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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Minnesota State Community and Technical College
  • North Hennepin Community College

What stands out

North Hennepin Community College has the lower average net price, Minnesota State Community and Technical College reports the higher graduation rate, North Hennepin Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Minnesota State Community and Technical College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College compared with North Hennepin Community College
MetricMinnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, MNPublic · 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debtNorth Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, MNPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$12,556$12,186lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$17,194$17,470
In-state tuition$5,908$5,061
Out-of-state tuition$5,908$5,061
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.47%highest19%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$12,000lowest$14,750
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$45,591$51,142highest
Campus
Undergraduates2,9423,451

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.