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Minnesota State Community and Technical College Overview

Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a public institution. Fergus Falls is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Minnesota State Community and Technical College Known For?

1,144 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at M State is the undergraduate certificate.
  • In 2017-2018, 57% of the faculty were full-time.

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Minnesota State Community and 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.

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#114 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#192 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 M State.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#37 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#114 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#2 Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Schools College Factual
#3 Best General Sales & Marketing Schools College Factual
#13 Best Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Schools College Factual
#34 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#84 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#213 Best Business Schools Business Degree Central

Where Is Minnesota State Community and Technical College?

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Contact details for M State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1414 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN 56537-1000
Phone: 218-736-1500

How Do I Get Into M State?

You can apply to M State online at: https://eservices.minnstate.edu/adm/public/studentWelcome?campusId=142&appType=underGrad

Minnesota State Community and Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Minnesota State Community and Technical College?

52% Take Out Loans
12.7% 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 M State, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,935 a year. That adds up to $23,740 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at M State is 12.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,083 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,757 undergraduate students at M State, with 2,083 being full-time and 3,674 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,083 full-time undergraduates at M State, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Minnesota State Community and Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 39
Black or African American 155
Hispanic or Latino 101
White 1,638
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 138

Over 23 countries are represented at M State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Nepal, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Minnesota State Community and Technical College

1,080 Took All Classes Online
2,823 Took At Least One Class Online
-4.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,823 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 15th 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 M State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Minnesota State Community and Technical College was -4.4%. This is the #1,919 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at M State regardless of major.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 50%
Business, Management & Marketing 13%
Computer Software & Applications 20%
Computer Systems Networking 40%
Entrepreneurial Studies 20%
General Sales & Marketing 29%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at M State 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 M State.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Teaching Assistants #51
General Sales & Marketing #67
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services #120
Computer Systems Networking #130
Computer Programming #153
Computer Software & Applications #153
Entrepreneurial Studies #189
Legal Support Services #191
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #207
Legal Professions #290
Human Resource Management #333
Information Technology #337

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%.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 282 0 282
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 12 118 130
Nursing 0 68 0 68
Accounting 0 36 24 60
Dental Support Services 0 37 12 49
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 0 49 49
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 34 13 47
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 44 44
General Sales & Marketing 2 38 2 42
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 26 13 39
Allied Health Professions 0 37 0 37
Human Resource Management 2 21 0 23
Computer Information Systems 0 23 0 23
General Engineering 0 22 0 22
Cosmetology 3 0 16 19
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 18 0 18
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 0 0 18 18
General Business/Commerce 0 15 0 15
Construction Management 0 14 0 14
Criminal Justice & Corrections 2 12 0 14
Computer Programming 0 12 0 12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 6 6 0 12
Computer Systems Networking 1 9 0 10
Design & Applied Arts 0 1 9 10
American Sign Language 9 0 0 9
General Biology 0 7 0 7
Teaching Assistants 2 5 0 7
Culinary Arts 0 0 7 7
Business Support & Assistant Services 1 0 5 6
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 4 0 5
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 5 5
Civil Engineering Technology 0 5 0 5
Legal Support Services 2 3 0 5
Animal Services 0 4 0 4
Public Relations & Advertising 4 0 0 4
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 0 4 4
Mental & Social Health Services 4 0 0 4
Music 0 4 0 4
Fine & Studio Arts 0 3 0 3
Information Technology 0 1 1 2
Human Development & Family Studies 2 0 0 2
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 2 2
Business Administration & Management 0 1 0 1
Chemistry 0 1 0 1
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0
Fire Protection 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 41 761 342 1,144

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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