Top Minnesota Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 58 top community colleges located throughout Minnesota (41 public colleges and 17 private colleges), serving 145,221 students.
- For Minnesota community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $6,980 per year for in-state students and $7,515 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,383 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in Minnesota is 80% (view national acceptance rates).
- Minnesota community colleges have a diversity score of 0.45, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 27% (majority Black and Asian) and the student:teacher ratio is 30:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(MN) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
5%
Hispanic
5%
Black
9%
White
73%
Two or more races
3%
Unknown
4%
Top Minnesota Community Colleges by Town (2018-19)
- College Location Students
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Academy CollegePrivate, for profit1600 W 82nd st, Ste 100
Minneapolis, MN 55431
9528510066 149 students -
1601 Jefferson Streeet
Alexandria, MN 56308
4,051 students -
11200 Mississippi Blvd. NW
Minneapolis, MN 55433
(763)433-1100 7,877 students -
Argosy University-Twin CitiesPrivate, for profit1515 Central Parkway
Saint Paul, MN 55121
(651)846-2882 1,493 students -
700 Luther Dr
Mankato, MN 56001
(507)344-7000 531 students -
Duluth Business UniversityPrivate, for profit4724 Mike Colalillo Drive
Duluth, MN 55807
(218)722-4000 143 students -
818 Dunwoody Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55403
6123745800 1,070 students -
Globe University-MinneapolisPrivate, for profitIDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Suite 51
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612)455-3000 164 students -
Globe University-WoodburyPrivate, for profit8089 Globe Drive
Saint Paul, MN 55125
(651)332-8000 776 students -
5700 West Broadway
Minneapolis, MN 55428
763-535-3000 328 students -
Herzing University-MinneapolisPrivate, non-profit435 Ford Road
Minneapolis, MN 55426
(763)535-3000 375 students -
Institute of Production and RecordingPrivate, for profit300 North 1st Ave, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612)375-1900 243 students -
2500 80th St E
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
(651)450-3000 5,958 students -
ITT Technical Institute-Eden PrairiePrivate, for profit7905 Golden Triangle Drive, Suite 100
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952)914-5300 216 students -
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-MinneapolisPrivate, for profit1315 Mendota Heights Road
Saint Paul, MN 55120
(651)675-4700 491 students -
19 Exchange Street East
Saint Paul, MN 55101
(651)291-0177 518 students -
1100 Industrial Park Drive
Eveleth, MN 55734
1,373 students -
Minneapolis Business CollegePrivate, for profit1711 W County Rd B
Saint Paul, MN 55113
(651)636-7406 231 students -
1501 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612)659-6000 9,237 students -
3680 Pheasant Ridge Dr NE
Minneapolis, MN 55449
(763)225-8000 239 students -
5910 Shingle Creek Pky
Minneapolis, MN 55430
(763)566-7777 109 students -
11500 193rd Ave NW
Elk River, MN 55330
(763)367-7000 236 students -
1455 County Rd 101 North
Minneapolis, MN 55447
(763)476-2000 130 students -
1401 W 76 St
Minneapolis, MN 55423
(612)861-2000 763 students -
2521 Pennington Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901
(507)536-9500 183 students -
1201 2nd Street South
Waite Park, MN 56387
(320)257-2000 218 students -
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