Public · Community college

Pine Technical & Community College

Pine City, Minnesota · Remote rural

14%
Transfer rate: $12,798
Avg net price: 36%
Grad / completion: $41,232
Median earnings

Pine Technical & Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Pine City, Minnesota (remote rural setting), enrolling 574 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 574 undergradsRemote ruralCold wintersSnowy

About Pine City, Minnesota

Pine City is a city in and the county seat of Pine County, in east central Minnesota, United States. The Dakota Indians were the first in the area. With the Ojibwe expansion, the area became a mixture of the two. By the early 19th century, the area became predominantly Ojibwe. They trapped and hunted on the land and traded furs at the nearby trading posts. In 2009, Pine Center for the Arts opened. It is a regional arts center offering a variety of educational and performance-based programs relating to theater, music, visual art, literature, and dance. Classes and special events take place throughout the year. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 60 miles to Minneapolis, MN
To Great Lakes shore: 76 miles
Nearest airport: 56 miles to Saint Cloud (STC)

How Pine Technical & Community College compares

Graduation rate36%

Higher than 20% · #31 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention52%

Higher than 12%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,232

Higher than 74% · #27 of 40 in Minnesota

Average net price$12,798

Cheaper than 58% · #19 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$14,392

Lower than 16%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment574

Larger than 65%

Percentiles compare Pine 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

Women32657%
Men24843%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White74%
Black11%
Hispanic4.7%
Asian1.9%
Other or multiracial8.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 574
Student–faculty ratio: 21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 15%
First-generation students: 36%
Students over 25: 12%
Median family income: $21,078
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $81,207
Endowment: $402,000

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $4,738
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,500
Total cost of attendance: $18,479
Average net price: $12,798

Outcomes

Graduated: 36%
First-year retention: 52%
Transferred to another college: 14%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $37,079
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $41,232
Median debt at graduation: $14,392
Students with federal loans: 9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 33%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

36%

Low-income (Pell)

22%

First-generation

21%

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: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$11,875

$30–48k

$11,089

$48–75k

$11,682

$75–110k

$13,489

$110k+

$18,041

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

$515

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 3% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $515. 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 113 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): $41,232
Typical debt at graduation: $14,392
Debt vs. one year's pay: 35%
Out-earn a HS grad: 53%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 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

$38,989

Men

$44,778

Men out-earn women by $5,789 (15%) 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: 79°F
Winter low: -1°F
Annual rain: 33″
Annual snow: 44.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hinckley, MN US station (12 mi from campus).

What Pine Technical & Community College graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

117 grads$38k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$14k debt

117$37,690$48,319$13,625 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

41 grads$65k 1 yr$76k 5 yr$31k debt

41$64,961$76,349$31,282 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

38 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

35 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

35———Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCert.

30 grads$32k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30$32,063——Business/Commerce, GeneralCert.

28 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

28———Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

18 grads— 1 yr$44k 5 yr— debt

18—$43,911—Precision Metal WorkingCert.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

8 grads— 1 yr$46k 5 yr— debt

8—$45,542—

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.