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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN 2,827 Undergrads 37.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$15,830
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,925
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,460
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$10,925
Peer Midpoint: $16,832
Earnings (10yr)$49,460
Peer Midpoint: $31,349
Graduation Rate37.3%
Peer Midpoint: 66.3%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients38.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time47.9%
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
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
+$521k
+$196k
+$36k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$511k
+$186k
+$26k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$506k
+$181k
+$22k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
32
259%
Full Cost$16k/yr
35
148%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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 Return397%
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 Return44%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
CertCIP: 4604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$5,329
Earnings (5yr)
$70,999
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,566
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,501
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,462
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,267
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,492
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$11,129
Earnings (5yr)
$49,002
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,095
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,312
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,158
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,730
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$17,213
Earnings (5yr)
$66,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,529
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,616
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$15,350
Earnings (5yr)
$84,229
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
Engineering-Related Technologies
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,342
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,057
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
$14,751
Earnings (5yr)
$78,403
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,118
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
AssocCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$14,933
Earnings (5yr)
$63,918
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,477
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,481
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
AssocCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,014
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.