Minnesota West Community and Technical College

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#14143 / #3709
Global Influence / U.S. Influence

Minnesota West Community and Technical College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3709
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$6,741
Graduation rate
60%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,762

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About Minnesota West Community and Technical College

According to Wikipedia, Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a public community and technical college in Minnesota with five campuses: Canby, Granite Falls, Jackson, Pipestone, and Worthington. The college also has learning centers in Luverne, Marshall, and Redwood Falls. Students have the opportunity to earn an Associate Degree, Diploma, or Certificate in more than 60 disciplines.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
68%60%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Minnesota West Community and Technical College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$6,741
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$7,847
30K - 48K$9,327
48K - 75K$10,079
75K - 110K$15,805
110K+$17,938

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Minnesota West Community and Technical College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Minnesota West Community and Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,979 a year, and 90% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
4,8184,818

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Minnesota West Community and Technical College?

Minnesota West Community and Technical College is located at 1593 11th Ave, Granite Falls, MN 56241.

How Safe is Minnesota West Community and Technical College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Minnesota West Community and Technical College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Minnesota West Community and Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Granite Falls has a violent crime rate of 0.30% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.56%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Minnesota West Community and Technical College Known For?

Minnesota West Community and Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Minnesota West Community and Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Minnesota West Community and Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Criminal Justice
#3126
World Rank
#3129
Historical Rank
#1610
USA Rank

Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranks #1610 in the U.S. and #3126 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Education
#10235
World Rank
#10243
Historical Rank
#2789
USA Rank

Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranks #2789 in the U.S. and #10235 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Nursing
#7486
World Rank
#7486
Historical Rank
#2804
USA Rank

Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranks #2804 in the U.S. and #7486 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Medical
#14177
World Rank
#14178
Historical Rank
#3967
USA Rank

Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranks #3967 in the U.S. and #14177 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Business
#15160
World Rank
#15160
Historical Rank
#4097
USA Rank

Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranks #4097 in the U.S. and #15160 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees