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Located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a public institution. The surrounding location of Granite Falls is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

91 Undergraduate Degrees

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Minnesota West Community and Technical College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Minnesota West.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Agricultural Economics Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Minnesota West Community and Technical College?

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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

How Do I Get Into Minnesota West?

You can apply to Minnesota West online at: www.mnwest.edu/admissions/apply

Minnesota West Community and Technical College 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 Minnesota West Community and Technical College?

48% Take Out Loans
13.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

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 Minnesota West, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $5,629 a year. That adds up to $22,516 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.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

991 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,253 undergraduate students at Minnesota West, with 991 being full-time and 2,262 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 991 full-time undergraduates at Minnesota West, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Minnesota West Community and Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 32
Black or African American 105
Hispanic or Latino 134
White 666
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

Over 7 countries are represented at Minnesota West. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kenya, Nigeria, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

886 Took All Classes Online
1,586 Took At Least One Class Online
-2.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,586 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Minnesota West has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 21st most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Minnesota West

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Minnesota West Community and Technical College was -2.4%. This is the #1,623 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Minnesota West regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Minnesota West ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Minnesota West.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science #233
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping #294
Business Support & Assistant Services #336
Accounting #439

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College 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 42 42
General Business Administration and Management 2 24 0 26
Accounting 6 8 0 14
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 4 4 8
Office Administration 1 0 0 1
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 0 0 0 0
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 0 0 0 0
Business & Office Technology 0 0 0 0
Receptionist 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 9 36 46 91

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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