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Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN 3,157 Undergrads 37.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,718
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,180
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,235
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$16,180
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$63,235
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$57,061
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate37.3%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age28.3
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients42.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time50.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 1 Year to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$705k
+$301k
+$219k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$690k
+$286k
+$204k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$684k
+$280k
+$197k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
20
∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
22
1356%
Full Cost$23k/yr
22
937%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return1915%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return384%
Warning: Read this ROI with care. Most awards here are certificates, so the model prices a one-year program. The earnings figure covers every graduate, including those who finished longer associate programs that pay more. That mix can make the NPV, Social ROI and Pell ROI look much higher than a typical certificate student will see.

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,336
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $42,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$15,091
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$314k
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Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,425
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$5,041
Earnings (4yr)
$73,991
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,225
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,262
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
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Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (4yr)
$80,039
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$382k
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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,199
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,439
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$288k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,670
Natl Median: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,771
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,442
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,511
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,229
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
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Woodworking
CertCIP: 4807
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,664
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,204
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,212
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,729
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,241
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
AssocCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,421
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,800
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,859
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,044
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
-$801
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,030
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,164
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$14,898
Earnings (4yr)
$81,645
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
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Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,148
Natl Median: $66,570
Lifetime Value Added
+$327k
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Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Forestry
AssocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,725
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,500
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,435
Earnings (4yr)
$86,733
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$359k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,017
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,260
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,519
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,915
Natl Median: $62,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Median Debt
$11,033
Earnings (4yr)
$76,020
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,074
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,193
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,269
Natl Median: $32,799
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Woodworking
AssocCIP: 4807
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,867
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.