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Hennepin Technical College Overview

Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Hennepin Technical College is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Brooklyn Park makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Hennepin Technical College Known For?

1,608 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at Hennepin Technical College is the undergraduate certificate.
  • In 2019-2020, 54% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Hennepin Technical College with a bachelor's degree make about $43,390 a year. That's 6% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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Hennepin Technical College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Hennepin Technical College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#138 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Hennepin Technical College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Engineering-Related Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Precision Production Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Precision Production Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Precision Metal Working Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#28 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Hennepin Technical College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Engineering-Related Technologies Schools College Factual
#4 Best Precision Production Schools College Factual
#4 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools College Factual
#4 Best Precision Metal Working Schools College Factual
#11 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools College Factual
#15 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools College Factual

Where Is Hennepin Technical College?

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Contact details for Hennepin Technical College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 9000 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Phone: 952-995-1300
Website: www.hennepintech.edu

How Do I Get Into Hennepin Technical College?

You can apply to Hennepin Technical College online at: https://eservices.minnstate.edu/adm/public/studentWelcome?campusId=204

Since Hennepin Technical 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 Hennepin Technical College?

28% Take Out Loans
9.3% 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 Hennepin Technical College, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $5,914 a year. That adds up to $23,656 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hennepin Technical College is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Hennepin Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,486 Full-Time Undergraduates
28% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,094 undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College, with 1,486 being full-time and 2,608 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,486 full-time undergraduates at Hennepin Technical College, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hennepin Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 169
Black or African American 261
Hispanic or Latino 151
White 817
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 80

Over 13 countries are represented at Hennepin Technical College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Vietnam, and Liberia.

Online Learning at Hennepin Technical College

1,673 Took All Classes Online
2,634 Took At Least One Class Online
46.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,634 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 45th 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 Hennepin Technical College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hennepin Technical College was 46.0%. This is the #701 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Hennepin Technical College regardless of major.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Engineering Technologies 16%
Quality Control Technology 36%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Hennepin Technical College 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 Hennepin Technical College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Quality Control Technology #13
Human Development & Family Studies #62
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #76
Engineering Technologies #101

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%.

Hennepin Technical 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 208 0 0 208
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 63 54 72 189
Precision Metal Working 60 23 52 135
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 29 96 125
Engineering-Related Technologies 5 40 56 101
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 19 21 55 95
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 50 40 1 91
Information Technology 5 57 4 66
Dental Support Services 0 24 37 61
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 25 35 60
Culinary Arts 26 7 10 43
Carpentry 19 7 9 35
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 18 15 2 35
Industrial Production Technology 12 18 3 33
Plumbing & Water Supply 17 0 14 31
Electronics Engineering Technology 6 19 5 30
Health & Medical Administrative Services 23 2 2 27
Accounting 13 10 1 24
Business Administration & Management 11 11 0 22
Computer Programming 4 15 1 20
Audiovisual Communications 0 14 4 18
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 18 0 0 18
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 17 0 17
Horticulture 5 11 0 16
Human Development & Family Studies 0 10 5 15
Quality Control Technology 11 0 0 11
Woodworking 10 0 1 11
Business Support & Assistant Services 8 1 1 10
Mental & Social Health Services 10 0 0 10
Computer Systems Networking 5 0 4 9
Fire Protection 3 6 0 9
Building Management & Inspection 4 0 3 7
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 7 0 7
Design & Applied Arts 0 5 1 6
Health Sciences & Services 0 3 0 3
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 1 0 2
General Business/Commerce 0 2 0 2
Computer Software & Applications 1 0 1 2
Forestry 0 2 0 2
General Sales & Marketing 0 1 0 1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 1 0 1
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0
Data Processing 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 635 498 475 1,608

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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