Top Minnesota Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 53 top community colleges located throughout Minnesota (40 public colleges and 13 private colleges), serving 143,727 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 Hispanic) 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 (2020)
- College Location Students
- Academy CollegePrivate, for profit1600 W 82nd st, Ste 100
Minneapolis, MN 55431
(952)851-0066 149 students - 1601 Jefferson Streeet
Alexandria, MN 56308
3,811 students - 11200 Mississippi Blvd. NW
Minneapolis, MN 55433
(763)433-1100 7,877 students - 700 Luther Dr
Mankato, MN 56001
(507)344-7000 531 students - 818 Dunwoody Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612)374-5800 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 - 9000 Brooklyn Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55445
(952)995-1300 7,409 students - 435 Ford Road St. Louis Park
Minnesota, MN 55426
(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 - 19 Exchange Street East
Saint Paul, MN 55101
(651)291-0177 518 students - 1100 Industrial Park Drive
Eveleth, MN 55734
(218)744-7506 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 - 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 - 1250 Homer Rd
Winona, MN 55987
(507)453-2700 2,177 students - 1414 College Way
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
(877)450-3322 7,216 students - 900 hwy 34 e
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
(218)846-7444n/astudents - 1593 11th Ave
Granite Falls, MN 56241
(800)658-2330 3,182 students - Show 18 more community colleges in Minnesota (out of 53 total colleges)
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