NTC CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
MERRILL, WI·Private
Dual enrollment in Wisconsin
College credit earned while still in high school. It is the single largest lever on a college bill, and what it costs your family depends almost entirely on which state you are in.
The state covers dual-enrolment tuition, so college credit earned in high school costs your family little or nothing.
Early College Credit Program (ECCP), Wis. Stat. § 118.55
Free
If the course is taken for HIGH SCHOOL credit (whether or not also for college credit) and the district offers no comparable course, the pupil pays nothing: the school board/private school governing body pays 75% of the actual tuition, the state reimburses 25%, and the school is also responsible for books and other necessary materials. If the pupil takes the course for POSTSECONDARY CREDIT ONLY, the pupil is responsible for 25% of the actual tuition cost (school 25%, state 50%), and the school must waive the pupil's share if DPI determines it would be an undue financial burden. Tuition itself is capped at 1/3 of the UW resident undergraduate per-credit rate (1/2 at a two-year UW campus). Families pay transportation.
Who can enroll. Public, charter (including 2r/2x independent charter) and private high school pupils in grades 9-12 in Wisconsin, for fall, spring or summer terms, with a total limit of 18 college credits. The pupil must apply to the institution the previous semester and notify the school board by March 1 (fall) or October 1 (spring). Eligible institutions are UW System institutions, tribally controlled colleges, and private nonprofit colleges located in Wisconsin — technical colleges are NOT eligible under ECCP; pupils who have completed 10th grade use the separate Start College Now program (Wis. Stat. § 38.12(14)) for Wisconsin Technical College System courses.
Anchored on 15 public colleges in Wisconsin · verified 2026-07-31.
Community colleges near NTC CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Ordered by distance, because a student without a car cannot attend a college two hours away whatever its transfer agreement says. Open one to see what starting there and transferring would actually save.
- Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, WI · 15 miles$4,889in-state / yr
- State College of Beauty Culture IncWausau, WI · 19 miles
- Nicolet Area Technical CollegeRhinelander, WI · 30 miles$4,793in-state / yr
- Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids, WI · 57 miles$5,002in-state / yr
- Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, WI · 87 miles$5,040in-state / yr
Outside of class
Activities colleges actually read on an application - and where to find them near this school. Depth in one or two beats a list of ten.
Plan from here
Directory, enrollment and staffing from the NCES Private School Universe Survey. Dual-enrollment funding rules from state policy, verified on our last review. Figures change - confirm with the school before relying on one.