unitid 173638 · Granite Falls, MN · public 2-year · rural (remote)
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
- enrollment 2023
- 4,653
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,762
44th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
16%
undergrads on Pell grants
10th pctl among public 2-years
completion
52%
finish within 150% time
82nd pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$17,408
74th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$11,191
after aid, aided students
79th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,285
after entry, Title IV students
86th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,987
63rd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,950 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k33%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k23%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $31,859
- First-generation students
- 37%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,491
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 257 | $67,864 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 77 | $37,950 | $11,521 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 59 | $63,095 | $10,177 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 56 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 35 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 32 | $80,781 | $12,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 29 | $39,956 | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | 24 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 23 | — | $8,730 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 19 | $73,703 | $31,750 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 17 | $46,376 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 16 | $56,212 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.