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Alexandria Technical & Community College Overview

Alexandria Technical & Community College is a public institution located in Alexandria, Minnesota. The location of ATCC is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Alexandria Technical & Community College Known For?

715 Undergraduate Awards
  • The undergraduate certificate is the highest award offered at ATCC.
  • In 2017-2018, 71% of the faculty were full-time.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College Rankings

We have ranked ATCC as #288 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

ATCC has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#46 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at ATCC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards ATCC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools College Factual
#7 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Nursing Degree Search
#14 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools College Factual
#20 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools College Factual
#22 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#24 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools College Factual

Where Is Alexandria Technical & Community College?

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Contact details for ATCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1601 Jefferson Streeet, Alexandria, MN 56308
Phone: 320-762-0221

How Do I Get Into ATCC?

You can apply to ATCC online at: https://www.alextech.edu/application

Since Alexandria Technical & Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Alexandria Technical & Community College?

48% Take Out Loans
9.6% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At ATCC, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,183 a year. That adds up to $24,732 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ATCC is 9.6%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Alexandria Technical & Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,076 Full-Time Undergraduates
43% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,549 undergraduate students at ATCC, with 1,076 being full-time and 1,473 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,076 full-time undergraduates at ATCC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Alexandria Technical & Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 50
White 963
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 46

Online Learning at Alexandria Technical & Community College

768 Took All Classes Online
1,220 Took At Least One Class Online
1.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,220 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ATCC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 31st most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of ATCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Alexandria Technical & Community College was 1.6%. This is the #1,645 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ATCC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of ATCC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 35%
Computer & Information Sciences 25%
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0%
General Business/Commerce 57%
Health Professions 1%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 0%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at ATCC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at ATCC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services #75
Information Science #99
Human Services #123
Legal Support Services #158
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #186
Legal Professions #248
General Business/Commerce #353
Public Administration & Social Service #457
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #475

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Alexandria Technical & Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Criminal Justice & Corrections 117 76 12 205
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 80 0 80
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 55 55
Precision Metal Working 0 0 45 45
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 23 15 38
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 34 4 38
Design & Applied Arts 0 32 0 32
Nursing 0 31 0 31
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 27 0 27
Business Administration & Management 2 16 1 19
Ground Transportation 18 0 0 18
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 8 9 0 17
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1 15 0 16
Human Sciences Business Services 13 0 0 13
Computer Systems Networking 0 11 0 11
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 9 0 9
Accounting 0 8 0 8
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 8 0 8
Health & Physical Education 0 8 0 8
General Business/Commerce 0 7 0 7
General Sales & Marketing 0 6 0 6
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 6 0 6
Carpentry 0 0 6 6
Legal Support Services 0 3 1 4
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 3 3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 2 0 2
Human Services 0 2 0 2
Information Science 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 159 414 142 715

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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