Program areas at WLC
Instruction and academic support: Wisconsin Lutheran College offers nationally ranked academic programs in a christian environment. Students participate in small classes and receive one-on-one mentoring from professors. Wlc does not use teaching assistants. The College prepares over 1,100 traditional, adult, and graduate students to be christian servant leaders in their chosen academic fields. Traditional undergraduate students can choose to major or minor in various programs, including business, nursing, education, sport and exercise science, and biology. Wlc also offers eleven pre-professional programs, including athletic training, chiropractic, occupational therapy, law, optometry, medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, veterinary, engineering, and dental. Wlc has forged partnerships with renowned colleges and universities across the country to provide dual degree opportunities for students. Dual degree affiliations allow students to earn two degrees: an undergraduate degree from wlc, and a graduate degree from another College or university. Many programs offer students the ability to condense their time in school (often a year or more), saving them money on tuition costs and allowing them to enter the workplace sooner. The dual degree programs at wlc include athletic training, chiropractic care, dentistry, engineering, exercise physiology, law, occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, podiatry, public health, and respiratory care.
Public service and institutional: Wisconsin Lutheran College serves its community through a variety of programs. Students perform service projects locally, nationally, and internationally through liberal arts seminar courses, office of campus ministry, center for christian leadership, new friends, and other campus organizations.
Auxiliary enterprises and student services: through the office of residence life, Wisconsin Lutheran College offered guidance, support, activities, and campus housing to 686 students who lived in 44 college-owned buildings in 2022-2023. External non-profit organizations and camp attendees also utilized campus housing during the summer. The College manages dining facilities for its resident students, commuters, faculty, staff, guests, and outside groups that hold events and conferences at the College.