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Minnesota West Community and Technical College Overview

Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Granite Falls, Minnesota. The surrounding location of Granite Falls is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Minnesota West Community and Technical College Known For?

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  • The student loan default rate at Minnesota West is 4%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The highest award offered at Minnesota West is the undergraduate certificate.
  • In <nil>, 54% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Minnesota West with a bachelor's degree make about $42,210 a year. That's 3% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Minnesota West Community and Technical College?

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Contact details for Minnesota West are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1593 11Th Ave, Granite Falls, MN 56241
Phone: 800-658-2330
Website: www.mnwest.edu

How Do I Get Into Minnesota West?

You can apply to Minnesota West online at: www.mnwest.edu/admissions/apply

As long as you submit the requested materials to Minnesota West Community and Technical College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Minnesota West Community and Technical College?

41% Take Out Loans
4.4% 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 Minnesota West, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,158 a year. That adds up to $20,632 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Minnesota West is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

974 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,347 undergraduate students at Minnesota West, with 974 being full-time and 2,373 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 974 full-time undergraduates at Minnesota West, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 19
Black or African American 111
Hispanic or Latino 148
White 611
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 67

Over 7 countries are represented at Minnesota West. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kenya, Nigeria, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

905 Took All Classes Online
1,615 Took At Least One Class Online
-2.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,615 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 28th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Minnesota West

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Minnesota West Community and Technical College was -2.4%. This is the #1,884 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Minnesota West regardless of major.

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%.

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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