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Pine Technical & Community College

Pine City, Minnesota·Public, 2-year·Plains·pine.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
Total enrollment
1,794
peer median 2,806
Avg net price
$10,281
-$3.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
52%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%
Non-Pell
43%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-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 38 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 37 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
1
2.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing1 · 2.6%
  • No Data37 · 97.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
37

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.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+126.4%
$82,601 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$19,501 debt · $82,601 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$12,292 debt · $53,487 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1994Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 1

  1. Jan 2019Renewal 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$8,151
$30–48k$9,389
$48–75k$11,133
$75–110k$12,630
$110k+$15,478

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

Avg net price
$10,281
-$3,264vs Community College median $13,546
Federal loans
10.9%
In-state tuition
$4,681
Out-of-state
$4,681

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 379 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
379
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,555,709 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
281 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$434K
138 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$645K
143 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 211 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
211
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.8%
2017
19.2%
2018
14.3%
2019
2.3%
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 PINE

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

136 total completions
01Liberal Arts
3827.9%
02Health Professions
3425.0%
03Computer Sciences
2518.4%
04Family/Consumer Sci
139.6%
05Mechanic
85.9%
06Business
64.4%
07Construction Trades
42.9%
08Precision Production
32.2%
09Engineering Tech
32.2%
10Public Admin
21.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,794
12-mo unduplicated
2,646
Undergraduate
2,646
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%1,041
Women
61%1,605

Race / ethnicity composition

White
83.1%
Black
6.3%
Hispanic
4.2%
Two or more
3.0%
Asian
1.4%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%

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 · 1,873 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
    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
    21.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    25

    PINE vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions PINE 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
    SubjectPine Technical & Community College
    36%1,794$10,281Community College
    Minnesota State College Southeast
    2,331$15,548Community College
    Alexandria Technical & Community College
    3,281$14,150Community College
    Northwest Technical College
    978$12,941Community College
    Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    3,695$11,898Community College
    Lake Superior College
    4,074$16,050Community College
    Peer group median36%2,806$13,546

    Frequently asked questions about Pine Technical & Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about PINE.

    What is the graduation rate at Pine Technical & Community College?

    Pine Technical & Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Pine Technical & Community College?

    Pine Technical & Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,794 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Pine Technical & Community College?

    The average net price at Pine Technical & Community College is $10,281 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Pine Technical & Community College located?

    Pine Technical & Community College is located in Pine City, Minnesota 55063.

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