Public · Community college

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota · Large suburb

9%
Transfer rate: $10,272
Avg net price: 42%
Grad / completion: $49,460
Median earnings

Hennepin Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (large suburb setting), enrolling 3,157 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,157 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Brooklyn Park is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from (north of) the Twin Cities in northern Hennepin County. Settlers from Michigan formally organized town government in 1858 and named the area after their hometown of Brooklyn, Michigan (in turn named after Brooklyn, New York). The Three Rivers Figure Skating Club operates out of the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 10 miles to Minneapolis, MN
To Great Lakes shore: 130 miles
Nearest airport: 17 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub

How Hennepin Technical College compares

#63 · Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 28% · #27 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention73%

Higher than 51%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,460

Higher than 90% · #7 of 40 in Minnesota

Average net price$10,272

Cheaper than 69% · #8 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$11,433

Lower than 33%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment3,157

Larger than 87%

Percentiles compare Hennepin Technical 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

Women1,21739%
Men1,94061%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White46%
Black23%
Hispanic12%
Asian12%
Other or multiracial6.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 3,157
Student–faculty ratio: 21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 29%
First-generation students: 38%
Students over 25: 38%
Median family income: $26,337
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $83,178
Endowment: $1,553,000

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,940
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,000
Total cost of attendance: $16,032
Average net price: $10,272

Outcomes

Graduated: 42%
First-year retention: 73%
Transferred to another college: 9%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $46,905
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $49,460
Median debt at graduation: $11,433
Students with federal loans: 20%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 39%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

42%

Low-income (Pell)

24%

First-generation

25%

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.1 / 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

Robbery

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

$7,924

$30–48k

$8,495

$48–75k

$9,629

$75–110k

$12,069

$110k+

$15,484

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

$1,364

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,364. 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 256 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): $49,460
Typical debt at graduation: $11,433
Debt vs. one year's pay: 23%
Out-earn a HS grad: 61%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 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

$41,379

Men

$56,158

Men out-earn women by $14,779 (36%) 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: 83°F
Winter low: 7°F
Annual rain: 30.7″
Annual snow: 54.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mpls Crystal AP, MN US station (3.3 mi from campus).

What Hennepin Technical College graduates study — and earn

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

153 grads$57k 1 yr$71k 5 yr$20k debt

153$56,699$70,999$19,854 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

132 grads$42k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$11k debt

132$42,294$49,002$11,129 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

112 grads— 1 yr$65k 5 yr— debt

112—$65,406—Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansCert.

111 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

111———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

98 grads$52k 1 yr$59k 5 yr$9k debt

98$52,456$59,492$9,329 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

63 grads$43k 1 yr$58k 5 yr$8k debt

63$43,470$58,267$8,250 Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

62 grads$47k 1 yr$67k 5 yr$21k debt

62$46,775$66,823$20,998 Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCert.

55 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

55———Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

52 grads$57k 1 yr$60k 5 yr$12k debt

52$57,382$60,481$12,000 CarpentersCert.

48 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

48———Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCert.

43 grads$40k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

43$40,030——WoodworkingCert.

41 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

41———

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.