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Anoka Technical College

Anoka, Minnesota·Public, 2-year·Plains·anokatech.edu
6-yr Graduation
66%
Total enrollment
1,970
peer median 2,329
Avg net price
$12,261
+$561 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
66%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
66%
Non-Pell
68%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 49 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 42 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
49
Passing
7
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

49programs
  • Passing7 · 14.3%
  • No Data42 · 85.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
42

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+19.7%
$43,672 vs $36,491
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+38.3%
$50,480 vs $36,491
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+38.9%
$50,695 vs $36,491
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+51.3%
$55,198 vs $36,491
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+73.0%
$63,129 vs $36,491
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+74.4%
$63,639 vs $36,491
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+114.2%
$78,180 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
47%
$23,570 debt · $50,695 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
34%
$14,875 debt · $43,672 earn
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
28%
$17,500 debt · $63,639 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$13,500 debt · $63,129 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$9,333 debt · $51,699 earn
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
17%
$12,000 debt · $71,694 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$6,250 debt · $57,298 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
9%
$5,500 debt · $64,648 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1999Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 5

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  2. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,196
$30–48k$10,221
$48–75k$11,603
$75–110k$14,955
$110k+$15,769

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,261
+$561vs Community College median $11,701
Federal loans
30.9%
In-state tuition
$6,267
Out-of-state
$6,267

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 942 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $4.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
942
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,773,547 total
Direct Loans
$4.2M
1,099 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
516 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.7M
582 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 571 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (2.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.8%
+0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
571
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.3%
2017
13.5%
2018
6.5%
2019
2.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Anoka Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

145 total completions
01Health Professions
6947.6%
02Engineering Tech
4430.3%
03Precision Production
117.6%
04Legal Professions
85.5%
05Business
53.4%
06Computer Sciences
32.1%
07Family/Consumer Sci
32.1%
08Mechanic
21.4%
09Parks/Recreation
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,970
12-mo unduplicated
2,625
Undergraduate
2,625
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%1,088
Women
59%1,537

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.6%
Black
17.1%
Hispanic
8.2%
Asian
6.4%
Two or more
4.9%
Unknown
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Non-resident
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,580 students

3-year trend

0.592 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons10
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    19.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    51

    Anoka Technical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Anoka Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAnoka Technical College
    66%1,970$12,261Community College
    Dakota County Technical College
    2,894$11,140Community College
    St Cloud Technical and Community College
    4,030$10,956Community College
    North Central Missouri College
    1,951$10,528Community College
    State Technical College of Missouri
    2,346$13,958Community College
    Lake Area Technical College
    2,312$14,826Community College
    Peer group median66%2,329$11,701

    Frequently asked questions about Anoka Technical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Anoka Technical College.

    What is the graduation rate at Anoka Technical College?

    Anoka Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 66% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Anoka Technical College?

    Anoka Technical College reports a total enrollment of 1,970 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Anoka Technical College?

    The average net price at Anoka Technical College is $12,261 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Anoka Technical College located?

    Anoka Technical College is located in Anoka, Minnesota 55303.

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