by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Alexandria Technical & Community College was awarded 228 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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College Factual ranked ATCC as #999 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when ATCC held the #1,306 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
ATCC is also ranked #43 out of 52 schools in Minnesota.
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Since Alexandria Technical & Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
At Alexandria Technical & Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Alexandria Technical & Community College is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Alexandria Technical & Community College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,549 undergraduates at ATCC with 1,076 being full-time and 1,473 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,800 | $11,538 | $13,285 | $15,709 | $17,224 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ATCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ATCC, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,296 a year. That adds up to $25,184 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ATCC is 4.7%. 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.
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Contact details for ATCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1601 Jefferson Streeet, Alexandria, MN 56308 |
| Phone: | 320-762-0221 |
| Website: | www.alextech.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,266 students took at least one online class at Alexandria Technical & Community College. This is an increase from the 1,220 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,266 | 790 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,220 | 768 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,159 | 769 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,168 | 783 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,228 | 829 |
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Footnotes
*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.
References
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