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Alexandria Technical & Community College

Alexandria, Minnesota · Remote town

8%
Transfer rate
$13,691
Avg net price
60%
Grad / completion
$49,393
Median earnings

Alexandria Technical & Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Alexandria, Minnesota (remote town setting), enrolling 1,533 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,533 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowy

About Alexandria, Minnesota

Alexandria is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. First settled in 1858, it was named after brothers Alexander and William Kinkead from Maryland. The form of the name alludes to Alexandria, Egypt, a center of learning and civilization. There are cabin B&Bs and chain hotels along the lakes. Water sporting activities include motorboats, wake surfing, sailing, paddleboarding. Fishing was also historically popular in the city. There are beaches, like in the Pilgrim Point Park on Lake Ida. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
97 miles to Fargo, ND
To Great Lakes shore
167 miles
Nearest airport
67 miles to Saint Cloud (STC)

How Alexandria Technical & Community College compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 49% · #11 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention77%

Higher than 58%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,393

Higher than 90% · #8 of 40 in Minnesota

Average net price$13,691

Cheaper than 56% · #23 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment1,533

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare Alexandria Technical & Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,533undergrads
  • Women69645%
  • Men83755%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White79%
  • Black2.0%
  • Hispanic6.4%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,533
Student–faculty ratio
22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
16%
First-generation students
26%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$49,168
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$85,077
Endowment
$3,810,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,236
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,040
Total cost of attendance
$18,698
Average net price
$13,691

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
60%
First-year retention
77%
Transferred to another college
8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,061
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,393
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Students with federal loans
18%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
65%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
60%
Low-income (Pell)
55%
First-generation
55%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$20
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
155 (116 men · 39 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (6)

Other Sports58
Soccer30
Baseball29
Volleyball15
Golf14
Archery9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,281 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.0
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$8,358
$30–48k
$10,633
$48–75k
$11,673
$75–110k
$15,190
$110k+
$17,526

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

43%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,711
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 43% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,711. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 456 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$49,393
Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
24%
Out-earn a HS grad
68%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$39,903
Men
$56,158

Men out-earn women by $16,255 (41%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
80°F
Winter low
2°F
Annual rain
24.1″
Annual snow
46.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
-10°40°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.04.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alexandria Muni AP, MN US station (1.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.