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Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis, MN 5,268 Undergrads 26.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$19,683
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,812
After Aid
Median Earnings
$52,691
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$13,812
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$52,691
Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5
Graduation Rate26.3%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients52.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time38.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS54.4%
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
+$559k
+$43k
+$74k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$533k
+$18k
+$49k
Full Cost$20k/yr
+$523k
+$7k
+$38k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
34
193%
Full Cost$20k/yr
37
106%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return304%
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 Return23%
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
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,328
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
CertCIP: 5133
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,403
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Apparel and Textiles
CertCIP: 1909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,782
Natl Median: $25,340
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,071
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CertCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
CertCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Software and Media Applications
CertCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CertCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CertCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,292
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Design and Applied Arts
CertCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,853
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CertCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CertCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CertCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,579
Natl Median: $32,800
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,028
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CertCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Services, General
CertCIP: 4400
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
CertCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Library and Archives Assisting
CertCIP: 2503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,350
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$11,663
Earnings (5yr)
$55,325
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,664
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,226
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$577k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$15,867
Earnings (4yr)
$51,345
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,637
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Apparel and Textiles
AssocCIP: 1909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,422
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,668
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$14,130
Earnings (4yr)
$51,520
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
AssocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Community Organization and Advocacy
AssocCIP: 4402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,066
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,708
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$370k
Computer Software and Media Applications
AssocCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,249
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,368
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$24,496
Earnings (4yr)
$59,022
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,952
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
AssocCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,566
Natl Median: $41,787
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
AssocCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,654
Natl Median: $33,186
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,246
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,644
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$585
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,786
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$370k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,317
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Human Services, General
AssocCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$29,928
Earnings (4yr)
$48,973
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$14,733
Earnings (4yr)
$45,679
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Library and Archives Assisting
AssocCIP: 2503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,475
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$35,170
Earnings (4yr)
$58,236
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,059
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,962
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,982
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$498k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.