by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College was awarded 58 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is electrician.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Minnesota West is ranked #1,406 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Minnesota West held the #1,423 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Minnesota West also holds the #49 spot on the Best Colleges in Minnesota ranking.
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If you are worried about getting into Minnesota West Community and Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Minnesota West Community and Technical College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Minnesota West Community and Technical College is 54%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Minnesota West Community and Technical College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,253 undergraduates at Minnesota West with 991 being full-time and 2,262 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,539 | $9,836 | $11,664 | $14,577 | $15,864 |
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 Minnesota West, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 13.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,615 students took at least one online class at Minnesota West Community and Technical College. This is an increase from the 1,586 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,615 | 905 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,586 | 886 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,671 | 935 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,656 | 875 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,732 | 993 |
Learn more about online learning at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.
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.
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