Public · Community college

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Cloquet, Minnesota · Fringe town

23%
Transfer rate: $12,677
Avg net price: 26%
Grad / completion: $45,665
Median earnings

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Cloquet, Minnesota (fringe town setting), enrolling 557 undergraduates. It is a Tribal college. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 557 undergradsFringe townCold wintersSnowy

About Cloquet, Minnesota

Cloquet is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 33. Cloquet began as a group of small settlements around three sawmills: Shaw Town, Nelson Town, and Johnson Town. These became known as Knife Falls, after a local waterfall over sharp slate rocks, and later as Cloquet. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe town
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 18 miles to Duluth, MN
To Great Lakes shore: 17 miles
Nearest airport: 16 miles to Duluth (DLH)

How Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College compares

Graduation rate26%

Higher than 8% · #36 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention44%

Higher than 7%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,665

Higher than 85% · #15 of 40 in Minnesota

Average net price$12,677

Cheaper than 59% · #18 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$14,181

Lower than 17%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment557

Larger than 64%

Percentiles compare Fond du Lac Tribal and 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

Women27950%
Men27850%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White52%
Black5.4%
Hispanic5.8%
Other or multiracial37%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 557
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 16%
First-generation students: 40%
Students over 25: 15%
Median family income: $19,214
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $80,082

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $6,006
Room & board: $9,546
Books & supplies: $1,200
Total cost of attendance: $19,659
Average net price: $12,677

Outcomes

Graduated: 26%
First-year retention: 44%
Transferred to another college: 23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $37,251
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $45,665
Median debt at graduation: $14,181
Students with federal loans: 11%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

26%

Low-income (Pell)

20%

First-generation

20%

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: Yes
Dorm capacity: 56
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 10%
Housing charge (year): $4,131
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 1
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

Reported offenses in an average year

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

0.3reported offenses a year

0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

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

$9,779

$30–48k

$12,319

$48–75k

$12,218

$75–110k

$18,523

$110k+

$19,659

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,880

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 8% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,880. 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 83 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): $45,665
Typical debt at graduation: $14,181
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 45%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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

$40,362

Men

$49,708

Men out-earn women by $9,346 (23%) 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: 78°F
Winter low: 2°F
Annual rain: 32.7″
Annual snow: 71.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cloquet, MN US station (3.6 mi from campus).

What Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

72 grads$30k 1 yr$40k 5 yr$13k debt

72$30,455$39,982$12,788 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

31 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

31———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

24 grads$51k 1 yr$53k 5 yr$16k debt

24$51,144$52,735$15,665 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

11 grads$57k 1 yr$72k 5 yr$37k debt

11$57,141$71,615$36,865 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCert.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Geography and CartographyCert.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCert.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———

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.