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Community college · Public

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN1,088 online only

Hennepin Technical College is a public community college in Brooklyn Park, MN, with about 2,803 students on campus and 1,088 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
2,803
plus 1,088 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$10,272
tuition and fees $5,940; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
42%
lower than at 77% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$49,460
higher than at 70% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Hennepin Technical College, in brief

A graduation gap for lower-income students

28% of students with Pell grants finish, against 42% overall, a gap of 14 points. 29% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $11,433, about $121 a month over ten years. That’s 3.1% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
42%
within 3 years · Pell students 28%
Come back for year two
73%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$49,460
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$11,433
about $121 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$121 a month against about $3,909 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

45%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 50% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$44k
Middle income$30–75k
$55k
Higher incomeover $75k
$58k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Hennepin Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Hennepin Technical College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,032 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,940Books & supplies $2,000Other costs $8,092

After grants, the average family on aid pays $10,272.

Tuition and fees are $5,940 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$9,629

About $19,258 over 2 years · 40% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Engineering tech 20%Mechanic & repair 18%Health professions 16%Public safety 13%Construction trades 9%Precision production 7%Everything else 17%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management62 graduates a year · typical debt $17,213
$58k4 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians52 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$71k4 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians35 graduates a year · typical debt $15,350
$82k4 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians29 graduates a year
$63k4 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians28 graduates a year
$83k4 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)27 graduates a year · typical debt $14,751
$87k4 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions26 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services18 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

3,157 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 46%Hispanic 12%Black 23%Asian 12%Two or more 5%

Women and men

Women 36%Men 64%
21 : 1
students per teacher
29%
get Pell grants (lower income)
20%
take federal loans
38%
undergrads 25 or older
50%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Brooklyn Park

7% of Brooklyn Park’s 83,543 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Brooklyn Park pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Hennepin Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

North Hennepin Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brooklyn Park
1.3 mi3,449 students
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Coon Rapids
5.7 mi5,688 students
Anoka Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Anoka
8.4 mi1,184 students
Herzing University-MinneapolisUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · St. Louis Park
8.4 mi571 students
Dunwoody College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Minneapolis
10 mi1,225 students
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Minneapolis
10.2 mi4,006 students
North Central UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Minneapolis
11.1 mi754 students
Bethlehem College & SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Minneapolis
11.2 mi194 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.