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Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis, Minnesota·Public, 2-year·Plains·minneapolis.edu
6-yr Graduation
20%
Total enrollment
6,733
peer median 5,202
Avg net price
$13,235
+$2.2k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
20%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
16%
Non-Pell
29%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-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 84 Title IV programs, 20 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
84
Passing
20
23.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

84programs
  • Passing20 · 23.8%
  • No Data64 · 76.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
16
No data
64

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.

20
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+14.1%
$41,654 vs $36,491
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+19.7%
$43,668 vs $36,491
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+21.4%
$44,317 vs $36,491
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
+22.1%
$44,566 vs $36,491
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+25.2%
$45,679 vs $36,491
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+30.6%
$47,644 vs $36,491
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+34.1%
$48,952 vs $36,491
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+34.2%
$48,973 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

9
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
61%
$27,099 debt · $44,317 earn
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
60%
$29,500 debt · $48,973 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
50%
$28,884 debt · $58,236 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
43%
$25,523 debt · $59,022 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
33%
$15,000 debt · $45,679 earn
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
33%
$20,000 debt · $61,368 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$16,625 debt · $51,520 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$15,910 debt · $51,345 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 6

  1. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  2. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Jan 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Jul 2018Renewal of 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$12,634
$30–48k$12,759
$48–75k$14,111
$75–110k$15,709
$110k+$18,264

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

Avg net price
$13,235
+$2,197vs Community College median $11,039
Federal loans
20.8%
In-state tuition
$6,128
Out-of-state
$6,128

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,901 students received $16.1M in Pell grants, alongside $10.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,901
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.1M
$16,052,144 total
Direct Loans
$10.7M
2,829 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.3M
1,406 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.2M
1,410 loan awards
Parent PLUS$149K
13 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 1,756 borrowers who entered repayment, 76 (4.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.3%
+2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,756
Defaulted
76
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.1%
2017
18.1%
2018
16.1%
2019
4.3%
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 Minneapolis

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs66
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

769 total completions
01Liberal Arts
35446.0%
02Health Professions
12516.3%
03Computer Sciences
678.7%
04Business
557.2%
05Visual/Performing Arts
526.8%
06Mechanic
324.2%
07Family/Consumer Sci
263.4%
08Public Admin
212.7%
09Education
192.5%
10Security/Protective
182.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,733
12-mo unduplicated
9,577
Undergraduate
9,577
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%4,027
Women
58%5,550

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
35.7%
White
31.7%
Hispanic
14.2%
Two or more
6.7%
Asian
5.1%
Non-resident
2.6%
Unknown
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
20
12 M · 8 W
Women athletes
40.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$91K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$7K
Head-coach salaries
$16K
$11K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Basketball
12 M · 8 W
$86K

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
1.99
12 offenses · 6,030 students

3-year trend

4.822 yrs ago3.011 yr ago1.99Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
61
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
25
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
5
Motor vehicle theft
4
Rape
1
Arson
1
Fondling
1

By location

12total
  • On campus3
  • Public property9

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
5
Stalking
8 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons80
Drugs56
Liquor120

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
27.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
94

Minneapolis vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Minneapolis 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
SubjectMinneapolis Community and Technical College
20%6,733$13,235Community College
Century College
8,726$10,037Community College
Saint Paul College
5,198$12,040Community College
Rochester Community and Technical College
5,205$13,148Community College
Iowa Central Community College
4,949$9,601Community College
North Iowa Area Community College
2,662$8,849Community College
Peer group median20%5,202$11,039

Frequently asked questions about Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Minneapolis.

What is the graduation rate at Minneapolis Community and Technical College?

Minneapolis Community and Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 20% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College?

Minneapolis Community and Technical College reports a total enrollment of 6,733 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Minneapolis Community and Technical College?

The average net price at Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $13,235 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Minneapolis Community and Technical College located?

Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403-1779.

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