Community colleges

Alexandria Technical & Community College

Alexandria, MN Β· Public Β· 1,533 undergrads Β· website β†—

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

Not published

This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown β€” not zero. Ask them directly.

Completed after transferring
not published

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
2.6%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$8,358
$30,000 – $48,000$10,633
$48,000 – $75,000$11,673
$75,000 – $110,000$15,190
Over $110,000$17,526
All incomes (average)$13,691

Sticker tuition and fees: $6,236 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Alexandria Technical & Community College's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$10,024
Books and supplies$1,040
Other expenses, off campus$8,486

Outcomes

Completion rate
60%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
16%
Earnings @ 10yr
$49,393

after entering

Median debt
$12,000

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Open admission

Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)

Application fee
$20

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
22 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
55%

fall 2024

What students study

Criminal Justice18%
Health & Nursing17%
Business9%
Computer Science4%
Visual & Performing Arts4%
Education2%
Kinesiology & Sports Science1%
Biology & Life Sciences0%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (12)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Criminal Justice and Corrections62$51,270$67,066national $46,706$12,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities51$36,794$42,774national $44,125β€”
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians27$68,272$80,688national $58,424β€”
Design and Applied Arts24$41,132$44,165national $38,127$12,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing24$71,102$68,050national $80,813$14,775
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications21$52,443β€”national $54,971β€”
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians21$65,852$73,919national $73,046β€”
Business Administration, Management and Operations14β€”$46,559national $48,733β€”
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods13β€”$38,696national $37,656β€”
Accounting and Related Services13β€”$47,421national $47,660β€”
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions8β€”$50,682national $57,472β€”
Health and Medical Administrative Services4β€”$42,995national $37,073β€”
Undergraduate certificates (8)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Criminal Justice and Corrections58$61,915$67,981national $57,702β€”
Precision Metal Working49$53,455$65,946national $48,702$5,500
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants43$42,190$55,989national $56,073$6,900
Ground Transportation37$50,971$57,538national $52,118$5,406
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services27β€”$60,484national $58,424β€”
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians25$53,444$53,369national $51,586$11,644
Carpenters20β€”$44,053national $41,835β€”
Health and Medical Administrative Services6β€”$41,565national $35,447β€”

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 34 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

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Contact and accreditation

Address
1601 Jefferson Streeet, Alexandria, MN 56308
Phone
(320) 762-0221
Institutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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