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Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Fergus Falls, Minnesota·Public, 2-year·Plains·minnesota.edu
6-yr Graduation
47%
Total enrollment
5,645
peer median 3,161
Avg net price
$12,556
+$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
47%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

14.3pp gap
Pell recipients
38%87 of 226
Non-Pell (all)
52%170 of 325
Subsidized loan, no Pell
51%28 of 55
No Federal Aid
53%142 of 270

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

Of 85 Title IV programs, 17 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 68 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
85
Passing
17
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

85programs
  • Passing17 · 20.0%
  • No Data68 · 80.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
15
No data
68

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.

17
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+19.6%
$43,659 vs $36,491
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.8%
$44,794 vs $36,491
Computer Programming
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+28.5%
$46,903 vs $36,491
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+29.9%
$47,411 vs $36,491
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+34.9%
$49,230 vs $36,491
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+36.8%
$49,930 vs $36,491
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+36.8%
$49,931 vs $36,491
General Sales Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+45.1%
$52,931 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

9
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$18,718 debt · $44,794 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
32%
$20,000 debt · $62,231 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$19,125 debt · $71,406 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
25%
$12,000 debt · $47,411 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
25%
$12,300 debt · $49,930 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$12,000 debt · $59,866 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
19%
$12,000 debt · $63,817 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
10%
$6,504 debt · $63,894 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1960Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 1

  1. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$9,111
$30–48k$9,741
$48–75k$11,208
$75–110k$14,279
$110k+$16,081

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

Avg net price
$12,556
+$2,204vs Community College median $10,352
Federal loans
23.1%
In-state tuition
$5,908
Out-of-state
$5,908

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,847 students received $8.4M in Pell grants, alongside $8.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,847
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.4M
$8,447,604 total
Direct Loans
$8.7M
2,371 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
1,091 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.2M
1,269 loan awards
Parent PLUS$82K
11 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 1,774 borrowers who entered repayment, 61 (3.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,774
Defaulted
61
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.2%
2017
12.7%
2018
9.4%
2019
3.4%
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 Minnesota

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs82
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

608 total completions
01Liberal Arts
19732.4%
02Health Professions
17528.8%
03Business
11719.2%
04Computer Sciences
376.1%
05Construction Trades
193.1%
06Engineering Tech
172.8%
07Mechanic
162.6%
08Security/Protective
122.0%
09Engineering
101.6%
10Education
81.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,645
12-mo unduplicated
7,077
Undergraduate
7,077
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%2,631
Women
63%4,446

Race / ethnicity composition

White
68.1%
Black
14.7%
Hispanic
6.7%
Two or more
5.4%
Asian
2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.3%
Non-resident
0.8%
Unknown
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
111
91 M · 20 W
Women athletes
18.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$661K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$16K
$21K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Football
53 M ·
$113K
Basketball
16 M · 5 W
$182K
Baseball
15 M ·
$74K
Softball
· 11 W
$38K
Golf
7 M ·
$40K
Volleyball
· 7 W
$74K

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
1.85
10 offenses · 5,414 students

3-year trend

1.122 yrs ago2.651 yr ago1.85Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
30
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
7
Aggravated assault
3

By location

10total
  • On campus9
  • Non-campus1

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
2
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs16
Liquor01

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
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
127

Minnesota vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Minnesota 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
SubjectMinnesota State Community and Technical College
47%5,645$12,556Community College
4,572$10,272Community College
2,731$9,082Community College
3,174$10,432Community College
3,148$10,046Community College
2,631$13,975Community College
Peer group median47%3,161$10,352

Institutions like Minnesota

Explore the federal data for institutions in Minnesota's comparison group.

Minnesota Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
ir [at] minnesota.edu
Phone
877.450.3322
Address
900 Hwy. 34 E., Detroit Lakes, Minn. 56501

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports student success by coordinating initiatives and providing a framework for planning and assessing projects that support M State’s mission.

Visit IR office page
Team
5 members
  • Rhonda Bahls
    Administrative Assistant
  • Karen Buboltz
    Data Analyst
  • Daulton Carlson
    CRM/Data Analyst
  • Steve Erickson
    Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Technology
  • Katie Tysdal
    Institutional Effectiveness Project Manager

Frequently asked questions about Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Minnesota.

What is the graduation rate at Minnesota State Community and Technical College?

Minnesota State Community and Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College?

Minnesota State Community and Technical College reports a total enrollment of 5,645 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Minnesota State Community and Technical College is $12,556 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Minnesota State Community and Technical College located?

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537-1000.

Who runs Institutional Research at Minnesota State Community and Technical College?

Minnesota State Community and Technical College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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