Public · Community college

Minnesota State College Southeast

Winona, Minnesota · Distant town

11%
Transfer rate: $16,140
Avg net price: 47%
Grad / completion: $43,613
Median earnings

Minnesota State College Southeast is a public certificate-granting institution in Winona, Minnesota (distant town setting), enrolling 1,388 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,388 undergradsDistant townCold wintersSnowy

About Winona, Minnesota

Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota, United States. European immigrants settled the area in 1851 and laid out the town into lots in 1852 and 1853. The original settlers were immigrants from New England. The population increased from 815 in December 1855, to 3,000 in December 1856. In 1856, German immigrants arrived as well. Winona is home to the headquarters to many companies including Fastenal, Thern Inc., Knitcraft Corporation, RTP Company, We-No-Nah Canoe, United Building Centers, Badger Equipment Company, Winona Lighting, Hal Leonard Music, WinCraft Sports, and Winona Pattern & Mold. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 105 miles to Minneapolis, MN
To Great Lakes shore: 181 miles
Nearest airport: 21 miles to La Crosse (LSE)

How Minnesota State College Southeast compares

Graduation rate47%

Higher than 34% · #21 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention63%

Higher than 29%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,613

Higher than 80% · #24 of 40 in Minnesota

Average net price$16,140

Cheaper than 46% · #30 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$12,971

Lower than 23%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment1,388

Larger than 77%

Percentiles compare Minnesota State College Southeast 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

Women74554%
Men64346%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White78%
Black5.6%
Hispanic7.4%
Asian2.6%
Other or multiracial6.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,388
Student–faculty ratio: 19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 25%
First-generation students: 35%
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $32,210
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $83,556
Endowment: $3,722,000

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $6,432
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,000
Total cost of attendance: $21,397
Average net price: $16,140

Outcomes

Graduated: 47%
First-year retention: 63%
Transferred to another college: 11%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $42,376
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $43,613
Median debt at graduation: $12,971
Students with federal loans: 22%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 45%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

47%

Low-income (Pell)

40%

First-generation

42%

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): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 1

Reported offenses in an average year

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

0.3reported offenses a year

0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

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

$15,072

$30–48k

$14,387

$48–75k

$16,036

$75–110k

$18,659

$110k+

$20,908

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

$2,500

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,500. 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 161 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): $43,613
Typical debt at graduation: $12,971
Debt vs. one year's pay: 30%
Out-earn a HS grad: 59%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 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

$39,830

Men

$50,187

Men out-earn women by $10,357 (26%) 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: 85°F
Winter low: 11°F
Annual rain: 34.4″
Annual snow: 37.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winona, MN US station (1.5 mi from campus).

What Minnesota State College Southeast graduates study — and earn

Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

41 grads$28k 1 yr$39k 5 yr$18k debt

41$28,137$38,782$17,500 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

30 grads$74k 1 yr$76k 5 yr$37k debt

30$74,091$75,887$36,785 Ground TransportationCert.

29 grads$47k 1 yr$56k 5 yr— debt

29$47,171$55,663—Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

26 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

26———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

26 grads$49k 1 yr$52k 5 yr$13k debt

26$49,342$52,462$12,500 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

23 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

23———Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCert.

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

21———Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCert.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

14 grads$43k 1 yr$52k 5 yr$23k debt

14$43,145$52,157$23,302 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

13 grads— 1 yr$44k 5 yr— debt

13—$44,198—Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———

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.