Central Lakes College - Brainerd Business Programs

Located in Brainerd, Minnesota, Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Brainerd draws many to the area.

Where Is Central Lakes College - Brainerd?

Contact details for Central Lakes College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 West College Drive, Brainerd, MN 56401-3900
Phone:	218-855-8000
Website:	www.clcmn.edu

How Do I Get Into Central Lakes College?

You can apply to Central Lakes College online at: https://eservices.minnstate.edu/adm/public/studentWelcome?campusId=301&appType=underGrad

Central Lakes College - Brainerd has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Central Lakes College - Brainerd?

Student Loan Debt

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 Central Lakes College, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $5,385 a year. That adds up to $21,540 over four years for those students.

Central Lakes College - Brainerd Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,448 undergraduate students at Central Lakes College, with 1,508 being full-time and 2,940 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,508 full-time undergraduates at Central Lakes College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Lakes College - Brainerd students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	1,268
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	132

Over 4 countries are represented at Central Lakes College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, Canada, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Central Lakes College - Brainerd

In 2022-2023, 1,521 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Central Lakes College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 30th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Central Lakes College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	32%
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	64%

Central Lakes College - Brainerd Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management	0	0	54	54
Accounting	0	14	5	19
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	11	0	0	11
General Business Administration and Management	0	9	0	9
Agricultural Economics	3	0	0	3
Entrepreneurship	2	0	0	2
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	1	0	0	1
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	17	23	59	99

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.