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Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN 3,157 Undergrads 37.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$16,032
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,272
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,906
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$10,272
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$59,906
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$49,460
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate37.4%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
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 Recipients38.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time50.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.7%

Admissions Profile

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

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years 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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$628k
+$112k
+$143k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$609k
+$93k
+$125k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$598k
+$83k
+$114k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
27
661%
Full Cost$16k/yr
28
387%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return841%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return162%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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
+$33k
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
+$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
$5,329
Earnings (4yr)
$73,991
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$325k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,566
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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
-$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,039
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$384k
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
+$291k
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
+$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,771
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,442
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,511
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$11,129
Earnings (4yr)
$50,229
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
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
+$118k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,212
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,158
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,241
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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
$17,213
Earnings (4yr)
$58,421
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,529
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,859
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,044
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,030
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,164
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$237k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$15,350
Earnings (4yr)
$81,645
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$322k
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,148
Natl Median: $66,570
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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 (5yr)
$44,057
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,751
Earnings (4yr)
$86,733
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$367k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,118
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,260
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,519
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
$14,933
Earnings (4yr)
$58,915
Natl Median: $62,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,020
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
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
+$228k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,014
Natl Median: $32,799
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Woodworking
AssocCIP: 4807
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,867
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
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.