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Most affordable community colleges in Minnesota

27 community colleges in Minnesota report net price data, ranging from $8,618 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $10,938. Minnesota's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Minnesota

$10,938

National median for community colleges

$6,359

community colleges reporting in Minnesota

27

The most affordable community colleges in Minnesota, ranked by net price

1

Red Lake Nation College

MN

Net price

$8,618

Receive grant aid

93%

2

Riverland Community College

MN

Net price

$8,715

Receive grant aid

74%

3

North Hennepin Community College

MN

Net price

$9,245

Receive grant aid

65%

4

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

MN

Net price

$9,646

Receive grant aid

52%

5

South Central College

MN

Net price

$9,804

Receive grant aid

69%

6

Pine Technical & Community College

MN

Net price

$9,876

Receive grant aid

99%

7

Minnesota North College

MN

Net price

$9,957

Receive grant aid

69%

8

St Cloud Technical and Community College

MN

Net price

$10,140

Receive grant aid

56%

9

Hennepin Technical College

MN

Net price

$10,232

Receive grant aid

57%

10

Ridgewater College

MN

Net price

$10,484

Receive grant aid

64%

11

Century College

MN

Net price

$10,552

Receive grant aid

78%

12

Inver Hills Community College

MN

Net price

$10,733

Receive grant aid

62%

13

Net price

$10,882

Receive grant aid

55%

14

Dakota County Technical College

MN

Net price

$10,938

Receive grant aid

59%

15

Minnesota West Community and Technical College

MN

Net price

$11,067

Receive grant aid

54%

16

Net price

$11,488

Receive grant aid

54%

17

Northwest Technical College

MN

Net price

$11,574

Receive grant aid

60%

18

Saint Paul College

MN

Net price

$11,795

Receive grant aid

83%

19

Normandale Community College

MN

Net price

$11,987

Receive grant aid

66%

20

Rochester Community and Technical College

MN

Net price

$12,505

Receive grant aid

56%

21

Central Lakes College-Brainerd

MN

Net price

$12,859

Receive grant aid

78%

22

Northland Community and Technical College

MN

Net price

$12,927

Receive grant aid

58%

23

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

MN

Net price

$13,115

Receive grant aid

77%

24

Leech Lake Tribal College

MN

Net price

$13,746

Receive grant aid

76%

What makes a school affordable here

In Minnesota, the most affordable community colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Red Lake Nation College, the most affordable on this list, 93% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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