Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPublicLand-grantTribal

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Cloquet, Minnesota·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·fdltcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
26%
Total enrollment
1,789
peer median 785
Avg net price
$10,704
+$2.9k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
26%
Full-time retention
44%

Pell equity

44.0pp gap
Pell recipients
19%
Non-Pell
63%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 44.0-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 52 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
52
Passing
4
7.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

52programs
  • Passing4 · 7.7%
  • No Data48 · 92.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
48

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.

4
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+21.6%
$44,377 vs $36,491
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+21.6%
$44,363 vs $36,491
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+72.8%
$63,056 vs $36,491
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+96.1%
$71,548 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$19,430 debt · $71,548 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
25%
$11,221 debt · $44,363 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
20%
$12,713 debt · $63,056 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1997Next review Aug 2036

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 6

  1. Jan 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Jan 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Mar 2020Initial Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$9,820
$30–48k$9,606
$48–75k$12,058
$75–110k$11,212
$110k+$18,358

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

Avg net price
$10,704
+$2,858vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $7,847
Federal loans
12.8%
In-state tuition
$5,999
Out-of-state
$5,999

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 455 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
455
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,166,527 total
Direct Loans
$1.8M
468 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$760K
233 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
235 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 307 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (3.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
307
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.1%
2017
21.7%
2018
16.3%
2019
3.5%
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 Fdltcc

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs31
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

148 total completions
01Liberal Arts
7651.4%
02Security/Protective
2516.9%
03Health Professions
149.5%
04Public Admin
117.4%
05Natural Resources
64.1%
06Education
53.4%
07Business
42.7%
08Family/Consumer Sci
32.0%
09Construction Trades
21.4%
10Communication
21.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,789
12-mo unduplicated
2,106
Undergraduate
2,106
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%841
Women
60%1,265

Race / ethnicity composition

White
52.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
27.6%
Two or more
10.9%
Hispanic
4.8%
Black
2.2%
Unknown
0.9%
Asian
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
11
11 M · 0 W
Women athletes
0.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$133K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
Head-coach salaries
$13K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Basketball
11 M ·
$58K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 1,648 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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
    Weapons00
    Drugs02
    Liquor02

    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
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    25

    Fdltcc vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Fdltcc 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
    SubjectFond du Lac Tribal and Community College
    26%1,789$10,704Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Red Lake Nation College
    338$8,618Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Leech Lake Tribal College
    209$13,746Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Oglala Lakota College
    9%1,188$2,065Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Sinte Gleska University
    50%592$7,075Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Haskell Indian Nations University
    90.4%978$3,031Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median26%90.4%785$7,847

    Frequently asked questions about Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Fdltcc.

    What is the graduation rate at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College?

    Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 26% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College?

    Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,789 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College?

    The average net price at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is $10,704 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College located?

    Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is located in Cloquet, Minnesota 55720-2342.

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