028, (920)832-1010, Web Site: http://www.mcofc.com. Private. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $430-$12,243 plus books and supplies. Enrollment: men 4, women 93. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: NACCAS. Curriculum: Cosmetology (1800 Hr); Cosmetology Instructor (150 Hr); Esthetician (600 Hr); Nail Technology (300 Hr)

Maxair, Inc.

Outagamie Airport, W6381 Columbia Dr., Appleton, WI 54915. Flight and Ground. Founded 1947. Contact: Karen Kalmanson, Pres., (920)738-3020, 800-833-1544, Fax: (920)738-3026, E-mail: patr@maxair-inc.com, Web Site: http://www.maxair-inc.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students not accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: Varies. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: FAA. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Aircraft Flight Instruction, Airline Transport Pilot; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Commercial Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Flight Instructor; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Flight Instructor Additional Rating; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Instrument Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Primary Flying

ASHLAND

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute-Ashland

2100 Beaser Ave., Ashland, WI 54806. Trade and Technical. Founded 1968. Contact: Donald Marcouiller, Campus Administrator, (715)682-4591, 800-243-9482, Fax: (715)682-8040, E-mail: marcouil@witc.edu, admisash@witc.edu, Web Site: http://witc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,020 (12 credits). Enrollment: Total 234. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NLNAC; NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Clerical (1 Yr); Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Computer Technology (2 Yr); Early Childhood Education (2 Yr); Finance (2 Yr); Machine Tool & Die (1 Yr); Marine & Small Engine Repair (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant (6 Wk); Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Occupational Therapy Assistant (2 Yr); Office, General (2 Yr)

BARABOO

Three Little Devils

S5780, Hwy. 123, Baraboo, WI 53913. Trade and Technical. Founded 1988. Contact: Joel R. Bornitzke, Owner, (608)356-5866, 800-356-9016, Fax: (608)356-0386, E-mail: 3lidevils@baraboo.com, Web Site: http://www.3littledevils.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Day. Tuition: $279, open water diver course; $185, advanced open water course; $275, rescue diver course. Enrollment: Total 25. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Curriculum: Diving, Scuba; Diving, Sea

BEAVER DAM

Moraine Park Technical College - Beaver Dam Campus

700 Gould St., Beaver Dam, WI 53916. Two-Year College. Founded 1951. Contact: Bonnie Weiland-Hare, Counselor, (920)887-1101, Fax: (920)887-4454, Web Site: http://www.morainepark.edu. Public. Coed. Term: Semester. Tuition: $76/credit hour in-state; $412/credit hour out-of-state. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma, Associate. Accreditation: NCAHLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Curriculum: Accounting, Clerical (1 Yr); Accounting, General (2 Yr); Baking; Clerk, Typist; Food Preparation & Service; Management; Nurse, Assistant; Nursing, Practical (1 Yr); Power Plant Mechanics (1 Yr); Secretarial, Legal (2 Yr); Secretarial, Science (2 Yr)

CABLE

Philadelphia Biblical University-Wisconsin Wilderness

46445 Krafts Point Road, Cable, WI 54821. Contact: Mark Jalovick, Director, (715)798-3525, Fax: (715)798-3898, E-mail: mjalovick@wwc.pbu.edu, Web Site: http://www.pbu.edu/programs/wwc. Private. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $11,025 in-state; $11,025 out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 28. Degrees awarded: Associate.

CLEVELAND

Lakeshore Technical Institute

1290 North St., Cleveland, WI 53015-1414. Trade and Technical. Founded 1912. Contact: Michael Lanser, President, (920)693-1000, 888-468-6582, Fax: (920)693-3561, E-mail: mike.lanser@gotoltc.edu, Web Site: http://www.gotoltc.com. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $81/credit hour in-state; $510 out-of-state. Enrollment: men 1,037, women 1,705. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NLNAC; CAAHEP; ADA; NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Auto Body & Fender Repair (1 Yr); Auto Mechanics (1 Yr); Automotive Service (1 Yr); Auto Painting (1 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (1 Yr); Computer Networking (2 Yr); Computer Programming (2 Yr); Court Reporting (2 Yr); Dairy Husbandry (1 Yr); Dental Assisting (1 Yr); Electrical Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Electro-Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Environmental Health (2 Yr); Finance (2 Yr); Fire Science (2 Yr); Graphic Arts (1 Yr); Industrial Engineering Technology (1 Yr); Industrial Maintenance (1 Yr); Machine Tool & Die (1 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Materials Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Microcomputers (2 Yr); Nurses Aide (9 Wk); Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Office Administration (1 Yr); Paralegal (2 Yr); Police Science (2 Yr); Quality Control (2 Yr); Secretarial, Medical (1 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr)

EAU CLAIRE

Chippewa Valley Technical College

620 West Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54701-6162. Two-Year College, Trade and Technical. Founded 1962. Contact: William A. Ihlenfeldt, Pres., (715)833-6200, 800-547-2882, Fax: (715)833-6470, E-mail: wihlenfeldt@cvtc.edu, Web Site: http://www.cvtc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $2,280/year in-state; $14,643/year out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 2,085. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: CAAHEP; NLNAC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (1 Yr); Agricultural Science (2 Yr); Air Conditioning (2 Yr); Auto Body & Fender Repair (1 Yr); Automotive Service (1 Yr); Barbering (1 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (1 Yr); Civil Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Cosmetology (1 Yr); Data Processing (2 Yr); Dental Hygiene (2 Yr); Drug & Alcohol Counseling (2 Yr); Electrical Technology (2 Yr); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Farm Operations (1 Yr); Fire Protection Technology (2 Yr); Hospitality (2 Yr); Industrial Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Information Sciences Technology (2 Yr); Laboratory Technology (2 Yr); Machine Tool Programming Technology (2 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Management, Production (2 Yr); Marine & Small Engine Repair (1 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting (2 Yr); Mechanical Technology (1 Yr); Mechanics, Diesel (2 Yr); Mechanics, Heavy Equipment (2 Yr); Mechanics, Power Fluid (2 Yr); Medical Laboratory Technology (2 Yr); Medical Office Management (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant (128 Hr); Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Nursing, Vocational (6 Mo); Office Administration (1 Yr); Paralegal (2 Yr); Paramedic (1 Yr); Police Science (2 Yr); Power Lineman (1 Yr); Quality Control (1 Yr); Radiologic Technology (2 Yr); Refrigeration Technology (1 Yr); Tourism (2 Yr); Truck Driving (8 Wk); Ultrasonography (2 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr); Wood Industries Technology (1 Yr)

Heartland Aviation

3800 Starr Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54703. Flight and Ground. Contact: Larry Husby, Pres., (715)835-3181, 800-767-3181, Fax: (715)835-7150, E-mail: inst@heartland-aviation.com, Web Site: http://www.heartland-aviation.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Term: Hour. Tuition: Varies; starts at $3,080. Enrollment: men 25. Accreditation: FAA. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Aircraft Flight Instruction, Commercial Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Flight Instructor; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Flight Instructor Additional Rating; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Instrument Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Multi-Engine Rating - Airplane; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Primary Flying

Professional Hair Design Academy

3408 Mall Dr., Eau Claire, WI 54701-7633. Cosmetology, Trade and Technical. Founded 1935. Contact: Lynda Smith, (715)835-2345, Fax: (715)835-2926, E-mail: info@phd-academy.com, Web Site: http://phd-academy.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $690-$9,500 plus books and supplies. Enrollment: men 5, women 115. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS; AMTA; ABMP. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (1800 Hr); Cosmetology Instructor (150 Hr); Manicurist (300 Hr); Massage Therapy (630 Hr)

EDGERTON

Dan Rinehart Taxidermy School

203 S. Main St., Edgerton, WI 53534. Trade and Technical. Founded 1964. Contact: Dan Rinehart, Owner, (608)884-3047, (608)868-3939, (866)296-2782, Fax: (608)884-3047, E-mail: info@learntaxidermy.com, Web Site: http://www.learntaxidermy.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $3,950, professional taxidermy; $1,795, fish taxidermy; $795, bird, medium animal or deer head taxidermy. Enrollment: Total 20. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Taxidermy (1-5 Wk)

FENNIMORE

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

1800 Bronson Blvd., Fennimore, WI 53809. Trade and Technical. Founded 1968. Contact: Dr. Karen Knox, Pres., (608)822-3262, 800-362-3322, Fax: (608)822-6019, E-mail: krknox@swtc.edu, Web Site: http://www.swtc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $72/credit hour in-state; $478/credit hour out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 2,448. Degrees awarded: Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: AAMAE; CAAHEP; NABS; NACCAS; ACCSCT; NLNAC; LCMEAMA. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Clerical (1 Yr); Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Agribusiness Technology (2 Yr); Agri-Power Equipment (2 Yr); Auto Body & Fender Repair (1 Yr); Automotive Technology (2 Yr); Auto Painting (1 Yr); Barbering (1 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (2 Yr); Computer Information Science (2 Yr); Computer Networking (2 Yr); Computer Programming (2 Yr); Cosmetology (1 Yr); Culinary Occupations (2 Yr); Dairy Husbandry (1 Yr); Dairy Technology (1 Yr); Data Entry (1 Yr); Drafting, Machine Design (2 Yr); Electro-Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Farm Management Technology (2 Yr); Finance (2 Yr); Food Processing Technology (1 Yr); Human Services (2 Yr); Machine Tool Programming Technology (1 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Masonry (1 Yr); Mechanical Drafting (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Medical Transcription (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant; Nursing, Practical (1 Yr); Nursing, Vocational (2 Yr); Office, General (1 Yr); Secretarial, Administrative (2 Yr); Secretarial, Legal (2 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr)

FOND DU LAC

Moraine Park Technical College - Fond du Lac Campus

235 N. National Ave., Fond du Lac, WI 54935. Trade and Technical. Founded 1967. Contact: Bethany Raffaelli, VP Enrollment Management, (920)922-8611, 800-472-4554, Web Site: http://www.morainepark.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students not accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $76/credit in-state; $412/credit out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 1,225. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NLNAC; NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Clerical (1 Yr); Accounting, General (2 Yr); Agri-Engineering & Mechanics (1 Yr); Airline & Travel Careers (1 Yr); Appliance Repair (1 Yr); Auto Body & Fender Repair (1 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (1 Yr); Civil Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Clerk, Typist (1 Yr); Computer Aided Manufacturing (2 Yr); Computer Electro-Mechanics (2 Yr); Computer Operations (2 Yr); Correctional Science (2 Yr); Cosmetology (1 Yr); Data Processing (2 Yr); Early Childhood Specialist (2 Yr); Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Farm Operations (1 Yr); Fashion Merchandising (2 Yr); Fire Fighting (1 Yr); Food Preparation & Service (1 Yr); Food Service & Management (2 Yr); Industrial Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Machine Operator, General (1 Yr); Machine Tool & Die (1 Yr); Machine Tool & Die Design (1 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Marketing, Industrial (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting (2 Yr); Medical Record Technology (2 Yr); Nursery School Assistant (1 Yr); Nurses Aide; Nursing, Practical (1 Yr); Nursing, R.N.; Office Technology (2 Yr); Police Science (2 Yr); Secretarial, General (2 Yr); Secretarial, Legal (2 Yr); Secretarial, Medical (2 Yr); Structural Steel Fabrication (2 Yr); Water & Waste Water Pollution Technology (2 Yr)

FORT ATKINSON

Summit Schools, Inc.

404 Madison Ave., Fort Atkinson, WI 53538. Trade and Technical. Founded 1987. Contact: Terri Vaughn, Office Admin., (920)568-1800, 800-432-6406, Fax: (920)568-1207, E-mail: classes@summitschoolsinc.com, Web Site: http://www.summitschoolsinc.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $240-$265 per class. Enrollment: Total 600. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Insurance Broker

GREEN BAY

Bellin Health Systems, School of Radiologic Technology

PO Box 23400, Green Bay, WI 54305-3400. Allied Medical. Founded 1957. Contact: Lois DePouw, (920)433-3497, (920)433-3781, Fax: (414)433-5811, E-mail: lmdepo@bellin.org, Web Site: http://www.bellin.org/careers/radiology.shtml. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Trisemester. Tuition: $667 per trimester. Enrollment: Total 16. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: JRCERT. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Radiologic Technology (2 Yr)

Bellin Hospital School of Radiologic Technology

744 S.Webster Ave., Green Bay, WI 54305-3400. Contact: George Kerwin, Chief executive officer, (920)433-3497, Web Site: http://bellin.org. Private. Housing not available. Term: Trisemester. Tuition: $2,000 in-state; $2,000 out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 7.

Executive Air Piper Sales, Inc.

Austin Straubel Airport, 2131 Airport Dr., Green Bay, WI 54313. Flight and Ground. Founded 1970. Contact: Mark Jaraczewski, Gen. Mgr., (920)498-4880, Fax: (920)498-4890, E-mail: manager@executiveair.com, Web Site: http://www.executiveair.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Term: Varies with Program. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: FAA. Curriculum: Aircraft Flight Instruction, Advanced Ground; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Basic Ground; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Commercial Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Flight Instructor; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Instrument Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Primary Flying

ITT Technical Institute (Green Bay)

470 Security Blvd., Green Bay, WI 54313. Trade and Technical.(920)662-9000, 888-884-3626, Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu; Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu/contact/form.cfm. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $14,196 per year. Enrollment: Total 626. Degrees awarded: Associate. Accreditation: ACICS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Computer Aided Drafting & Design (96 Credits); Computer Networking (96 Credits); Electrical Engineering Technology (96 Credits); Multimedia Design (96 Credits); Software Development/Engineering (96 Credits); Web Development (96 Credits)

Martin's College of Cosmetology (Green Bay)

2575 W. Mason, Green Bay, WI 54304-4838. Cosmetology, Barber, Trade and Technical. Founded 1981. Contact: John M. Kwitek, Chief executive officer, (920)684-3028, (920)494-1430, 800-236-4680, Web Site: http://www.mcofc.com. Private. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $430-$12,243 plus books and supplies. Enrollment: men 3, women 87. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: NACCAS. Curriculum: Cosmetology (1800 Hr); Cosmetology Instructor (150 Hr); Esthetician (600 Hr); Massage Therapy (720 Hr); Nail Technology (300 Hr)

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (Green Bay)

PO Box 19042, Green Bay, WI 54307. Two-Year College. Founded 1913. Contact: Dr. Jeff Rafn, Pres., (920)498-5400, 800-422-6982, E-mail: jeff. rafn@nwtc.edu, more.info@nwtc.edu, Web Site: http://www.nwtc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: men 6,065, women 4,800. Degrees awarded: Associate, Certificate, Diploma. Accreditation: AAMAE; ADA; APTA; CAAHEP; NLNAC; NAACLS; CARC; ARCEST. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Architectural Technology (2 Yr); Automotive Collision Repair (2 Yr); Automotive Technology (2 Yr); Biomedical Technology (2 Yr); Boiler, Hot Water Steam (2 Yr); Business Administration (2 Yr); Civil Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Clinical Laboratory Sciences (2 Yr); Communications, Graphic (2 Yr); Criminal Justice (2 Yr); Dental Assisting (1 Yr); Dental Hygiene (2 Yr); Diesel Technology (2 Yr); Early Childhood Education (2 Yr); Electrical Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Electricity, Industrial (1 Yr); Electro-Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Emergency Medical Technology; Engineering Technology; Farm Operations; Fire Protection Technology (2 Yr); Health Information Technology (2 Yr); Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (2 Yr); Horticulture (2 Yr); Hotel & Motel Management (2 Yr); Instructional Aide (2 Yr); Jewelry Design - Repair & Stone Setting (1 Yr); Law Enforcement (2 Yr); Machine Tool & Die (1 Yr); Machine Tool Technology (2 Yr); Management; Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanics, Heavy Equipment (1 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Medical Sonography; Medication Aide; Microcomputers (2 Yr); Model Construction (2 Yr); Network Support (2 Yr); Nurse, Assistant; Nursing (2 Yr); Nursing, Practical (1 Yr); Office Assistant (1 Yr); Paralegal (2 Yr); Paramedic (1 Yr); Physical Therapy Aide (2 Yr); Printing (1 Yr); Respiratory Therapy (2 Yr); Retail Management (2 Yr); Surgical Technology (1 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr); Wood Industries Technology (1 Yr); X-Ray Technology (2 Yr)

Wisconsin College of Cosmetology

2960 Allied St., Green Bay, WI 54304-5531. Cosmetology, Barber. Founded 1959. Contact: Kathy Paschen, Admissions, (920)336-8888, 800-922-9118, E-mail: wcc@execpc.com, Web Site: http://www.beautyschool.com/wcc. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Cosmetology

GREENFIELD

ITT Technical Institute (Greenfield)

6300 West Layton Ave., Greenfield, WI 53220-4612. Trade and Technical. (414)282-9494, Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu; Web Site: http://www.itttech.edu/contact/form.cfm. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $14,196 per year. Enrollment: Total 713. Degrees awarded: Associate. Accreditation: ACICS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Computer Aided Drafting & Design (96 Credits); Computer Networking (96 Credits); Electrical Engineering Technology (96 Credits); Multimedia Design (96 Credits); Software Development/Engineering (96 Credits); Web Development (96 Credits)

JANESVILLE

Blackhawk Technical College

6004 Prairie Rd., PO Box 5009, Janesville, WI 53547. Trade and Technical. Founded 1912. Contact: Gregg Bosak, Dir. of Community Relations, (608)758-6900, 800-498-1282, Fax: (608)757-7740, E-mail: lbrown@blackhawk.edu, Web Site: http://www.blackhawk.edu; Phyllis Noss, Student Services/Admissions, E-mail: pnoss@blackhawk.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $2,280/year in-state; $14,643/year out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 1,096. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: AAMAE; ADA; APTA; FAA; NLNAC; NCA-HLC; CAPTE; CAAHEP; ACF; NATEF. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Agri-Engineering & Mechanics (1 Yr); Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration (1 Yr); Airframe Mechanics (2 Yr); Business Administration (2 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (1 Yr); Computer Information Science (2 Yr); Computer Networking (2 Yr); Dental Assisting (1 Yr); Dental Hygiene (2 Yr); Design (2 Yr); Diesel Technology (1 Yr); Electro-Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Emergency Medical Technology (1 Sm); Engineering Technology (2 Yr); English As A Second Language; Farm Management Technology; Fire Science (2 Yr); Food Service & Management (2 Yr); High School Diploma; Hotel & Restaurant Cooking (2 Yr); Information Sciences Technology (1 Yr); Landscaping; Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Medical Laboratory Technology (2 Yr); Medical Receptionist; Medical Science - Radiology (2 Yr); Medical Technology Phlebotomy (1 Sm); Nurses Aide; Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Occupational Therapy Assistant (2 Yr); Physical Therapy Aide (2 Yr); Police Science (2 Yr); Secretarial, Legal (2 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr)

Hypnosis and Wellness Training Center

848 N. Marion Ave., Janesville, WI 53548-2333. Other. Founded 1989. Contact: Charlene Ackerman, (608)757-0716, 800-757-8226, Fax: (608)757-0945, E-mail: hypnonews@aol.com, Web Site: http://www.hypnosistrainingcenter.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $195-$595. Enrollment: Total 32. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Hypnotism (100 Hr)

KENOSHA

Gateway Technical College, Kenosha Campus

3520 30th Ave., Kenosha, WI 53144. Two-Year College. Founded 1911. Contact: Terry Simmons, VP for Student Life, (262)564-2200, 800-247-7122, Fax: (262)564-2301, E-mail: simmonst@gtc.edu, Web Site: http://www.gtc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $2,873/year in-state; $17,705/year out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 1,272. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: FAA; NLNAC; NCRA; NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General; Aeronautics; Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration; Aircraft Powerplant Maintenance; Airframe Mechanics; Automotive Technology; Barbering; Biological Technology; Civil Engineering Technology; Computer Information Science; Computer Networking; Computer Programming; Cosmetology; Court Reporting; Criminal Justice; Culinary Arts; Dental Assisting; Dental Hygiene; Drafting, Electro-Mechanical; Early Childhood Education; Electrical Engineering Technology; Electro-Mechanical Technology; Electronics Technology; Emergency Medical Technology; Engineering Technology; Fire Science; Graphic Design; Health Information Technology; Horticulture; Hospitality; Hotel & Motel Management; Human Services; Instructional Aide; Interior Design; Laboratory Technology; Management; Manufacturing Technology; Marketing; Mechanical Technology; Medical Assistant; Medical Transcription; Microsoft Certified Specialist; Nurse, Assistant; Nursing, Practical; Nursing, R.N.; Occupational Therapy Assistant; Office Technology; Paramedic; Pharmacy Technician; Physical Therapy Aide; Radio; Radiologic Technology; Renal Technology; Respiratory Therapy; Surgical Technology; Technical Communication; Technological Studies; Web Development; Welding Technology

Kenosha School of Real Estate

4721 75th St., Kenosha, WI 53142. Other. Founded 1979. Contact: Carol Warzyn, Dir., (262)694-9550, 800-223-6211, Fax: (262)694-1703, Web Site: http://www.century21colleen.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $285 real estate license course (two weeks; includes books). Enrollment: Total 20. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid not available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Real Estate, Basic

United Health Systems

6308 8th Ave., Kenosha, WI 53143. Allied Medical. Founded 1962. Contact: Toni Kuehl, Dir. of Admissions, (262)656-2011, Fax: (262)656-2124. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Term: Month. Enrollment: Total 8. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: CAAHEP. Curriculum: Radiologic Technology

KESHENA

College of Menominee Nation

N. 172 Highway 47/55, Keshena, WI 54135. Two-Year College. Contact: Dr. Verna Fowler, President, (715)799-5600, (715)799-6226, E-mail: vfowler@menominee.edu, Web Site: http://www.menominee.edu. Private. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $3,870 in-state; $3,870 out-of-state. Degrees awarded: Associate.

LA CROSSE

Franciscan Skemp Healthcare

700 West Ave., S., La Crosse, WI 54601. Allied Medical. Founded 1939. Contact: Dr. Robert Nesse, Pres., (608)785-0940, Web Site: http://www.franciscanskemp.org. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Term: Semester. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma. Accreditation: CAAHEP. Curriculum: Medical Laboratory Technology; Medical Technology

Scientific College of Beauty and Barbering

326 Pearl St., La Crosse, WI 54601-3202. Cosmetology, Barber. Founded 1993. Contact: Bruce Bennett, Pres., (608)784-4702, 888-274-1593, Fax: (608)785-7197, E-mail: lacrosse@cosmetology.com, Web Site: http://www.cosmetologycollege.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Year. Tuition: $8,785 plus $615 books and supplies. Enrollment: men 3, women 66. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (1800 Hr)

Western Wisconsin Technical College

304 N. 6th St., La Crosse, WI 54601. Trade and Technical, Two-Year College. Founded 1912. Contact: Amy Thornton, (608)785-9200, 800-248-9982, E-mail: thorntona@wwtc.edu, Web Site: http://www.wwtc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $81/credit hour in-state; $430/credit hour out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 3,800. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma, Associate. Accreditation: AAMAE; ADA; APTA; CAAHEP; JRCERT; NAACLS; NLNAC; NCA-HLC; NATEF; NAEYC; CAPTE; CARC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Agribusiness Technology (2 Yr); Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration (2 Yr); Automotive Technology (2 Yr); Biomedical Electronics (2 Yr); Business Administration (2 Yr); Community Aid (2 Yr); Computer Aided Design; Computer Networking (1 Yr); Computer Programming (2 Yr); Culinary Arts (2 Yr); Dental Assisting (1 Yr); Dental Hygiene (2 Yr); Diesel Technology (2 Yr); Electrical Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Electro-Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Farm Management Technology (2 Yr); Finance (2 Yr); Food Distribution & Management (1 Yr); Food Service & Management (1 Yr); Graphic Design (2 Yr); Health Information Technology (2 Yr); Health Occupations (1 Yr); Heavy Equipment (2 Yr); Interior Design (2 Yr); Machine Tool & Die (1 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (2 Yr); Medical Laboratory Technology (2 Yr); Microcomputers (2 Yr); Nurse, Assistant (3 Mo); Nursing, Vocational (2 Yr); Occupational Therapy Assistant (2 Yr); Office, General (1 Yr); Paralegal (2 Yr); Pharmacy Technician (1 Yr); Physical Therapy Aide (2 Yr); Printing (1 Yr); Respiratory Therapy (2 Yr); Sales Management (2 Yr); Secretarial, Administrative (2 Yr); Secretarial, Medical (2 Yr); Visual Communications (2 Yr); Welding, Arc & Gas (1 Yr); Wood Industries Technology (1 Yr)

MADISON

CHI Energy Resource Center

4222 Milwaukee St., Ste. 12, Madison, WI 53714. Other. Founded 1994. Contact: Dr. Ron C. Wagner, (608)244-1714, (608)837-4125, E-mail: healing@chorus.net, Web Site: http://www.healingenergy.net. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies with program. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy

Empire School of Real Estate

123 W. Main St., Madison, WI 53703. Other. Founded 1964. Contact: Larry E. Lichte, (608)257-4806, Fax: (608)257-4809. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $300. Enrollment: Total 30. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Real Estate, Basic

Fox World Travel School

203 West Town Mall, Madison, WI 53719. Trade and Technical. Founded 1981. Contact: David H. Juedes, Pres., (608)274-2777, (608)833-6060, 800-236-8475, Fax: (608)833-8484, E-mail: fwt52@gofox.com, Web Site: http://www.gofox.com; Kathy Vorpahl, Administrator. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $1,895.00 (includes all necessary books and supplies) plus $100 application fee. Enrollment: Total 15. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Travel Agents (13 Wk); Travel & Tourism (13 Wk); Travel & Transportation Management (13 Wk)

Herzing College

5218 East Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 53718. Trade and Technical, Two-Year College.(608)249-6611, 800-582-1227, Fax: (608)249-8593, E-mail: info@msn.herzing.edu, Web Site: http://www.herzing.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $12,700. Enrollment: Total 751. Degrees awarded: Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Business Administration (5 Sm); Computer Technology (5 Sm); Graphic Arts (5 Sm); Health Care & Management (9 Sm); Health Occupations (4 Sm); Homeland Security (9 Sm); Information Technology (5 Sm); Medical Billing (3 Sm); Paralegal (4 Sm); Telecommunications Technology (5 Sm)

Lakeside School of Massage Therapy-Madison

6121 Odana Rd., Madison, WI 53719-1103. Trade and Technical. Founded 1985. Contact: Brad Yates, (608)274-2484, Fax: (608)274-5696, E-mail: madison_info@lakeside.edu, Web Site: http://www.lakeside.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $8,250 plus $1,200 books and supplies. Enrollment: men 25, women 119. Degrees awarded: Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: COMTA. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy (750 Hr)

Madison Area Technical College - Truax Campus

3550 Anderson St., Madison, WI 53704. Two-Year College. Founded 1912. Contact: Dr. Bettsey L. Barhorst, Pres., (608)246-6100, 800-322-6282, Fax: (608)246-6880, E-mail: admissions@matcmadison.edu, Web Site: http://www.matcmadison.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Semester. Tuition: $2,201/year in-state; $15,602/year out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 6,274. Degrees awarded: Associate, Diploma, Certificate. Accreditation: AAMAE; JRCRTE. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General; Administrative Assistant; Agri-Power Equipment; Architectural Technology; Automotive Technology; Barbering; Biological Technology; Business Management; Child Care & Guidance; Civil Engineering Technology; Commercial Art; Computer Information Science; Cosmetology; Court Reporting; Culinary Arts; Data Entry; Dental Assisting; Dental Hygiene; Dietetic Technology; Drafting, Architectural; Electronics Technology; Emergency Medical Technology; Farm Management Technology; Fashion Merchandising; Finance; Fire Protection Technology; Food Service & Management; Hospitality; Human Services; Insurance, General; Interior Design; Laboratory Animal Science; Legal Transcriber; Machine Tool & Die; Marketing; Medical Assistant; Medical Laboratory Technology; Medical Office Management; Nursing, Practical; Occupational Therapy; Office Technology; Optometric Assistant; Paramedic; Pharmacy Technician; Photography; Police Science; Printing; Radiologic Technology; Real Estate, Basic; Recreation Administration; Respiratory Therapy; Secretarial, Medical; Small Business Management; Surgical Technology; Tourism; Veterinary Technology; Visual Communications; Welding Technology

Madison Cosmetology College

310 Westgate Mall, Madison, WI 53711-1030. Cosmetology. Founded 1965. Contact: Bruce Bennett, Pres., (608)271-4204, 877-271-4204, Fax: (608)271-5226, E-mail: madison@cosmetologycollege.com, Web Site: http://cosmetologycollege.com; Web Site: http://www.cosmetologycollege.com/page/page/682558.htm. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $10,785, cosmetology program; $4,372, aesthetics program; $1,800, nail technology program (excludes books and supplies). Enrollment: men 1, women 111. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (1799 Hr); Esthetician (900 Hr); Nail Technology (900 Hr)

Madison English as a Second Language School

3009 University Ave., Madison, WI 53705. Other. Founded 1995. Contact: Suruedee Chumroum, (608)233-9962, Fax: (608)233-9967, E-mail: apply@mesls.org, Web Site: http://www.mesls.org. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Week. Tuition: $1,500 per program plus $90 application fee. Enrollment: men 73, women 110. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid not available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: English As A Second Language (7 Wk)

Madison Media Institute

2702 Agriculture Dr., Madison, WI 53718. Trade and Technical, Two-Year College. Founded 1969. Contact: Chris Hutchings, (608)663-2000, 800-236-4997, Fax: (608)442-0141, Web Site: http://www.madisonmedia.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Semester. Tuition: $325 per credit. Enrollment: men 150, women 50. Degrees awarded: Associate, Diploma, Certificate. Accreditation: ACCSCT. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Broadcasting Technology (60 Cr); Media Technology (60 Cr); Music & Recording Technology (60 Cr); Radio Programming (30 Cr); Video Production (30 Cr)

Martin's College of Cosmetology (Madison)

6414 Odana Rd., Madison, WI 53717. Cosmetology, Barber. Founded 1981. Contact: John M. Kwitek, (920)684-3028, (608)270-0270, 800-236-4680, Fax: (920)684-1328, E-mail: martins@mcofc.com, Web Site: http://www.mcofc.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students not accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $430-$12,243 plus books and supplies. Enrollment: men 9, women 116. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (1800 Hr); Cosmetology Instructor (150 Hr); Esthetician (600 Hr); Nail Technology (300 Hr)

University of Wisconsin Colleges

780 Regent St., Madison, WI 53708-8680. Contact: Margaret Cleek, Interim Chancellor, (608)262-1783, (608)262-9652, Web Site: http://www.uwc.edu. Public. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $3,700 in-state; $12,400 out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 4,367.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Occupational Therapy Program

2120 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706-1532. Other. Founded 1948. Contact: Mary Schneider, Ph.D., OTR, Coordinator, (608)262-2936, Fax: (608)263-6434, E-mail: schneider@education.wisc.edu, Web Site: http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/kinesiology/ot. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 75. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: AOTA. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Occupational Therapy (2.5 Yr)

MANITOWOC

Martin's College of Cosmetology (Manitowoc)

1034 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, WI 54220-5040. Cosmetology, Barber. Founded 1981. Contact: John Martin Kwitek, (920)684-3028, 800-236-4680, Fax: (920)684-1328, E-mail: martins@mcofc.com, Web Site: http://mcofc.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $430-$12,243 plus books and supplies. Enrollment: men 1, women 56. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: NACCAS. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (1800 Hr); Cosmetology Instructor (150 Hr); Esthetician (600 Hr); Nail Technology (300 Hr)

MARINETTE

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (Marinette)

1601 University Dr., Marinette, WI 54143. Trade and Technical, Two-Year College. Founded 1911. Contact: Patrick O'Hara, Campus Dean, (715)735-9361, 800-422-6982, Fax: (715)732-3493, E-mail: marinette@nwtc.edu, Web Site: http://www.nwtc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 375. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Auto Mechanics (9 Mo); Fire Protection Technology (2 Yr); Information Sciences Technology (9 Mo); Machine Tool & Die (2 Yr); Nursing, Practical (1 Yr); Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Office, General (9 Mo); Welding, Combination (9 Mo)

MARSHFIELD

Mid-State Technical College (Marshfield)

2600 W. 5th St., Marshfield, WI 54449. Two-Year College. Founded 1967. Contact: Brenda Dillenburg, Marshfield Campus Dean, (715)387-2538, Fax: (715)387-2864, E-mail: brenda.dillenburt@mstc.edu, Web Site: http://www.mstc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 800. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Clerical (1 Yr); Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (1 Yr); Agribusiness (1 Yr); Agri-Management (1 Yr); Clerk, Typist (1 Yr); Data Processing (2 Yr); Health Occupations (1 Yr); Inhalation Therapy Technology (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Medical Transcription (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant (1 Sm); Surgical Technology (1 Yr); Wood Industries Technology (1 Yr); Word Processing (2 Yr)

MENASHA

ACTION Employment and Training

1800 Appleton Rd., Menasha, WI 54952. Business. Founded 1986. Contact: Dawn Sonnenberg, (920)730-9366, (920)968-6206, 800-482-0030, Fax: (920)731-3041, E-mail: action@gwicc.org. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students not accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $2,500. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Clerical, General; Computer Operations

MENOMONEE FALLS

Worldwide Educational Services

PO Box 870, Menomonee Falls, WI 53052-0870. Business. Founded 1971. (262)435-5111, Fax: (262)435-2936. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: Varies with program. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: ACCSCT. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Computer Networking; Office, General; Office Technology

MIDDLETON

Institute of Dental Assisting

8383 Greenway Blvd., Ste. 120, Middleton, WI 53562-4660. Allied Medical. Founded 1993. Contact: Dr. Jim Shipley, (608)836-1422. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $1,595. Enrollment: women 10. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Dental Assisting

MILWAUKEE

Bryant and Stratton College (Milwaukee)

310 West Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203. Two-Year College. Contact: Kathryn Cotey, Dir. of Admissions, (414)276-5200, Web Site: http://www.bryantstratton.edu; Pete Pavone, Campus Director, Web Site: http://bryantstratton.edu/request_info.aspx?i=C&c=18. Private. Coed. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Degrees awarded: Associate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (4 Sm); Administrative Assistant (4 Sm); Business (4 Sm); Criminal Justice (4 Sm); Human Resources Assistant (4 Sm); Information Technology (4 Sm); Medical Administrative Assistant (4 Sm); Medical Assistant (4 Sm)

Columbia St. Mary's

2025 E. Newport Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211. Allied Medical. Contact: Kit Zarnecki, Dir. of Admissions, (414)961-3800, Fax: (414)961-3443, Web Site: http://www.columbia-stmarys.org/. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Term: Year. Tuition: $350. Enrollment: men 5, women 12. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Curriculum: Radiologic Technology (24 Mo)

Gran-Aire, Inc.

9305 W. Appleton Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53225. Flight and Ground. Founded 1947. Contact: Craig Larson, Chief Instructor, (414)461-3222, Fax: (414)461-8207, E-mail: info@flymilwaukee.com, Web Site: http://www.flymilwaukee.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 76. Accreditation: FAA. Curriculum: Aircraft Flight Instruction, Airline Transport Pilot; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Commercial Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Flight Instructor; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Flight Instructor Additional Rating; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Instrument Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Multi-Engine Rating - Airplane; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Primary Flying

Lakeside School of Massage Therapy-Milwaukee

1726 N. 1st St. Ste. 200, Milwaukee, WI 53212-3957. Trade and Technical. Founded 1985. Contact: Claude Gagnon, (414)372-4345, Fax: (414)372-5350, E-mail: milw_info@lakeside.edu, Web Site: http://www.lakeside.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $8,250 plus $1,200 books and supplies. Enrollment: Total 120. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: COMTA. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy (750 Hr)

MBTI Business Training Institute

606 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203. Business. Founded 1959. Contact: James M. Peterman, Dir. of Education, (414)272-2192, Fax: (414)272-0341. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: men 150, women 150. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: ACICS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Automated (36 Wk); Administrative Assistant (24 Wk); Computer Hardware Technology (42 Wk); Computer Programming (36 Wk); Paralegal (24 Wk); Travel Agents (24 Wk)

Milwaukee Area Technical College (Downtown Campus)

700 West State St., Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443. Two-Year College. Founded 1911. Contact: Dr. Darnell Cole, Pres., (414)297-6282, E-mail: infomatc@matc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Term: Semester. Degrees awarded: Associate. Curriculum: Accounting, Clerical; Accounting, General; Agribusiness - Marketing (2 Yr); Agri-Engineering & Mechanics (2 Yr); Air Conditioning; Aircraft Airframe Maintenance; Aircraft Powerplant Maintenance; Appliance Repair; Architectural Technology; Auto Body & Fender Repair; Auto Mechanics; Baking; Barbering; Biomedical Electronics (2 Yr); Business, General Office; Carpentry; Chemical Technology; Civil Engineering Technology; Combustion Engine Technology (2 Yr); Commercial Art (2 Yr); Computer Operator; Cosmetology; Data Processing; Dental Assisting; Dental Hygiene; Dental Laboratory Technology; Distributive Education (2 Yr); Electrical Technology; Electro-Mechanical Technology; Electronics & Communication; Electronics Technology; Engineering Technology; Environmental Health; Fashion Merchandising; Finance; Fire Science; Food Service & Management; Foundry (9 Mo); Graphic Arts; Home Furnishings (1 Yr); Horticulture (1 Yr); Horticulture, Ornamental (2 Yr); Hotel & Restaurant Cooking; Human Services (2 Yr); Hydraulic Technology (1 Yr); Inhalation Therapy Technology; Legal Assistant (2 Yr); Machine Shop Operator; Machine Tool & Die Design; Marketing; Masonry; Mechanical Drafting; Medical Laboratory Technology; Metallurgical Technology; Mortuary Science; Music (2 Yr); Numerical Control; Nursing, Practical; Nursing, R.N.; Occupational Therapy Assistant (2 Yr); Office Machines; Operating Room Technology; Photography; Physical Therapy Technology; Police Science; Printing; Radiologic Technology (2 Yr); Real Estate, Basic; Secretarial, Administrative; Secretarial, Legal; Secretarial, Medical; Sheet Metal; Shoe Building; Small Engine Repair (1 Yr); Stenography, General; Tailoring; Television; Typesetting; Upholstering; Video Production (2 Yr); Watchmaking & Repairing; Water & Waste Water Pollution Technology; Welding Technology; Word Processing (2 Yr)

Milwaukee School of Engineering

1025 N. Milwaukee St., Milwaukee, WI 53202-3190. Nursing, Other, Trade and Technical. Founded 1903. Contact: Tim Valley, Dean of Enrollment Management, (414)277-6763, 800-332-6763, Fax: (414)277-7475, E-mail: explore@msoe.edu, Web Site: http://www.msoe.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $7,985 per quarter. Enrollment: Total 1,680. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma. Accreditation: ABET; CAAHEP; NCA-HLC; CCNE. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Biomedical Electronics (4 Yr); Communications Technology (4 Yr); Computer Business Systems Technology (4 Yr); Computer Engineering (4 Yr); Computer Servicing - Software Applications (4 Yr); Construction Management (4 Yr); Electrical Engineering Technology (4 Yr); Engineering Technology, Architectural (4 Yr); Industrial Engineering Technology (4 Yr); Mechanical Engineering (4 Yr); Nursing, R.N. (4 Yr)

Milwaukee School of Massage

830 E. Chambers St., Milwaukee, WI 53212. Trade and Technical. Founded 1995. Contact: Wanda M. Beals, Dir., (414)263-1179, Fax: (414)263-1049, Web Site: http://www.milwaukeeschoolofmassage.com; Web Site: http://www.milwaukeeschoolofmassage.com/contact.asp. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Year. Tuition: $7,000 per program including books and supplies. Enrollment: men 5, women 19. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy (640 Hr)

Robbins and Lloyd Career Training Institute

11801 W. Silver Spring Dr., Ste. 200, Milwaukee, WI 53225. Other. Founded 1968. Contact: Sherry Lin Machesky, Assistant Administrator, (414)464-0800, 800-567-4494, Fax: (414)464-0850, E-mail: sherrym@robbinslloyd.com, Web Site: http://www.robbinsandlloyd.net. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $185-$1100. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid not available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Insurance, General; Mortgage Broker; Real Estate Appraisal (90 Hr); Real Estate, Basic (72 Hr); Real Estate Broker (36 Hr)

St. Luke's Medical Center

2900 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53215. Allied Medical. Contact: Debra J. Biggins, (414)747-4330, (414)747-4335, Fax: (414)747-4366, E-mail: debra.biggins@aurora.org, Web Site: http://www.aurorahealthcare.org. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,500 per year. Enrollment: Total 56. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: JRCERT. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Curriculum: Radiologic Technology (2 Yr)

St. Luke's Medical Center-School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

180 W. Grange Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207. Contact: Laura Woodruff, Program Director, (414)747-4360, (414)747-4352, Web Site: http://www.aurorahealthcare.org. Private. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,500 in-state; $1,500 out-of-state. Degrees awarded: Associate.

St. Luke's Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology

180 W. Grange Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207. Contact: Debra Biggins, Program Director, (414)747-4330, (414)747-4316, Web Site: http://www.aurorahealthcare.org. Private. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,500 in-state; $1,500 out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 22.

St. Michael Hospital

2400 W. Villard Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53209. Allied Medical. Founded 1968. Contact: Diane Wingenter, Prog. Dir., (414)527-5149, Fax: (414)527-5156. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $375/year. Enrollment: Total 20. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: JRCERT. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Radiologic Technology (24 Mo)

Vici Beauty School

11010 W. Hampton Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53225. Cosmetology. Founded 1967. Contact: Penelope Rushing, Founder/Owner, (414)464-5002, (414)281-1119, Fax: (414)464-2873, E-mail: admissions@vicibeautyschool.com, Web Site: http://www.vicibeautyschool.com; Marvin Rushing, Founder/Owner. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $14,370 including materials and fees. Enrollment: men 10, women 170. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (1800 Hr)

NEENAH

Theda Clark Medical Center

PO Box 2021, 130 2nd St., Neenah, WI 54957-2021. Allied Medical. Founded 1963. Contact: Troy Albrecht, Dir., (920)729-3100, (920)729-3146, 800-236-3122, E-mail: troy.albrecht@thedacare.org, Web Site: http://www.thedacare.org. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Year. Tuition: $4,000 for 24-month program; $550 books. Enrollment: Total 20. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: JRCERT. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Radiologic Technology (24 Mo)

NEW RICHMOND

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (New Richmond)

1019 S. Knowles Ave., New Richmond, WI 54017. Trade and Technical, Two-Year College. Founded 1972. Contact: Jodi Saliny, Admissions, (715)246-6561, 800-243-9482, Fax: (715)246-2777, E-mail: admisnr@witc.edu, Web Site: http://www.witc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: men 354, women 634. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: AAMAE; NLNAC; NCRA; NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Automated (1 Yr); Accounting, Clerical (1 Yr); Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Agri-Power Equipment (2 Yr); Computer Information Science (2 Yr); Computer Networking; Data Processing Programmer Analyst (2 Yr); Early Childhood Education (2 Yr); Emergency Medical Technology; Fire Protection Technology; Machine Tool Programming Technology (2 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Marine & Small Engine Repair (1 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Microcomputers (1 Yr); Motorcycle Repair (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant; Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Packaging Technology (2 Yr)

OKAUCHEE

Wisconsin School of Professional Pet Grooming, Inc.

N51 W. 34917 Wisconsin Ave., PO Box 175, Okauchee, WI 53069. Trade and Technical. Founded 1985. Contact: Delores Lillge, Dir. of Admissions, (262)569-9492, Fax: (262)569-1841, E-mail: wsppg1@yahoo.com, Web Site: http://www.angelfire.com/biz/wsppg/. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Other. Tuition: $5,200, $100 application fee, $684 equipment. Enrollment: Total 36. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid not available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Pet Grooming (400 Hr)

OSHKOSH

Affinity Health System Program In Radiologic Tech

500 S. Oakwood Road, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3370. Contact: Kevin Nolan, President, (920)223-0136, Web Site: http://www.affinityhealth.org. Private. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $3,500 in-state; $3,500 out-of-state.

PEWAUKEE

Waukesha County Technical College

800 Main St., Pewaukee, WI 53072. Two-Year College. Founded 1923. Contact: Lesley J. Frederick, Manager, Enrollment Services, (262)691-5566, 877-463-9282, Fax: (262)691-5593, E-mail: lfrederick@wctc.edu, Web Site: http://www.wctc.edu; Web Site: http://www.wctc.edu/web/general/contact.htm. Public. Coed. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Semester. Tuition: $81 per credit hour in-state. Enrollment: Total 1,306. Degrees awarded: Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: CAAHEP; NLNAC; NCAHLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Clerical (1 Yr); Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Auto Body & Fender Repair (1 Yr); Automotive Technology (2 Yr); Business, International (2 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (2 Yr); Computer Hardware Technology (2 Yr); Computer Programming (2 Yr); Culinary Arts (2 Yr); Custodial Training (1 Yr); Dental Assisting (1 Yr); Dental Hygiene (2 Yr); Drafting, Architectural (2 Yr); Drafting, Electrical (2 Yr); Drug & Alcohol Counseling (2 Yr); Electro-Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Electronics & Communication (2 Yr); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Emergency Medical Technology (1 Yr); Fashion Merchandising (2 Yr); Financial Planning (2 Yr); Food Preparation & Service (1 Yr); Food Service & Management (1 Yr); Health Care & Management (1 Yr); Hospitality (2 Yr); Industrial Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Industrial Maintenance (2 Yr); Industrial Management & Supervision (2 Yr); Instructional Aide (1 Yr); Insurance, General (2 Yr); Interior Design (2 Yr); Machine Tool & Die (2 Yr); Machine Tool Programming Technology (1 Yr); Management Development (2 Yr); Manufacturing Technology (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Materials Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Medical Transcription (1 Yr); Microcomputers (2 Yr); Mortgage Broker (2 Yr); Nurse, Assistant (1 Yr); Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Office Machines Repair (1 Yr); Police Science (2 Yr); Printing (1 Yr); Quality Control (2 Yr); Real Estate Appraisal (2 Yr); Real Estate Broker (2 Yr); Real Estate Management (2 Yr); Retail Management (2 Yr); Surgical Technology (2 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr)

RACINE

All Saints Healthcare - School of Radiologic Technology

3801 Spring St., Racine, WI 53405. Allied Medical. Founded 1970. Contact: Cynthia L. Brun, B.S., R.T.(R)(M), (262)687-5090, Fax: (262)687-8913, E-mail: cbrun@allsaintshealthcare.org, Web Site: http://www.allsaintshealthcare.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Semester. Tuition: $3,000 for 2 Yr-includes books. Enrollment: Total 24. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: JRCERT. Approved: Vet. Admin. Curriculum: Radiologic Technology (2 Yr)

Gateway Technical College, Racine Campus

1001 S. Main St., Racine, WI 53403. Two-Year College. Founded 1911. Contact: Ann Henderson, Dean of Student Support, (262)619-6200, E-mail: hendersona@gtc.edu, Web Site: http://www.gtc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: FAA; NLNAC; NCRA. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General; Administrative Assistant; Auto Mechanics; Automotive Technology; Banking & Finance; Civil Engineering Technology; Clerk, Typist; Computer Aided Manufacturing; Computer Operator; Computer Programming; Computer Technology (2 Yr); Construction Management; Cosmetology; Drafting, Structural; Electronics Technology; Fire Science; Food Service & Management; Health Aide; Hotel & Motel Management; Industrial Engineering Technology; Industrial Management & Supervision; Machine Shop Operator; Marketing; Marketing Management; Mechanical Drafting; Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Mechanical Technology - Production; Medical Assistant; Office Machines; Secretarial, Administrative; Secretarial, General; Technician, Electronic Service (1 Yr); Travel Agents; Upholstering; Welding Technology; Word Processing

Midwest College of Oriental Medicine

6232 Bankers Rd., Racine, WI 53403-9747. Allied Medical. Founded 1979. Contact: Dr. William Dunbar, Pres., (262)554-2010, 800-593-2320, Fax: (262)554-7475, E-mail: dunbardoc@aol.com, info@acupuncture.edu, Web Site: http://www.acupuncture.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $29,650 acupuncture; $39,138 oriental medicine (entire program). Enrollment: men 102, women 177. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma. Accreditation: ACAOM. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Acupuncture (27 Mo); Oriental Medicine (36 Mo)

Wisconsin Institute of National Wellness

6211 Durand, Ste. 101, Racine, WI 53406. Other. Founded 1996. Contact: Anne Frontier, (262)554-8722, Fax: (262)554-8722, E-mail: winw@execpc.com, Web Site: http://www.wimassageschool.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Trisemester. Tuition: $6,900 per year. Enrollment: Total 30. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy (705 Hr)

RHINELANDER

Nicolet College

Box 518, Rhinelander, WI 54501-0518. Two-Year College. Founded 1968. Contact: Gerry Cadotte, Admissions/Academic Advisor, (715)365-4414, 800-544-3039, Fax: (715)365-4445, E-mail: gcadotte@nicoletcollege.edu, inquire@nicoletcollege.edu, Web Site: http://www.nicoletcollege.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $3,294/year in-state; $14,643/year out-of-state. Enrollment: Total 687. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma, Associate. Accreditation: NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Advanced (2 Yr); Accounting, Clerical (1 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Auto Mechanics (2 Yr); Automotive Service (1 Yr); Building Material Management (1 Yr); Clerk, Typist (1 Yr); Cosmetology (1 Yr); Data Processing (2 Yr); Family Living Specialist (2 Yr); Food Preparation & Service (1 Yr); Hospitality (2 Yr); Machine Technology (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting (1 Yr); Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Mechanics, Diesel (1 Yr); Mid-Management (2 Yr); Mining Machinery Mechanics (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant (1 Yr); Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Police Science (2 Yr); Real Estate, Basic; Recreation Leadership (2 Yr); Small Business Management (1 Yr); Small Engine Repair (1 Yr); Stenography, General (1 Yr); Surveying (2 Yr); Timber Harvester (4 Mo)

Rhinelander Flying Service, Inc.

Oneida County Airport, 3400 Airport Rd., Rhinelander, WI 54501. Flight and Ground. Founded 1980. Contact: Bill Lord, Chief Pilot, (715)365-3456, (715)365-3451, 800-236-3131, Fax: (715)365-3461, E-mail: info@rhinelanderflyingservice.com, Web Site: http://www.rhinelanderflyingservice.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $5,000 and up (approximate). Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: FAA. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Aircraft Flight Instruction; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Commercial Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Multi-Engine Rating - Airplane; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Primary Flying

RICE LAKE

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (Rice Lake)

1900 College Dr., Rice Lake, WI 54868. Business, Cosmetology, Nursing, Trade and Technical. Founded 1941. Contact: Betty Tschernach, Admissions, (715)234-7082, 800-243-9482, Fax: (715)234-5172, E-mail: admisrl@witc.edu, Web Site: http://www.witc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,020 (12 credits). Enrollment: Total 812. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Automated; Accounting, General; Administrative Assistant; Architectural Design Technology; Automotive Collision Repair; Automotive Technology; Auto Painting; Barbering; Cosmetology; Criminal Justice; Dietician Training; Electronics & Communication; Emergency Medical Technology; Farm Management Technology; Farm Operations; Finance; Fire Science; Industrial Management & Supervision; Information Sciences Technology; Law Enforcement; Machine Tool & Die; Machine Tool Programming Technology; Mechanical Drafting; Medication Aide; Microcomputers; Nurses Aide; Nursing, R.N.; Office Administration; Quality Control; Telecommunications Technology; Welding, Arc & Gas; Word Processing

SHEBOYGAN FALLS

Western Shore Aviation

N6187 Resource Dr., Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085. Flight and Ground. Founded 1946. Contact: Daniel Gibbs, (920)467-6151, 800-242-7643, Fax: (920)467-1337, E-mail: daniel.gibbs@westernshoreaviation.com, Web Site: http://www.westernshoreaviation.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 30. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Aircraft Flight Instruction, Advanced Ground; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Airline Transport Pilot; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Basic Ground; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Commercial Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Flight Instructor; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Flight Instructor Additional Rating; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Instrument Flying; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Multi-Engine Rating - Airplane; Aircraft Flight Instruction, Primary Flying

SHELL LAKE

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (Shell Lake)

505 Pine Ridge Dr., HGR 69-Box 10B, Shell Lake, WI 54871. Two-Year College. Founded 1972. Contact: Mimi Crandall, Dean of Student Svcs., (715)468-2815, 800-243-9482, Fax: (715)468-2819, E-mail: mcrandal@witc.edu, Web Site: http://www.witc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,020 (12 credits). Enrollment: men 3,302, women 3,877. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: AAMAE; ACCSCT; NLNAC; NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Agriculture Construction & Machine Design Technology (2 Yr); Architectural Design Technology (2 Yr); Automation Technology (2 Yr); Automotive Technology (2 Yr); Auto Painting (1 Yr); Business Administration (2 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (1 Yr); Computer Aided Drafting (1 Yr); Computer Information Science (2 Yr); Cosmetology (18 Mo); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Emergency Medical Technology (120 Hr); Farm Management Technology; Hospital Management (2 Yr); Industrial Maintenance (2 Yr); Machine Tool & Die (2 Yr); Machine Tool Programming Technology (2 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Marine & Small Engine Repair (2 yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Masonry (1 Yr); Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Medication Aide (100 Hr); Motorcycle Repair (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant (1 Sm); Nursing, Practical (2 Yr); Occupational Therapy Assistant (2 Yr); Office, General (1 Yr); Paramedic (1 Sm); Pharmacy Technician (1 Yr); Police Science (2 Yr); Retail Management (2 Yr); Secretarial, Medical (2 Yr); Telecommunications Technology (2 Yr); Telephone Repair & Service (1 Yr); Travel Agents; Welding Technology (1 Yr)

STEVENS POINT

Mid-State Technical College (Stevens Point)

933 Michigan Ave., Stevens Point, WI 54481. Two-Year College. Founded 1967. Contact: Steve Smith, Stevens Point Campus Dean, (715)344-3063, (715)342-3115, Fax: (715)342-3134, E-mail: ssmith@mstc.edu, Web Site: http://www.mstc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $68 per credit. Enrollment: Total 450. Degrees awarded: Diploma, Associate, Certificate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, Specialist (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Business Administration (2 Yr); Computer Information Science (2 Yr); Computer Programming (2 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Medical Technology - Phlebotomy (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant (6 Wk); Office Technology (1 Yr)

STOUGHTON

Howard Academy for the Metal Arts

188 W. Main St., PO Box 472, Stoughton, WI 53589. Trade and Technical, Art. Founded 1997. Contact: William L. Howard, Headmaster, (608)873-5199, 800-843-9603, Fax: (608)873-0960, E-mail: goldsmith@howardacademy.com, Web Site: http://www.howard-academy.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $3,000-$14,000 per program plus tools and materials. Enrollment: Total 12. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Jewelry Design - Repair & Stone Setting; Metal Trades Technology

SUN PRAIRIE

Diesel Truck Driver Training School, Inc.

7190 Elder Ln., Sun Prairie, WI 53590. Trade and Technical. Founded 1963. Contact: Michael Klabacka, (608)837-7800, 800-383-7364, Fax: (608)825-6752. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $4,295 for 9 Week Program; $3,695 for 14 Weekend Program. Enrollment: men 2,000, women 500. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma. Accreditation: ACCSCT. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Curriculum: Tractor Trailer Operators Training (9 Wk)

SUPERIOR

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (Superior)

600 N. 21st St., Superior, WI 54880. Trade and Technical. Founded 1912. Contact: Diane Vertin, Campus Administrator, (715)394-6677, 800-243-9482, Fax: (715)394-3771, E-mail: dvertin@witc.edu, Web Site: http://www.witc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,020 (12 credits). Enrollment: Total 547. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS; NLNAC; NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Auto Mechanics (2 Yr); Business Administration (2 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (1 Yr); Computer Aided Drafting (1 Yr); Computer Information Science (2 Yr); Correctional Science (2 Yr); Cosmetology (15 Mo); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Finance (2 Yr); Machine Technology (2 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting (1 Yr); Medical Receptionist (2 Yr); Microcomputers (2 Yr); Nurse, Assistant; Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Office, General (1 Yr); Paramedic (1 Yr); Secretarial, Administrative (2 Yr); Travel Agents (2 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr)

WATERTOWN

Madison Area Technical College - Watertown

1300 W. Main St., Watertown, WI 53098. Two-Year College. Founded 1965. Contact: Lynette I. Hertel, Campus Administrator, (920)206-8000, 800-322-6282, Fax: (920)261-3768, E-mail: lhertel@matcmadison.edu, Web Site: http://matcmadison.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students not accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 550. Degrees awarded: Associate, Diploma, Certificate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General; Drafting & Design Technology; Electronics Technology; Industrial Management & Supervision; Mid-Management; Nursing, R.N.; Office, General

WAUKESHA

New Tribes Bible Institute

915 N. Hartwell Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186-5099. Other. Founded 1955. Contact: Mike Winters, Dean of Education, (262)542-9411, 800-555-6824, Fax: (262)542-3578, E-mail: waukesha_ntbi@ntm.org, admissions_ntbi@ntm.org, Web Site: http://ntbi.org. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: None required. Enrollment: Total 200. Degrees awarded: Associate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Bible Study (2 Yr)

Waukesha Memorial Hospital Medical

725 American Ave., Waukesha, WI 53188. Allied Medical. Founded 1962. Contact: Jane R. Banaszak, Medical Technology, (262)928-1000, 800-326-2011, Web Site: http://www.waukeshamemorial.org. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Term: Other. Enrollment: women 4. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: CAAHEP. Curriculum: Medical Technology (9 Mo)

WAUSAU

Northcentral Technical College

1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau, WI 54401. Trade and Technical. Founded 1912. Contact: Kris Janse-Dinkel, Admissions, (715)675-3331, E-mail: jansedin@ntc.edu, Web Site: http://www.ntc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: men 1,493, women 2,037. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Agri-Power Equipment (2 Yr); Architectural Technology (2 Yr); Auto Body & Fender Repair (1 Yr); Automotive Technology (2 Yr); Data Processing (2 Yr); Dental Hygiene (2 Yr); Electro-Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Emergency Medical Technology (1 Yr); Farm Operations (2 Yr); Fire Science (1 Yr); Industrial Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Information Sciences Technology (1 Yr); Laser Technology (2 Yr); Law Enforcement (6 Wk); Machine Shop Operator (2 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting (1 Yr); Mechanical Technology (2 yr); Nurse, Assistant (8 Wk); Nursing, Vocational (2 Yr); Operating Room Technology (1 Yr); Police Science (2 Yr); Printing (2 Yr); Radiologic Technology (2 Yr); Secretarial, Administrative (2 Yr); Secretarial, Legal (2 Yr); Secretarial, Medical (2 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr); Word Processing (1 Yr)

State College of Beauty Culture

1930 Grand Ave., Wausau, WI 54401-4667. Barber, Cosmetology. Founded 1967. Contact: Andi Burns, (715)845-2888, (715)849-5368, Fax: (715)848-2121, E-mail: info@statecollegeofbeauty.com, Web Site: http://www.statecollegeofbeauty.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $10,200 barbering/cosmetology course; $2,500, nail tech course; $6,500 esthetics course (prices include books and fees). Enrollment: Total 60. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Barbering (1800 Hr); Cosmetology (1800 Hr); Esthetician (600 Hr); Nail Technology (300 Hr)

WAUWATOSA

Bryant and Stratton College (Milwaukee West)

10950 W. Potter Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226. Two-Year College. Contact: Kathryn Cotey, Dir. of Admissions, (414)302-7000, Web Site: http://www.bryantstratton.edu; Cori Prohaska, Assoc.Dir. of Admissions, Web Site: http://bryantstratton.edu/request_info.aspx?i=C&c=16. Private. Coed. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Degrees awarded: Associate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Business (4 Sm); Criminal Justice (4 Sm); Graphic Design (4 Sm); Human Resources Assistant (4 Sm); Medical Administrative Assistant (4 Sm); Medical Assistant (4 Sm); Nursing (5 Sm); Paralegal (4 Sm)

Shorewest Real Estate Institute

11622 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53226. Other. Founded 1969. Contact: Casey Clickner, Dir. of Career Devel., (414)476-7979, Fax: (414)476-9266, Web Site: http://www.shorewest.com. Private. Coed. Term: Hour. Tuition: $395 for pre-licensing course. Enrollment: Total 500. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Curriculum: Real Estate, Basic (8 Wk); Real Estate Law (8 Wk)

WEST ALLIS

Bartending College

739 S. 108th St., West Allis, WI 53214-2441. Other. Founded 1974. Contact: Kelly Abfall, (414)302-5050, 800-BAR-TEND, Fax: (414)302-5052, E-mail: info@icanbartend.com, Web Site: http://www.icanbartend.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $299. Enrollment: Total 10. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma. Financial aid not available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Bartending (30 Hr)

Milwaukee Area Technical College (West Allis Campus)

1200 S. 71st St., West Allis, WI 53214-3110. Trade and Technical. Founded 1912. Contact: Darnell E. Cole, Pres., (414)456-5500, Fax: (414)456-5360, E-mail: infomatc@matc.edu, Web Site: http://www.matc.edu; Clarissa Brown, Admissions Office Staff Specialist, E-mail: brownc8@matc.edu. Public. Coed. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,325/semester, associate degree and diploma; $1,754, four-year-college transfer. Enrollment: Total 6,000. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Banking & Finance (2 Yr); Business Administration (2 Yr); Computer Information Science (2 Yr); Electrical Technology (2 Yr); Funeral Service Education (2 Yr); Hotel & Motel Management (2 Yr); House & Medical Services Cleaning (2 Yr); Interior Design (1 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Masonry (1 Sm); Mechanical Drafting (1 Yr); Secretarial, General (2 Yr); Secretarial, Medical (2 Yr); Sewing, Commercial (1 Yr); Upholstering (1 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr)

WEST BEND

Moraine Park Technical College - West Bend Campus

2151 N. Main St., West Bend, WI 53090. Trade and Technical. Founded 1939. Contact: Sally Ruback, Recruitment and Retention Associate, (262)334-3413, (920)929-2126, 800-472-4554, E-mail: sruback@morainepark.edu, Web Site: http://www.morainepark.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $81 per credit, resident. Enrollment: Total 4,338. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NCAHLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Accounting, Junior (1 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Communications, Graphic (2 Yr); Early Childhood Education (2 Yr); Electrical Technology (1 Yr); Health Information Technology (2 Yr); Machine Tool & Die (1 Yr); Management (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Medical Transcription (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant; Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Web Development (1 Yr)

WISCONSIN RAPIDS

Mid-State Technical College (Wisconsin Rapids)

500 32nd St., N., Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494. Two-Year College. Founded 1967. Contact: John Clark, Ph.D., Pres., (715)422-5300, 888-575-MSTC, Fax: (715)422-5345, E-mail: john.clark@mstc.edu, Web Site: http://www.mstc.edu; James Barrett, Dir. of Admissions, E-mail: james.barrett@mstc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 3,205. Degrees awarded: Associate, Certificate, Diploma. Accreditation: JRCRTE; NLNAC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Accounting, Junior (1 Yr); Automation Technology (2 Yr); Business Administration (2 Yr); Child Care & Guidance (1 Yr); Civil Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Computer Programming, Advanced (2 Yr); Computer Technology (2 Yr); Correctional Science (2 Yr); Cosmetology (1 Yr); Diesel Technology (2 Yr); Electrical Engineering Technology (2 Yr); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Farm Operations (1 Yr); Health Aide (1 Yr); Hospitality (2 Yr); Hotel & Motel Management (2 Yr); Instrumentation Technology (2 Yr); Machine Tool Programming Technology (2 Yr); Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanical Technology (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Medical Technology - Phlebotomy (1 Yr); Medical Transcription (1 Yr); Nurse, Assistant (1 Yr); Nursing, Practical (2 Yr); Office, General (1 Yr); Paramedic (1 Yr); Police Science (2 Yr); Respiratory Therapy (2 Yr); Secretarial, Administrative (2 Yr); Stenography, General (1 Yr); Surgical Technology (1 Yr); Travel Agents (1 Yr); Welding Technology (1 Yr)

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Wisconsin

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State of Wisconsin

ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Probably from the Ojibwa word wishkonsing, meaning “place of the beaver.”

NICKNAME : The Badger State.

CAPITAL: Madison.

ENTERED UNION: 29 May 1848 (30th).

OFFICIAL SEAL: Coat of arms surrounded by the words “Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin” and 13 stars below.

FLAG: A dark-blue field, fringed in yellow on three sides, surrounds the state coat of arms on each side, with “Wisconsin” in white letters above the coat of arms and ‘1848’ below.

MOTTO: Forward.

SONG: “On, Wisconsin!”

FLOWER: Wood violet.

TREE: Sugar maple.

ANIMAL: Badger; white-tailed deer (wildlife); dairy cow (domestic).

BIRD: Robin.

FISH: Muskellunge.

INSECT: Honeybee.

DOG: American water spaniel.

FOSSIL: Trilobite.

MINERAL: Galena.

ROCK OR STONE: Red granite.

BEVERAGE: Milk.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Year’s Day, 1 January; Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., 3rd Monday in January; Presidents’ Day, 3rd Monday in February; Good Friday, Friday before Easter, March or April; Memorial Day, last Monday in May; Independence Day, 4 July; Labor Day, 1st Monday in September; Primary Day, 2nd Tuesday in September in even-numbered years; Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October; Election Day, 2nd Tuesday in November in even-numbered years; Veterans’ Day, 11 November; Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November; Christmas Day, 25 December.

TIME: 6 AMCST = noon GMT.

1 Location and Size

Located in the eastern north-central United States, Wisconsin ranks 26th in size among the 50 states. The total area of Wisconsin is 56,153 square miles (145,436 square kilometers), of which 54,426 square miles (140,963 square kilometers) is land and 1,727 square miles (4,473 square kilometers) is inland water. The state extends 295 miles (475 kilometers) from east to west and 320 miles (515 kilometers) from north to south. The state’s boundaries have a total length of 1,379 miles (2,219 kilometers). Important islands belonging to Wisconsin are the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior and Washington Island in Lake Michigan.

2 Topography

Wisconsin can be divided into four main geographical regions, each covering roughly one quarter of the state’s land area. The most highly elevated of these is the Superior Upland, with heavily forested rolling hills but no high mountains. A second upland region, called the Driftless Area, has a more rugged terrain. The third region is a large, crescent-shaped plain in central Wisconsin. Finally, in the east and southeast along Lake Michigan lies a large, lowland plain.

Timms Hill, in north-central Wisconsin, is the state’s highest point, at 1,951 feet (595 meters). The lowest elevation is 579 feet (177 meters), along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There are more than 8,000 lakes in Wisconsin. By far the largest inland lake is Lake Winnebago, in eastern Wisconsin, covering an area of 215 square miles (557 square kilometers).

Wisconsin Population Profile

Total population estimate in 2006:	5,556,506
Population change, 2000–06:	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino†:	4.5%
Population by race
One race:	98.8%
White:	88.1%
Black or African American:	5.7%
American Indian /Alaska Native:	0.8%
Asian:	2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander:	0.0%
Some other race:	2.2%
Two or more races:	1.2%

Population by Age Group

Major Cities by Population
City	Population	% change 2000–05
Notes: †A person of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race. NA indicates that data are not available.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey and Population Estimates. www.census.gov/ (accessed March 2007).
Milwaukee	578,887	-3.0
Madison	221,551	6.5
Green Bay	101,203	-1.1
Kenosha	95,240	5.4
Racine	79,392	-3.0
Appleton	70,217	0.2
Waukesha	67,658	4.4
Oshkosh	63,485	0.9
Eau Claire	62,570	1.4
Janesville	61,962	4.1

Mississippi at the Iowa border. Other tributaries of the Mississippi are the St. Croix, Chippewa, and Black rivers. Located on the Black River are Big Manitou Falls, at 165 feet (50 meters) the highest of the state’s many waterfalls.

3 Climate

Wisconsin has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature ranges from 39°f (4°c) in the north to about 50°f (10°c) in the south. Average daily temperatures in Milwaukee have ranged from 13°f (-10°c) to 27°f (-2°c) in January and from 62°f (16°c) to 79°f (26°c) in July. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Wisconsin is -55°f (-48°c) at Couderay on 4 February 1996. The highest temperature, 114°f (46°c), occurred at Wisconsin Dells on 13 July 1936.

Annual precipitation in the state ranges from about 34 inches (86 centimeters) for parts of the northwest to about 28 inches (71 centimeters) in the south-central region and the areas bordering Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. The annual average snowfall in Milwaukee is 47 inches (118 centimeters).

4 Plants and Animals

Common trees of Wisconsin include oaks, black cherry, and hickory. Pines, yellow birch, and moosewood are among the trees that grow in the north. Characteristic of southern Wisconsin are sugar maple (the state tree), white elm, and basswood. Prairies are thick with grasses. Forty-five varieties of orchid have been identified, as well as 20 types of violet, including the wood violet (the state flower). In 2006, six plant species were threatened, including the eastern prairie fringed orchid, prairie bush-clover, dwarf lake iris, Pitcher’s thistle, Fassett’s locoweed, and northern wild monkshood.

White-tailed deer (the state wild animal), black bear, and chipmunk are mammals typical of forestlands. The striped skunk and red and gray foxes are characteristic of upland fields, while wetlands harbor such mammals as the muskrat, mink, and river otter. Game birds include the ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail, and ruffed grouse. Some 336 bird species are native to Wisconsin. Reptiles include 23 varieties of snake, 13 types of turtle, and 4 kinds of lizard. Muskellunge (the state fish), northern pike, and brook trout are found in Wisconsin waterways.

In 2006, the US Fish and Wildlife Service listed eight animal species as threatened or endangered in Wisconsin, including the bald eagle, Karner blue butterfly, Hine’s emerald dragonfly, Higgins’ eye pearlymussel, piping plover, and gray wolf.

5 Environmental Protection

The present Department of Natural Resources (DNR), organized in 1967, brings together conservation and environmental protection responsibilities. The department supervises air, water, and solid waste pollution control programs and deals with the protection of forest, fish, and wildlife resources.

Pulp and paper mills, cheese factories, and canneries have taken major steps to control and prevent harmful water pollution. Communities

Wisconsin Population by Race

Census 2000 was the first national census in which the instructions to respondents said, “Mark one or more races.” This table shows the number of people who are of one, two, or three or more races. For those claiming two races, the number of people belonging to the various categories is listed. The U.S. government conducts a census of the population every ten years.

	Number	Percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000: Redistricting Data. Press release issued by the Redistricting Data Office. Washington, D.C., March, 2001. A dash (—) indicates that the percent is less than 0.1.
Total population	5,363,675	100.0
One race	5,296,780	98.8
Two races	62,793	1.2
White and Black or African American	14,437	0.3
White and American Indian/Alaska Native	16,157	0.3
White and Asian	8,484	0.2
White and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	688	—
White and some other race	14,068	0.3
Black or African American and American Indian/Alaska Native	2,003	—
Black or African American and Asian	600	—
Black or African American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	82	—
Black or African American and some other race	1,860	—
American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian	610	—
American Indian/Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	56	—
American Indian/Alaska Native and some other race	597	—
Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1,104	—
Asian and some other race	1,946	—
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and some other race	101	—
Three or more races	4,102	0.1

have built new or upgraded existing sewage treatment plants to reduce the flow of sewage into rivers and streams. Pulp and paper mills have spent millions of dollars to reduce suspended solids and other pollutants in their industrial effluent. Water quality and fisheries have visibly improved, but problems caused by persistent toxic chemicals, such as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and mercury, have risen and being addressed. Efforts are underway to identify sources of contamination and cleanup options at these sites and inland areas suffering similar problems.

Contaminated stormwater and runoff from agriculture, development, and other sources remain the most serious threats to Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers, and streams. Wetland protection regulations were upgraded in the late 1980s and in 1991 the state became the first in the nation to legislate wetlands protection. Between 1992 and 1998, approximately 11,312 acres of wet-lands were restored.

In the 1980s, more than 800 landfills in the state closed because they could not meet new federal environmental protection requirements. To ease the burden on the state’s remaining landfills, Wisconsin passed a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling law, 1989 Wisconsin Act 335. The law required local units of government to set up effective programs to recycle more than 11 different items.

In 2003, Wisconsin had 163 hazardous waste sites listed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s database, 37 of which were on the National Priorities List as of 2006.

6 Population

In 2006, Wisconsin ranked 20th in population among the 50 states with an estimated total of 5,556,506 residents. The population is projected to reach 5.8 million by 2025. Average population density in 2004 was 101.5 persons per square mile (39.1 persons per square kilometer). The median age in 2004 was 37.5. In 2005, 13% of all residents were 65 or older while 24% were 18 or younger.

Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, had a population of 578,887 in 2005. Other large cities, with their 2005 populations were Madison, 221,551; and Green Bay, 101,203.

7 Ethnic Groups

According to the 2000 census, the black American population was 304,460 residents, or about 5.7% of the state total. The Asian population was 88,763, including 33,791 Hmong, 11,184 Chinese, 6,800 Koreans, 5,158 Filipinos, and 4,469 Laotians. Pacific Islanders numbered 1,630. There were 192,921 Hispanics and Latinos of whom 126,719 were of Mexican ancestry and 30,267 of Puerto Rican descent. Wisconsin had an estimated 47,228 Native Americans in 2000. The principal tribes were Oneida, Menominee, Ojibwa (Chippewa), and Winnebago. In 2006, Hispanics and Latinos represented 4.5% of the total population, while blacks represented 5.7% and Asians 2.0%. In 2000, foreign-born residents numbered 193,751 (3.6% of the total population).

8 Languages

Wisconsin English is almost entirely Northern, similar to the areas that provided Wisconsin’s first settlers—Michigan, northern Ohio, New York State, and western New England. Common terms include the Northern pail, and angleworm (earthworm). In Milwaukee, a drinking fountain is called a bubbler.

In 2000, 92.7% of the state population five years old and older spoke only English in the home. Other languages spoken at home and the number of speakers included Spanish, 168,778; German, 48,409; Miao/Hmong, 30,569; French, 14,970; and Polish, 12,097.

9 Religions

The first Catholics to arrive were Jesuit missionaries seeking to convert the Huron Native Americans in the 17th century. Protestant settlers and missionaries of different sects, including large numbers of German Lutherans, came during the 19th century, along with Protestants from the east. Jews settled primarily in the cities.

In 2004, there were 1,658,478 Roman Catholics in Wisconsin. Lutherans made up the largest Protestant group in 2000, though they were divided in denominations. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America had 463,432 adherents; the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod also have significant numbers. Other leading Protestant groups included the United Methodists, with 95,589 members in 2004, and the United Church of Christ, with 62,521 members in 2005. There were an estimated 28,230 Jews in 2000, primarily in the Milwaukee area. The Muslim population had about 7,796 members. Over 2.1 million people (about 39% of the population) were not counted as members of any religious organization.

10 Transportation

In 2003, there were just 10 railroads operating on 4,167 rail miles (6,708 kilometers) of track. Amtrak provides passenger rail service to 10 stations in Wisconsin.

As of 2004, Wisconsin had 113,699 miles (183,055 kilometers) of public roadway. Wisconsin had 3,910,188 licensed drivers and approximately 4,868,000 registered vehicles (2,575,000 automobiles and 2,051,000 trucks).

The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 allowed oceangoing vessels access to Wisconsin via the Great Lakes. Overall, the state has 15 cargo-handling ports. The port of Superior (shared with Duluth, Minnesota) on Lake Superior is the busiest of all US Great Lakes ports. Other important Wisconsin ports, all on Lake Michigan, are Milwaukee, Green Bay, Port Washington, Oak Creek, Manitowoc, and Sturgeon Bay; coal is the chief commodity. On the Mississippi River, Prairie du Chien and La Crosse are the main ports. Ferry service across Lake Michigan is offered from Manitowoc to Ludington, Michigan.

As of 2005, Wisconsin had 459 airports. Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport is the state’s main air terminal.

11 History

During the 17th century, the Ojibwa, Sauk, Fox, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, and other tribes came to the area that is now Wisconsin. These tribes engaged in agriculture, hunting, and fishing, but with the arrival of Europeans became increasingly dependent on the fur trade. The first European believed to have reached Wisconsin was the Frenchman Jean Nicolet, who in 1634 landed on the shores of Green Bay. After 1673, Jesuits established missions, and French fur traders opened up posts. The French were succeeded by the British after the French and Indian War. Although ceded to the United States in 1783, the region remained British in all but name until 1816, when the United States built forts at Prairie du Chien and Green Bay.

Under the Ordinance of 1787, Wisconsin became part of the Northwest Territory; it was subsequently included in the Indiana Territory, the Territory of Illinois, and then the Michigan Territory. The Wisconsin Territory was formed in 1836. In the 1830s, the region’s population and economy began to expand rapidly. Wisconsin voters endorsed statehood in 1846, and on 29 May 1848, President James K. Polk signed the bill that made Wisconsin the 30th state.

Wisconsinites took a generally abolitionist stand. In the Civil War, 96,000 Wisconsin men fought on the Union side, and 12,216 died. During the late 19th century, Wisconsin was generally prosperous; dairy products, food processing, and lumbering emerged as major industries, and Milwaukee grew into an important industrial center.

20th Century Under Republican governor Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette in the early

20th century, the legislature passed a law providing for the nation’s first direct statewide primary. Other La Follette measures included increased taxation of railroads, regulation of lobbyists, creation of a civil service, and the establishment of a railroad commission to regulate rates.

After La Follette left the governor’s office to become a US senator, his progressivism was carried on by his Republican successors. During one session in 1911, legislators enacted the first state income tax in the United States and one of the first workers’ compensation programs.

Between the world wars, Wisconsin’s tradition of reform continued. A pioneering oldage pension act was passed in 1925; seven years later, Wisconsin enacted the nation’s first unemployment compensation act. In the 1930s, La Follette’s son, Philip, serving as governor, successfully pressed for the creation of state agencies to develop electric power, arbitrate labor disputes, and set rules for fair business competition. His so-called Little New Deal corresponded to the New Deal policies of the Roosevelt administration.

After World War II, the state continued a trend toward increased urbanization, and its industries prospered. The major figure on the national scene in the postwar era was Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, who began unsubstantiated attacks in 1950 on alleged Communists and other subversives in the federal government. After McCarthy’s censure by the US Senate in 1954 and his death in 1957, the progressive tradition began to recover strength, and the liberal Democratic Party grew increasingly influential in state politics.

There was student unrest at the University of Wisconsin during the 1960s and early 1970s, and growing discontent among Milwaukee’s black population. In 1984, the Milwaukee school board filed suit in federal court against the state and Milwaukee’s suburbs, charging that the policies of the state and suburban schools had resulted in an unconstitutionally segregated school system. Two years later, the Milwaukee School Board and nine suburban districts agreed on a plan in which 2,700 city minority students would transfer voluntarily to the nine suburbs, and 9,000 to 10,000 suburban students would attend Milwaukee schools.

Wisconsin’s economy remained stable through the 1980s and 1990s. In 1993, the Mississippi River flooded, causing four deaths and an estimated $900 million in damage in 47 Wisconsin counties.

In 2002, Jim Doyle became the first Democratic governor to be elected in Wisconsin in 16 years. He advocated abortion rights, gun control, and environmental protection, and was at odds with the Republican-controlled state legislature

Wisconsin Governors: 1848–2007

1848–1852	Nelson Dewey	Democrat
1852–1854	Leonard James Farwell	Whig
1854–1856	William Augustus Barstow	Democrat
1856	Arthur MacArthur	Democrat
1856–1858	Coles Bashford	Republican
1858–1862	Alexander Williams Randall	Republican
1862	Louis Powell Harvey	Republican
1862–1864	Edward P. Salomon	Republican
1864–1866	James Taylor Lewis	Republican
1866–1872	Lucius Fairchild	Republican
1872–1874	Cadwallader Colden Washburn	Republican
1874–1876	William Robert Taylor	Democrat
1876–1878	Harrison Ludington	Republican
1878–1882	William E. Smith	Republican
1882–1889	Jeremiah McLain Rusk	Republican
1889–1891	William Dempster Hoard	Republican
1891–1895	George Wilbur Peck	Democrat
1895–1897	William Henry Upham	Republican
1897–1901	Edward Scofield	Republican
1901–1906	Robert Marion LaFollette	Republican
1906–1911	James Ole Davidson	Republican
1911–1915	Francis Edward McGovern	Republican
1915–1921	Emanuel Lorenz Philipp	Republican
1921–1926	John James Blaine	Republican
1927–1929	Fred R. Zimmerman	Republican
1929–1931	Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr.	Republican
1931–1933	Philip Fox LaFollette	Republican
1933–1935	Albert George Schmedeman	Democrat
1935–1939	Philip Fox LaFollette	Progressive
1939–1943	Julius Peter Heil	Republican
1943–1947	Walter Samuel Goodland	Republican
1947–1951	Oscar Rennebohm	Republican
1951–1957	Walter Jodok Kohler, Jr.	Republican
1957–1959	Vernon Wallace Thompson	Republican
1959–1963	Gaylord Anton Nelson	Democrat
1963–1965	John Whitcome Reynolds	Democrat
1965–1971	Warren Perley Knowles	Republican
1971–1977	Patrick Joseph Lucey	Democrat
1977–1979	Martin James Schreiber	Democrat
1979–1983	Lee Sherman Dreyfus	Republican
1983–1987	Anthony Scully Earl	Democrat
1987–2001	Tommy George Thompson	Republican
2001–2003	Scott McCallum	Republican
2003–	Jim Doyle	Democrat

over issues of state spending on education and health care, and on raising taxes. Although Wisconsin faced a $3.2 billion two-year budget deficit in 2003, Doyle subsequently managed to balance the budget, while holding the line on taxes, and as a result, state taxes as a percentage of income were by 2005 the lowest in 34 years in the state.

12 State Government

The Wisconsin legislature consists of a senate with 33 members elected for four-year terms, and an assembly of 99 representatives elected for two-year terms. There are six elected state officers: governor and lieutenant governor (elected jointly), secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction. As the chief executive officer, the governor exercises authority by the power of appointment, by presenting a budget bill and major addresses to the legislature, and by the power to veto bills and call special legislative sessions.

A bill may be introduced in either house of the legislature but must be passed by both houses to become law. The governor has six days (Sundays excluded) to sign or veto a measure. If the governor fails to act and the legislature is still in session, the bill automatically becomes law. Vetoes can be overridden by a two-thirds majority of both houses.

The legislative salary as of December 2004 was $45,569 and the governor’s salary was $131,768.

13 Political Parties

Beginning in the late 1850s, the newly founded Republican Party held sway for over 100 years. More recently, the Democrats held a substantial

Wisconsin Presidential Vote by Political Party, 1948–2004

YEAR	WISCONSIN WINNER	DEMOCRAT	REPUBLICAN	PROGRESSIVE	SOCIALIST	SOC. WORKERS	SOCIALIST LABOR
*Won US presidential election.
**Listed as Constitution Party on Wisconsin ballot.
1948	*Truman (D)	647,310	590,959	25,282	12,547	—	399
1952	*Eisenhower (R)	622,175	979,744	2,174	1,157	1,350	770
				CONSTITUTION
1956	*Eisenhower (R)	586,768	954,844	6,918	754	564	710
1960	Nixon (R)	830,805	895,175	—	—	1,792	1,310
1964	*Johnson (D)	1,050,424	638,495	—	—	1,692	1,204
1968	*Nixon (R)	748,804	809,997	—	—	1,222	1,338
				AMERICAN IND.	AMERICAN
1972	*Nixon (R)	810,174	989,430	127,835	47,525	—	998
					SOCIALIST		LIBERTARIAN
1976	*Carter (D)	1,040,232	1,004,967	8,552	4,298	1,691	3,814
						CITIZENS
1980	*Reagan (R)	981,584	1,088,845	**1,519	—	7,767	29,135
1984	*Reagan (R)	995,740	1,198,584	—	—	—	4,883
				POPULIST SOC. WORKERS	N. ALLIANCE
1988	Dukakis (D)	1,126,794	1,047,499	3,056	2,574	1,953	5,157
					IND. (PEROT)	TAXPAYERS
1992	*Clinton (D)	1,041,066	930,855	2,311	544,479	1,772	2,877
						NADER
1996	*Clinton (D)	1,071,971	845,029	—	227,339	28,723	7,929
					REFORM		LIBERTARIAN
2000	Gore (D)	1,242,987	1,237,279	94,070	11,446	306	6,640
2004	Kerry (D)	1,489,504	1,478,120	—	—	6,464	—

edge at the state level in the 1970s and 1980s. Socialist parties have won some success in Wisconsin’s political history. In 1910, Emil Seidel was elected mayor of Milwaukee, becoming the first Socialist mayor of a major US city; and Victor Berger became the first Socialist ever elected to Congress.

Democratic candidate Al Gore won 48% of the vote in the 2000 presidential election, although Republican George W. Bush also received 48%. Gore won by a narrow margin (5,396 votes). In 2004, Democratic challenger John Kerry won 49.8% of the vote to incumbent President Bush’s 49.4%.

Wisconsin’s US Senators, both Democrats, are Russell Feingold, reelected in 2004, and Herbert Kohl, reelected in 2006. Wisconsin’s US Representatives consist of three Republicans and five Democrats. Following the 2006 elections, there were 15 Republicans and 18 Democrats in the state senate, and 46 Democrats and 53 Republicans in the state assembly. Thirty-four women were elected to the state legislature in 2006, or 25.8%. Wisconsin’s former Republican governor, Tommy Thompson, who was reelected to an unprecedented fourth four-year term in 1998, was named President George W. Bush’s Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2001. Democrat Jim Doyle was elected governor in 2002 and reelected in 2006.

14 Local Government

Wisconsin has 72 counties, 585 city and village governments, 1,265 townships, and 431 school districts. Each county is governed by a board of supervisors. Some counties, including Milwaukee County, have elected county executives. Other county officials include district attorneys, sheriffs, clerks, treasurers, and coroners. Most cities are governed by a mayor-council system. Executive power in a village is vested in an elected president, who presides over an elected board but has no veto power. Wisconsin towns are generally governed by a board of supervisors.

15 Judicial System

The judicial branch is headed by a supreme court consisting of seven justices. The supreme court, which is the final authority on state constitutional questions, hears appeals at its own discretion and has original jurisdiction in limited areas. The state’s next highest court is the court of appeals, whose decisions may be reviewed by the supreme court. Circuit courts are Wisconsin’s trial courts and have original jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases. Wisconsin’s 200 municipal courts have jurisdiction over violations of local ordinances.

Wisconsin’s violent crime rate (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) in 2004 was 209.6 reported incidents per 100,000 population. Crimes against property (burglary, larceny/ theft, and motor vehicle theft) totaled 2,663.1 reported incidents per 100,000 people. Inmates in federal and state prisons totaled 22,966 as of 31 December 2004. Wisconsin does not have a death penalty.

16 Migration

Until the early 19th century, Wisconsin was inhabited mainly by Native Americans. In the 1820s, southerners began to arrive from the lower Mississippi and in the 1830s easterners poured in from New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New England. Foreign immigrants began arriving in the 1820s, either directly from Europe or after temporary settlement in eastern states. Most of the early immigrants were from Ireland and England. Germans also came in large numbers, especially after the Revolution of 1848, and by 1860 they were predominant in the immigrant population. The state soon became a patchwork of ethnic communities—Germans in the counties near Lake Michigan, Norwegians in southern and western Wisconsin, Dutch in the lower Fox Valley and near Sheboygan, and other groups in other regions.

After the Civil War, and especially in the 1880s, immigration reached new heights with Wisconsin receiving a large share of Germans and Scandinavians. The proportion of Germans declined, however, as new immigrants arrived from Finland, Russia and from southern and eastern Europe, especially Poland, before World War I.

Between 1990 and 1998, Wisconsin had net gains of 84,000 in domestic migration and 21,000 in international migration. In the period 2000–05, net international migration was 46,106, and net internal migration was 14,595, for a net gain of 60,701 people.

17 Economy

Although farming (especially dairy) remains important, manufacturing is the mainstay of today’s economy. Wisconsin’s industries are diversified, with nonelectrical machinery and food products as the leading items. Other important industries are paper and pulp products, transportation equipment, electrical and electronic equipment, and fabricated metals. Economic growth has been concentrated in the southeast. There, soils and climate are favorable for agriculture; a skilled labor force is available to industry; and capital, transportation, and markets are most readily accessible.

As happened to the nation at large, Wisconsin in 1981–82 experienced the worst economic slump since the Great Depression. Manufacturing was hit hard, and the loss of jobs in this area was seen to be permanent. Nevertheless, manufacturing remains Wisconsin’s main economic activity. The strongest growth during 1997 to 2001, however, was in various categories of services. The diversity of Wisconsin’s economy moderated the impact of the national recession that began in 2001. By the end of 2002, the rebound of employment in the state was outpacing that of the nation overall.

In 2004, Wisconsin’s gross state product (GSP) was $211.6 billion, of which manufacturing accounted for $47.68 billion (22.5% of GSP), followed by the real estate sector, at $23.78 billion (11.2% of GSP), and health care and social assistance ($16.97 billion, or 8% of GSP).

18 Income

In 2004, Wisconsin ranked 22nd among the 50 states and the District of Columbia with a per capita (per person) income of $32,166. In 2005, the gross state product (GSP) was $218 billion, 19th highest in the nation. The median annual household income for 2002–04 was $47,220 compared to the national average of $44,473. For the same period, 10.2% of the state’s residents lived below the federal poverty level, as compared with 12.4% nationwide.

19 Industry

The total value of shipments by manufacturers was $136.67 billion in 2004. Of that total, food products (especially cheese, meat, and canned fruits and vegetables), industrial machinery and equipment, paper and allied products, and transportation equipment were most important.

Industrial activity is concentrated in the southeast, especially in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Major corporations based in Milwaukee include Johnson Controls and Rockwell Automation–Allen-Bradley, makers of electric and electronic components; and Harley-Davidson, best known for its touring and custom motorcycles. In September 2003 over 250,000 motorcycle enthusiasts gathered in Milwaukee to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Harley-Davidson.

20 Labor

In April 2006, the civilian labor force in Wisconsin numbered 3,079,600, with approximately 147,200 workers unemployed, yielding an unemployment rate of 4.8%, compared to

the national average of 4.7%. As of that date, 4.7% of the labor force was employed in construction; 17.6% in manufacturing; 18.9% in trade, transportation, and public utilities; 5.5% in financial activities; 9.3% in professional and business services; 13.7% in education and health services; 9.2% in leisure and hospitality services; and 14.3% in government.

Labor began to organize in the state after the Civil War. The Knights of St. Crispin, a shoemakers union, grew into what was at that time the nation’s largest union, before it collapsed during the Panic of 1873. In 1887, unions of printers, cigarmakers, and iron molders organized the Milwaukee Federated Trades Council and in 1893 the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor was formed. A statewide union for public employees was established in 1932.

In 2005, 410,000 of Wisconsin’s 3,551,000 employed wage and salary workers were members of unions, representing 16.1% of those so employed. The national average was 12%.

21 Agriculture

Farm marketings in 2005 amounted to $6.6 billion, 10th among the 50 states. In 2004, Wisconsin led the United States in the production of snap beans for processing, cranberries, beets for canning, corn for silage, and cabbage for kraut. It also ranked third for oat production and sweet corn for processing, peas, and carrots for processing, fourth in oats and fall potatoes, fifth in tart cherries, seventh in alfalfa hay, and ninth in corn for grain.

In 2004, there were 15.5 million acres (6.3 million hectares) of land in farms, nearly 50% of the total land area, distributed among 76,500 farms. Farmland is concentrated in the southern two-thirds of the state, especially in the southeast. Potatoes are grown mainly in central Wisconsin, cranberries in the Wisconsin River Valley, and cherries in the Door Peninsula.

Leading field crops in 2004 were corn for grain, oats, wheat, and barley. Wisconsin farmers produced for processing 511,220,000 hundredweight of sweet corn, 322,640 tons of snap beans, 54,500 tons of green peas, 3,480,000 barrels of cranberries, 6.7 tons of tart cherries, and 302,000 pounds (137,000 kilograms) of spearmint and peppermint for oil. Some 30,180 tons of cucumber pickles and 630,000 hundred-weight of cabbage were produced in 2004.

22 Domesticated Animals

Aided by the skills of immigrant cheesemakers and by the encouragement of dairy farmers who emigrated from New York, Wisconsin turned to dairying in the late 19th century. In 2003, Wisconsin ranked second (after California) in the number of milk cows with 1.26 million milk cows which produced over 22.2 billion pounds (10 billion kilograms) of milk. Dairy farms are prominent in nearly all regions, but especially in the Central Plains and Western Uplands. Wisconsin ranchers also raise livestock for meat production.

In 2005, the state had 3.35 million cattle and calves, valued at $4 billion. During 2004, Wisconsin farms had about 430,000 hogs and pigs, valued at $38.7 million. Poultry farmers sold 12.3 million pounds (5.6 million kilograms) of chicken in 2003. Also during 2003, there were 1.1 billion eggs produced, valued at $55.6 million.

23 Fishing

In 2004, Wisconsin ranked third among the Great Lakes states in the quantity and value of its commercial fishing, with 3.9 million pounds (1.8 million kilograms) valued at $3.1 million. In 2001, the commercial fishing fleet had 18 boats and 78 vessels. Walleye, perch, and lake trout are primary Great Lakes fish species.

The muskellunge is the premier game fish of Wisconsin’s inland waters; Coho and chinook salmon, introduced to Lake Michigan, now thrive there as well. The largest concentration of lake sturgeon in the United States is in Lake Winnebago. In 2004, the state issued 1,391,173 fishing licenses. There are 16 state fish hatcheries and 2 national hatcheries in the state.

24 Forestry

In 2004, Wisconsin had 15,965,000 acres (6,461,000 hectares) of forest, covering 46% of the state’s land area. About 70% of all forestlands are privately owned. Hardwoods make up about 80% of the sawtimber. The most heavily forested region is in the north. In 2004, lumber production totaled 539 million board feet.

Wisconsin’s woods have recreational as well as commercial value. Two national forests (Chequamegon and Nicolet), both located in northern Wisconsin, cover 1,527,300 acres (618,098 hectares). The 10 state forests cover 471,329 acres (190,741 hectares). Forest management and fire control programs are directed by the Department of Natural Resources. The US Forest Service operates a Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin.

25 Mining

In 2003, the estimated value of nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Wisconsin was $4058 million. Crushed stone and construction sand and gravel were the leading mineral commodities produced in Wisconsin. They were followed by lime, industrial sand and gravel, and dimension stone. In 2003Wisconsin was fourth nationally in dimension stone, fifth in peat and industrial sand and gravel, and eighth in construction sand and gravel.

26 Energy and Power

The state’s first hydroelectric plant was built at Appleton in 1882. Many others were built later, especially along the Wisconsin River. Because Wisconsin itself has no coal, oil, or natural gas resources, the state has been active in developing alternative energy resources to increase its energy independence. Biomass energy is being developed for the production of ethanol and waste wood is being used for utility generation and as fuel in industrial processes. Hydropower is a significant source of electricity generation in the paper industry and for electric utility generation.

In 2003, electric generating capacity totaled 14.3 million kilowatts and total production was 60.1 billion kilowatt hours. Of Wisconsin’s power generation in 2003, 69.4% came from coal, 20.3% from nuclear energy, and the remainder from oil, gas, hydroelectric, and other sources. The state has two nuclear power stations: Point Beach, operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Company; and the Kewaunee plant, operated by the Wisconsin Public Service Company. In 2000, Wisconsin’s total per capita energy consumption was 333 million Btu (83.9 million kilocalories), ranking it 29th among the 50 states.

27 Commerce

Wholesale sales totaled $68.5 billion in2002; retail sales were $59.9 billion in the same year. Wisconsin exported about $14.9 billion in goods (18th in the United States) in 2005. Foreign trade is conducted through the Great Lakes ports of Superior-Duluth, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Kenosha.

28 Public Finance

Budget estimates are prepared by various departments and sent to the governor or governor-elect in the fall of each even-numbered year. The following January, the governor presents a biennial budget to the legislature, which passes a budget bill, often after many amendments. The fiscal year begins 1 July and ends June 30.

Total revenues for 2004 were $34.75 billion and expenditures were $28.57 billion. The highest general expenditures were for education ($9.0 billion), public welfare ($5.9 billion), and highways ($1.67 billion). State debt exceeded $17.7 billion, or $3,220.81 per capita (per person).

29 Taxation

The largest single source of state revenue is the income tax on individuals. Most local tax revenue comes from property taxes and most of that goes for education. Personal income tax rates on net taxable income range from 4.6% to 6.75%. The corporate tax rate is 7.9% of net income. The general sales tax is 5%. Other state taxes are those on gasoline, cigarettes, liquor, wine, beer, motor vehicles, insurance companies, estates, real estate transfers, and public utilities.

The state collected $13.45 billion in taxes in 2005, of which 40.6% came from individual income taxes, 30% came from the general sales tax, 15.2% from selective sales taxes, 5.8% from corporate income taxes, 0.8% from property taxes, and 7.4% from other taxes. In 2005, Wisconsin ranked 13th among the states in terms of state and local tax burden, at $2,430 per capita (per person). The national average was $2,192 per capita.

30 Health

In October 2005, Wisconsin’s infant mortality rate was 6.4 per 1,000 live births. The overall death rate was 8.4 per 1,000 population. Leading causes of death in 2002 were heart disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular diseases. Among Wisconsin adults 18 years of age and older, 21.9% were regular smokers in 2004. The HIV mortality rate in 2002 was 1.4 per 100,000 population.

Wisconsin’s 121 community hospitals had about 14,800 beds in 2003. The average expense for community hospital care was $1,282 per inpatient day in 2003. In 2004, there were 262 doctors per 100,000 residents, and 856 nurses per 100,000 residents in 2005. In 2004, approximately 11% of Wisconsin’s residents were uninsured.

Medical degrees are granted by the University of Wisconsin at Madison and by the Medical College of Wisconsin (formerly part of Marquette University).

31 Housing

In 2004, 40,000 new privately owned housing units were authorized for construction. The median home value was $137,727. The median monthly cost for mortgage owners was $1,155, while renters paid a median of $609 per month.

32 Education

The first kindergarten in the state was established in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1856. As of 2004, 88.8% of all Wisconsinites 25 years or older had completed high school; some 25.6% had obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Total public school enrollment was estimated at 881,000 in fall 2002 but is expected to drop to 847,000 by fall 2014. Expenditures for public education in 2003/04 were estimated at $9 billion. Enrollment in private schools in fall 2003 was 134,474.

As of fall 2002, there were 329,443 students enrolled in college or graduate school. In 2005, Wisconsin had 68 degree-granting institutions. The University of Wisconsin (UW) system is comprised of 13 degree-granting campuses, 13 two-year centers, and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, which has outreach and continuing education activities on all 26 UW campuses and in all 72 Wisconsin counties. The 11 other universities are Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside (at Kenosha-Racine), Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout (at Menomonie), Superior, and Whitewater. There were 35 private four-year institutions in 2005, including such leading institutions as Marquette University, Lawrence University, Ripon College, and Beloit College. Wisconsin also has a system of technical colleges.

33 Arts

Wisconsin offers numerous facilities for drama, music, and other performing arts, including Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee and the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Milwaukee has a repertory theater and there are many other theater groups around the state. Summer plays are performed at an unusual garden theater at Fish Creek in the Door Peninsula. There is also an annual music festival at that site.

The Pro Arte String Quartet in Madison and the Fine Arts Quartet in Milwaukee have been sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, which has also supported many other musical activities.

Milwaukee is the home of the Great Lakes Opera Company, the Milwaukee Ballet Company, and the Milwaukee Symphony. Madison is home to the Madison Symphony, the Madison Opera, and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.

The Wisconsin Arts Board aids artists and performing groups and assists communities in developing arts programs. The Wisconsin Humanities Council was founded in 1972.

34 Libraries and Museums

In 2001, the state library system had a total of over 18.6 million volumes and circulation of more than 49.7 million. The Milwaukee Public Library, founded in 1878, and the Madison Public Library were two of the largest regional systems. The largest academic library is that of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The best known special library is that of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at Madison, with 3.6 million books and numerous government publications and documents.

In 2000, Wisconsin had 208 museums and historical sites. The State Historical Society maintains a historical museum in Madison and other historical sites and museums around the state. The Milwaukee Public Museum contains collections on history, natural history, and art. The Milwaukee Art Center and the Madison Art Center have large collections of the visual arts. Other leading art museums include the Elvehjem Museum of Art in Madison and the Theodore Lyman Wright Art Center at Beloit College.

The Circus World Museum at Baraboo occupies the site of the original Ringling Brothers Circus. Other museums of special interest include the Dard Hunter Paper Museum (Appleton), the National Railroad Museum (Green Bay), and the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame. More than 500 species of animals are on exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoological Park; Madison and Racine also have zoos. Historical sites are Old World Wisconsin, an outdoor ethnic museum near Eagle, and the Taliesin estate of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, in Spring Green.

35 Communications

In 2004, about 95.5% of the state’s households had telephones. In addition, by June of that year, there were 2,831,645 mobile telephone subscribers. In 2003, 63.8% of Wisconsin households had a computer, and 57.4% had Internet access. In 2005, there were 34 major AM and 99 major FM radio stations. The state also had 28 major television stations.

36 Press

Founded in 1882 by Lucius Nieman, the Milwaukee Journal (now known as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) won a Pulitzer Prize in 1919 for distinguished public service and remains the state’s largest selling and most influential newspaper. Employee-owned since 1937, in late 2003, Journal Communications, the Milwaukee Journal’s parent company went public.

In 2005, Wisconsin had 11 morning papers, 24 evening papers, and 18 Sunday papers. The leading papers, with their 2005 daily circulations, were the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (227,387 daily, 435,127 Sunday), the Wisconsin State Journal (101,639 daily, 152,943 Sunday), and the Green Bay Press-Gazette (68,944 daily, 83,395 Sunday). As of 2005, there were more 223 weekly newspapers, as well as some 300 periodicals directed to a wide variety of special interests.

37 Tourism, Travel & Recreation

Wisconsin had estimated tourism revenues of $11.7 billion in 2004. The tourism industry directly and indirectly supports 309,000 jobs in the state.

The state has ample scenic attractions and outdoor recreational opportunities. In addition to the famous Wisconsin Dells gorge, visitors are attracted to the Cave of the Mounds at Blue Mounds, the sandstone cliffs along the Mississippi River, the lakes and forests of the Rhinelander and Minocqua areas in the north, and Lake Geneva, a resort, in the south.

38 Sports

Wisconsin has three major league teams: the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball, the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, and the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. There are also numerous minor league baseball, basketball, and hockey teams in the state.

The University of Wisconsin Badgers compete in the Big Ten Conference. Badger ice hockey teams have won the National Collegiate

Athletic Association (NCAA) championship six times. In football, they won the Rose Bowl in 1994, 1999, and 2000. The basketball team from Marquette University in Milwaukee advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2003.

Other annual sporting events include ski jumping tournaments in Iola, Middleton, and Wetsby; the World Championship Snowmobile Derby in Eagle River in January; the American Birkebeiner Cross-Country Race at Cable and Hayward in February; and the Great Wisconsin Dells Balloon Race in the Dells. Milwaukee is the site of the Greater Milwaukee Open in professional golf. Famous athletes native to Wisconsin include speedskaters Eric Heiden and Christine Witty and football legend Elroy (Crazy Legs) Hirsch.

39 Famous Wisconsinites

Wisconsinites who have won prominence as federal judicial or executive officers include Jeremiah Rusk (b.Ohio, 1830–1893), a Wisconsin governor selected as the first head of the Agriculture Department in 1889; Melvin Laird (b.Nebraska, 1922–1992), a congressman who served as secretary of defense from 1969–73; and William Rehnquist (1924–2005), named to the Supreme Court in 1971 and the 16th Chief Justice from 1986–2005.

Joseph R. McCarthy (1908–1957) won attention in the Senate and throughout the nation for his anti-Communist crusade. William Proxmire (b.Illinois, 1915–2005), a Democrat, succeeded McCarthy in the Senate and eventually chaired the powerful Senate Banking Committee.

Wisconsin was the birthplace of several Nobel Prize winners, including Herbert S. Gasser (1888–1963), who shared a 1944 Nobel Prize for research into nerve impulses; John Bardeen (1908–1991), who shared the physics award in 1956 for his contribution to the development of the transistor; and Herbert A. Simon (1916–2001), who won the 1978 prize in economics.

Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), a novelist and playwright best known for The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927), Our Town (1938), and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)—each of which won a Pulitzer Prize, heads the list of literary figures born in the state. Hamlin Garland (1860–1940), a novelist and essayist was also a native, as was the poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919). The novelist Edna Ferber (b.Michigan, 1887–1968) spent her early life in the state.

Wisconsin is the birthplace of architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1869–1959) and the site of his famous Taliesin estate (Spring Green). The artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) was born in Sun Prairie.

Wisconsin natives who have distinguished themselves in the performing arts include Spencer Tracy (1900–1967) and Orson Welles (1915–1985). Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss, b.Hungary, 1874–1926) was raised in the state.

Speed-skater Eric Heiden (b.1958), a five-time Olympic gold medalist in 1980, is another Wisconsin native.

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BOOKS

Bristow, M. J. State Songs of America. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000.

Hart, Joyce. Wisconsin. 2nd ed. New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2006.

Heinrichs, Ann. Wisconsin. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 2003.

Lantier, Patricia. Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens, 2006.

McAuliffe, Emily. Wisconsin Facts and Symbols. Rev. ed. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2003.

Murray, Julie. Wisconsin. Edina, MN: Abdo Publishing, 2006.

Parker, Janice. Wisconsin. Mankato, MN: Weigl Publishers, 2001.

WEB SITES

State of Wisconsin. www.wisconsin.gov (accessed March 1, 2007).

Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Travel Wisconsin. www.travelwisconsin.com (accessed March 1, 2007).

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, 5th ed.

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WISCONSIN. Wisconsin's people have been molded by their diverse immigrant heritage, honest government born of midwestern progressivism, and glacial gifts of rich soils, scenic rivers, and about 9,000 freshwater lakes. Cradled between Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and the Mississippi River, Wisconsin's population in 2000 was 5,363,675.

Exploration and Fur Trade

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Winnebago, Menominee, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Fox, and Sauk peoples lived in harmony with the rolling hills, grassland prairies, pine forests, and scattered marshlands that became the state of Wisconsin. Deer, wolves, bald eagles, trumpeter swans, sand hill cranes, geese, and other wildlife populated the land. Native Americans grew corn and potatoes, harvested wild rice, speared fish, and built over 90 percent of North America's effigy mounds.

Jean Nicoletin 1634 and subsequent French explorers recognized that the cold climate of the Lake Superior basin produced the richest fur-bearing animals in French North America. In 1673, the Jesuit Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet discovered the Fox River–Wisconsin River all-water route from Green Bay, via a one-mile land portage, to the Mississippi River. The Fox-Wisconsin river route connecting Forts Howard (Green Bay), Winnebago (Portage), and Crawford (Prairie du Chien) became the key to the Wisconsin fur trade for 150 years. Marquette named the area Wisconsin, which he spelled Meskousing, roughly translated as "a gathering of waters." French voyageurs (licensed traders) and coureurs de bois (woods rangers) lived among and intermarried with Native Americans. Wisconsin beaver pelts and other furs were shipped to France via Fort Mackinac and Montreal. The 1763 British victory in the French and Indian War resulted in Scottish fur merchants replacing the French in Montreal. British Canadians traded in Wisconsin even after the American Revolution, until the American John Jacob Astor gained control in the early 1800s.

Wisconsin Territory and Early Settlement

In 1832, the Sauk chief Black Hawk returned from Iowa with 1,000 Native American men, women, and children to farm the southwestern Wisconsin homelands from which they had recently been expelled by settlers. Unplanned conflict erupted between the U.S. Army and the Sauk, who retreated up the Rock River and westward to the Wisconsin River. Following a rejected surrender attempt at Wisconsin Heights, Black Hawk withdrew down the Wisconsin River toward Iowa. He was trapped near the Mississippi–Wisconsin River confluence in a massacre at Bad Axe that left 150 survivors. The Black Hawk War resulted in Native American cession of most Wisconsin land to the United States in 1832–1848, opening the way for rapid population growth, from 3,245 in 1830 to 305,391 in 1850.

The lead mine region of southwestern Wisconsin experienced an influx of migrants from the southern frontier of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri in the 1830s. They worked the mines, and gave the "Badgers" nickname to Wisconsin, because they burrowed into the earth like badgers. Family wheat farmers and shopkeepers from Yankee New England and upstate New York migrated to southeastern Wisconsin via the Erie Canal and Great Lakes in even larger numbers. As the majority, their territorial representatives passed an 1839 law prohibiting "business or work, dancing … entertainment … or sport" on Sunday. European immigrants would later ignore those restrictions.

Previously a part of Michigan Territory, Wisconsin Territory was established in 1836. It encompassed present-day Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and the eastern Dakotas. The territorial legislature selected the pristine and unpopulated Four Lakes wilderness (which would become Madison) to be the permanent state capital location over numerous other contenders, because it was both scenic and centrally located between the two population centers of the wheat-farming southeast and lead-mining southwest. Additionally, the Whig politician and land speculator James Doty owned much Four Lakes property, some of which he generously shared with legislators.

Statehood and Civil War

Wisconsin became the thirtieth state in 1848, establishing a 15–15 balance between free and slave states. The Wisconsin constitution and ensuing laws implemented the frontier concepts of elected judges, voting rights for immigrant noncitizens, and property ownership rights

for married women. Transplanted New Englanders, descended from the Puritans and carrying the religious conviction that slavery was a moral evil, meant that Wisconsin would become a flash point of abolitionism in the 1850s.

Underground railroad activity flourished in Wisconsin following the passage of the federal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Wisconsin church colleges (Beloit and Milton) established by New Englanders regularly helped runaway slaves. When the abolitionist newsman Sherman Booth was arrested for inciting a Milwaukee mob that freed the runaway Joshua Glover from jail, the Wisconsin Supreme Court nullified the Fugitive Slave Act. A group met in Ripon, Wisconsin, in response to the Booth arrest and the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and established the Republican Party. Despite competing claims, the Republican National Committee has historically recognized Ripon as the GOP birthplace.

About 75,000 Wisconsinites (10 percent of the 1860 population) served in uniform during the Civil War. Most of them trained at Madison's Camp Randall, where the University of Wisconsin football stadium of the same name now stands. The war stimulated prosperity for wheat farmers and lead miners. Wisconsin women who were active in the Sanitary Commission provided medical and food supplies to soldiers. They were instrumental in building convalescent hospitals for Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners in Wisconsin. Although most residents supported the war effort, antidraft sentiments were strong in some immigrant communities.

European Immigrants Populate Wisconsin

Wisconsin's population grew from 305,391 in 1850 to 1,315,497 in 1880, of which 72 percent were foreign born or of foreign parentage. Additional European immigrants helped double the population to 2,632,067 by 1920. More than one hundred foreign-language newspapers were printed in Wisconsin in 1900. Most European immigrants were poor farm laborers who were drawn to America's farm frontier, which included Wisconsin. Not only could they find familiar work, but over time could own farms that dwarfed the largest old-country estates.

Due to their diverse backgrounds, Wisconsin's immigrants usually settled in communities and neighborhoods with their own countrymen. Consequently, for example, Koshkonong developed a Norwegian identity, Berlin a German identity, Monroe a Swiss identity, and Milwaukee neighborhoods were clearly Polish or Irish or German. The Fourth of July was celebrated exuberantly in immigrant communities as a statement of loyalty to the United States.

Wisconsin was populated most heavily by immigrants from Norway and the Germanies, but large numbers of Irish, Poles, English, Danes, Swedes, Swiss, Dutch, Belgians, and others also came. Most Hispanics, Greeks, Italians, southeast Asians, and African Americans from the South arrived later. Norwegian farmers formed the power base of twentieth-century La Follette progressivism. Germans from Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and elsewhere organized the turnverein (gymnastics) and liederkranz (singing) societies. Many Finnish dockworkers in Ashland and Superior embraced International Workers of the World union radicalism. Racine's J. I. Case and Mitchell Wagon Works had "Danes only" employment policies for decades. Wisconsin's rich and varied immigrant heritage is still celebrated in annual community events such as Stoughton's Syttende Mai (17 May, Norwegian Independence Day), New Glarus' Heidi Festival and William Tell Pageant, Jefferson's Gemuetlichkeit Days, and Milwaukee's International Folk Fair.

Pine Lumbering: Paul Bunyan's Footprints

Pine lumbering dominated northern Wisconsin from 1865 to 1920. Lumber barons such as Governor Cadwallader Washburn and Senator Philetus Sawyer controlled state politics. Lumber operations determined rail routes in the region, and the depots became the hubs around which Wisconsin small towns developed. With the exception of iron mining communities (Hurley) and shipping centers, most northern Wisconsin communities began as lumber or sawmill towns.

Lumberjacks cut trees from dawn to dusk during harsh Wisconsin winters. They lived in barracks, and their enormous appetites became legendary. As melting ice cleared, lumberjacks conducted huge river drives and faced the constant dangers of logjams up to fifteen miles long. After logs were processed by downstream sawmills, Wisconsin lumber was used by Milwaukee, Chicago, Great Lakes ships, and Mississippi River steamboats for construction and fuel. Iron and copper mines in northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan consumed lumber for mine shafts and smelting. When the process to manufacture paper from wood pulp was developed, the once separate paper and lumber industries were linked. Dairy farms used lumber for barns, fences, and fuel.

Northern Wisconsin's economy rose and fell with lumbering. When only the pine barrens remained, land values and population of northern Wisconsin counties declined from 1920 to 1970. Tax-delinquent land and abandoned farms were all too common until after World War II. Remaining woodlands were located primarily in national and state forests and on reservations.

Red Barn Country: America's Dairyland

A sign over the barn door of the dairy farmer W. D. Hoard (who served as governor from 1889 to 1891) carried the reverent reminder that "This is the Home of Mothers. Treat each cow as a Mother should be treated." Dairying became Wisconsin's agricultural giant as the wheat belt shifted to Kansas in the post–Civil War decades. Norwegian, Dutch, and German immigrants were familiar with dairying. Hoard founded Hoard's Dairyman magazine (1885) and the Wisconsin Dairyman's Association, and successfully promoted mandatory annual tuberculin testing for cows. Refrigeration added extensive milk and butter sales to an already profitable international cheese market. The University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture provided inventions (cream separator and butterfat tester) and improved breeding, feeding, and sanitary techniques to all Wisconsin farmers. By 1930, there were 2 million cows and 2,939,006 people in Wisconsin, and in rural counties the cows were in the majority. After the 1930s, Rural Electrification Administration power lines allowed farmers to milk by machine instead of by hand.

Although Wisconsin became "America's Dairyland," some farmers concentrated on hogs, corn, vegetables, hay, and other grains. The Door County peninsula became a leading cherry producer. Potato and soybean expansion came later. Almost all farmers raised chickens and joined their area farm cooperative.

Wisconsin family farms became a basic social unit as well as an efficient food producer. Neighbors collectively "exchanged works" during planting and harvesting seasons, and helped "raise" each other's barns. Their children attended one-room country schools from first through eighth grade. Farm social life centered around barn square dances, church socials, the county fair, and the country school. Until the advent of the automobile and tractor, workhorses pulled the plough, and livery stables and hitching posts dotted village business streets.

Industry and Transportation

Wisconsin's early industry was related to agriculture. Farm implement manufacturing (J. I. Case and Allis-Chalmers), meatpacking (Oscar Mayer and Patrick Cudahy), and leather tanning created jobs. Flour milling was the leading industry in 1880, and was surpassed only by lumber products (Kimberly-Clark paper) in 1900. The dairy industry was number one by the 1920s. Wisconsin's numerous breweries (Miller, Pabst, Schlitz, and Huber among them) were established by German immigrants. Ice harvesting provided refrigeration for the early dairy, meat, and brewery industries.

In the twentieth century, automobile (General Motors and Nash) and motorcycle (Harley-Davidson) manufacturing grew along with small-engine (Evinrude and Briggs Stratton) production. Oshkosh-b-Gosh jeans, Kohler plumbing ware, Ray-o-Vac batteries, and Johnson's Wax became familiar names worldwide. Machine tools and missile-control systems were less familiar but equally important components of Wisconsin's economy.

Wisconsin transportation evolved with the state's industrial growth. Inefficient plank roads and the old Military Road gave way to Milwaukee-based railroads that linked the rest of the state to Great Lakes shipping. Madison and Milwaukee city streetcars, mule driven and then electric powered, were replaced by buses. Paved-road construction steadily accelerated in the twentieth century, spurred initially by pressure from bicyclists. By the late twentieth century, Wisconsin's Midwest Express had become a major airline.

Progressivism and Politics

Wisconsin became a twentieth-century laboratory for progressive reform under the leadership of Robert La Follette (governor, 1901–1906; U.S. senator, 1906–1925) and his successors. Progressives democratized state politics by establishing the open primary election system, and democratized economic opportunity by creating state regulatory commissions. Wisconsin passed the first workers' compensation (1911) and unemployment compensation (1932) laws in the nation. Legislation required the creation of adult technical schools statewide. Public utilities were regulated. La Follette's sons "Young Bob" (U.S. senator, 1925–1947) and Philip (governor, 1931–1933, 1935–1939) continued the progressive tradition. Progressivism in Milwaukee translated into Socialist Party control of city government from the 1890s to 1960. The Socialists stayed in power by being good-government moderates who created neighborhood parks, improved city services, and won votes from the German ethnic population.

Conservation of natural resources has been a hallmark of twentieth-century Wisconsin progressivism. The Forest Crop Law (1927) encourages reforestation. The U.S. Forest Products Laboratory in Madison conducts wood, pulp, and paper research with a goal of more efficient usage. The state buyout and restoration of the Horicon Marsh began in 1940. Governors Gaylord Nelson (1959–1963) and Warren Knowles (1965–1971) signed Outdoor Recreation Act programs that became international conservation models. U.S. Senator Nelson (1963– 1981) sponsored the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and founded Earth Day.

Wisconsin had been a one-party Republican state since the Civil War. In 1934, the La Follette brothers left the Republican Party and formed the Wisconsin Progressive Party. Following a decade of Progressive versus Republican rivalry, the Progressives disintegrated. Youthful ex-Progressives joined the moribund Democratic Party and built it into a political equal of the Republicans by the 1960s.

Wisconsin during Two World Wars

During World War I, tensions ran high in Wisconsin. Many first-generation German Americans bought German war bonds prior to the U.S. entry into the war and were sympathetic to the old country throughout. Most Wisconsin families contributed their sons or home-front efforts to the war, even though the neutralist senator Robert La Follette and nine of the state's eleven congressional representatives voted against the declaration of war.

A generation later, Wisconsin was loyally in the World War II home-front lines with the rest of the nation. About 330,000 Wisconsin citizens served in uniform during the war, and more than 8,000 of them were killed in action. State industry rapidly converted to World War II production. The Badger Ordnance Works sprouted from farm fields near Baraboo to produce ammunition. General Motors and Nash Rambler plants assembled military vehicles. Ray-o-Vac developed leakproof batteries and manufactured shell casings and field radios. Allis-Chalmers made bomber electrical systems. Oscar Mayer packaged K rations. Manitowoc's Lake Michigan shipyard built 28 submarines, which would sink 130 Japanese and German warships. The University of Wisconsin developed the U.S. Armed Forces Institute to provide correspondence courses for soldiers recuperating in military and veterans' hospitals, many of whom enrolled at the University of Wisconsin on the GI Bill after the war.

Wisconsin Life in the Twenty-first Century

Cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities provide a high quality of life in modern Wisconsin. Free public education, the State Historical Society (1846), the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped (1849), and America's first kindergarten (1856) established a state educational tradition. The University of Wisconsin (Madison) opened its classrooms in 1848 and was recognized worldwide as a leading research and teaching institution by 1900. The university's WHA Radio is America's oldest operating station. Alumni Research Foundation support has led to breakthroughs in cancer treatment. The Madison and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras are nationally acclaimed. Two medical schools, at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), result in high-quality health care throughout the state.

Wisconsin Badger football transcends the events on the field. Friday fish fries, Lutheran church lutefisk suppers, and Door County fish boils became beloved institutions. The Green Bay Packers, community-owned since the Great Depression, are so-named because the team founder, Curly Lambeau, a meatpacking-house worker, convinced his employer to buy the first uniforms. The annual Circus Train from Baraboo's Circus World Museum culminates in the Milwaukee Circus Parade. Northern Wisconsin holds the cross-country Birkebeiner ski race. Prior to the Milwaukee Brewers, baseball's Braves counted more than 300 booster clubs statewide during their Milwaukee years (1953–1965). Oshkosh hosts the annual Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-in. Wisconsin Dells' amphibious "ducks" (converted World War II landing craft) show river-and-woods scenery to tourists. Wisconsin's natural outdoor beauty invites people to fish, camp, hike, hunt, and boat.

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The state of Wisconsin is located in mid-America between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. The land it encompasses had several built-in advantages for development. From the early fur traders to the modern industrialists, Wisconsin entrepreneurs used the state's waterways and water ports for transporting goods to markets elsewhere. Immigrants from northern, central, and eastern Europe created a prosperous farming region on the Wisconsin prairie. In modern times the area became known mostly for its dairy herds. Other industries have thrived in Wisconsin as well, particularly its breweries, lumber mills, and canning factories.

Native American tribes in Wisconsin first encountered Frenchmen in the 1630s, and became dependent on them for trading in furs. Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet traversed Wisconsin territory on their way to the Mississippi in 1673. Many other Frenchmen came during that period to establish missions or to trade in furs. Following the French and Indian War (1756–63), the British took control of Wisconsin. They ceded it to the United States in 1783. The Ordinance of 1787 included Wisconsin in the Northwest Territory; later parts of Wisconsin were included in the Indiana Territory, the Illinois Territory, and the Michigan Territory.

Lead mining originally brought white miners, called "Badgers," to Wisconsin in the 1820s. They received their nickname because like badgers miners too must dig into the ground. The 1832 Black Hawk War drove out most of the remaining native Americans. White settlement began in earnest after that, and those indigenous people who stayed were eventually settled on reservations within the state. Wisconsin became a separate territory in 1836. New Englanders and southerners, lured by the lead mining in the southwestern part of the territory, flocked to the area during the 1830s. In 1848 Wisconsin became the thirtieth state of the Union.

Transportation and industry developed more slowly in the territory than some speculators had hoped. A canal was finally opened between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers in 1851. But it was not heavily traveled, despite millions of dollars in expenditures by the state and the federal government. The first rail line was built in the 1850s between Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien. Speculation reigned as farmers along the proposed route bought up railroad stock, often with disastrous economic consequences. Communities also competed fiercely to be included on the route. By the 1860s, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroads dominated the state's transportation system. They helped foster the growth of Wisconsin's emerging lumber, dairy, and food processing industries.

The development of the state would not have occurred without a major influx of immigrants, primarily from northern Europe. In the 1820s these included mostly the Irish and the English, but by 1860 the predominance of German arrivals led some to call Wisconsin a "German state." Yet, the area was attractive to many nationalities. In the 1880s the state lured as many Scandinavians as Germans, and later many immigrants from southern and eastern Europe settled there.

Many of these foreign-born Americans established farms across the entire state. At first they planted wheat, which was the biggest cash crop of the prairie because the McCormick reaper, first produced in Chicago in 1846, enabled farmers to harvest vast amounts of wheat in a short period of time. During the American Civil War (1861–65), sales of wheat to Great Britain provided the cash needed to finance the war effort. Usually departing from Milwaukee, the wheat shipments found their way through the Great Lakes and on to the eastern states and the rest of the world. After decades of wheat production, the soil began to be depleted of its resources. In response, Wisconsin farmers began to diversify, turning to the production of wool, sorghum, flax, sugar beets, tobacco, and hops.

Eventually dairy farming came to be identified with Wisconsin. The industry was established by New Yorkers and northern European immigrants who had brought their dairy-farming and cheese-making experience with them. By 1899 nearly 90 percent of the farms in Wisconsin had milk cows. Cheese factories proliferated, producing mostly "American" cheese or Cheddar, usually in a Wisconsin version that was called Colby. By 1919 Wisconsin was distributing almost two-thirds of the country's cheese.

Wisconsin also became a major producer of pork and pork products. A pioneer in that industry was Philip D. Armour (1832–1901). He made his reputation by supplying cured pork to soldiers in the American Civil War. Vegetable canning also became an important sector of Wisconsin's economy. In the infancy of the pressure-canning industry, Albert Landreth achieved significant success canning peas in Manitowoc. By 1918 Wisconsin canned as many peas as all the other states combined. Other vegetables such as sweet corn and beans also became important in the canning industry. The industry got a boost when large amounts of canned products were needed to supply soldiers in World War II (1939–45). Wisconsin remained a leader in the canning business thereafter.

Beer breweries are most prominently associated with Wisconsin in the public's mind. German immigrants had brought with them the technique for producing a lager beer that withstood storage better than earlier versions made in the region. Milwaukee became the center of brewing, with the Blatz, Schlitz, Pabst, and Miller families leading the industry. Many other cities produced beer, mostly for local consumption, but Milwaukee exported large amounts to other states and countries. The city became identified as the producer of the best brews. The bigger breweries survived the days of the Prohibition era by producing other products like soft drinks and candies.

Since the days of progressive Republican governor Robert La Follette (1855–1925) in the early twentieth century, Wisconsin has been known for its forward-looking approach to government and the economy. La Follette obtained legislative approval for increased taxation of railroads, the first state income tax in the nation (1911), and the first workmen's compensation program. La Follette's son Philip continued the reform tradition during the 1920s by supporting state regulation of electric power, labor disputes, and business practices. Philip La Follette's (1897–1965) so-called Little New Deal paralleled many of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's (1882–1945) national policies during the 1930s.

Although Wisconsin's economy diversified after World War II, the dairy industry remained its backbone into the 1990s. Cattle and calves in Wisconsin numbered 3.7 million in 1997 and were valued at 2.627 billion dollars. Dairy farming was also connected to two controversial environmental issues in the 1990s. The first linked agricultural runoff from animal wastes to contamination of Milwaukee's drinking water in 1993; the second involved a dispute over the use of bovine growth hormone to increase milk production.

Southeast Wisconsin, especially the Milwaukee area, was the cradle of industry by the late 1990s. Although some major breweries left the city, others continued to produce there and in other Wisconsin cities like La Crosse. Important paper and lumber products firms included Consolidated Paper in Wisconsin Rapids and Fort Howard Paper in Green Bay. Racine became home to Johnson & Son, a wax products company, and J.I. Case, a producer of agricultural equipment. Meat-packer Oscar Mayer located his operations in Madison. New and existing industries were assisted by the state Department of Development, as well as hundreds of local development corporations.

Wisconsin's water ports continued to be vital to the state's economy. In 1959 oceangoing vessels were first allowed access to Wisconsin via the Great Lakes through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Traffic to Wisconsin on the seaway, however, failed to meet expectations. In the 1990s, the busiest of all U.S. ports was Superior on Lake Superior; it handled mostly iron ore and coal. Important Lake Michigan ports, which also depended heavily on coal, included Milwaukee, Green Bay, Port Washington, Oak Creek, Manitowoc, and Sturgeon Bay. On the Mississippi River, Prairie du Chien and La Crosse processed the largest amount of cargo.

See also: Brewing Industry, Robert LaFollette, Prohibition, Saint Lawrence Seaway