-40%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Hennepin Technical College fell 40% between 2006 and 2009 (44.2% → 26.5%).
Minnesota · Public · Predominantly certificates
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. 2,827 undergraduate students. 79 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Hennepin Technical College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Hennepin Technical College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.9% → 0.0%).
+13%
Public certificate-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Hennepin Technical College are 13% above the public certificate-predominant peer median ($49.5k vs $43.6k).
-11%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Hennepin Technical College fell 11% between 2017 and 2020 ($12.9k → $11.4k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Hennepin Technical College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Minnesota median
Each tile compares this institution to the Minnesota median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$49,460+5% · 6→10y
Minnesota median $48,321$46,905
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry44.3%-14% · '99→'09
Minnesota median 54.7%$9,500+227% · '97→'20
At program completion2,827-6% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS73.0%+18% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$5,881+139% · '00→'24
out-of-state $5,881SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Hennepin Technical College earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Hennepin Technical College
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.6%Median federal debt $9,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $49,460 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Hennepin Technical College enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+18%
Hennepin Technical College · retention rose
62.0% → 73.3%
+139%
Hennepin Technical College · in-state tuition rose
$2,486 → $5,940
+227%
Hennepin Technical College · median debt rose
$3,500 → $11,433
-100%
Hennepin Technical College · cohort default rate fell
14.8% → 0.0%
+28%
Hennepin Technical College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$38,700 → $49,460
+27%
Hennepin Technical College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$38,600 → $48,862
+29%
Hennepin Technical College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$36,400 → $46,905
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Hennepin Technical College programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians$84,229Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$78,403Precision Metal Working$75,477Criminal Justice and Corrections$70,999Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$67,462Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$66,823Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$65,406Engineering-Related Technologies$64,342Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$63,918Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies$60,481Precision Metal Working$59,492Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$58,267Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians$56,616Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$56,219Visual and Performing Arts, General$53,014Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,730Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies$49,002Accounting and Related Services$47,095Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$44,397Health and Medical Administrative Services$44,057Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$43,566Culinary Arts and Related Services$43,529Health and Medical Administrative Services$42,501Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$42,158
Showing top 24 of 25 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
25 Hennepin Technical College programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies$49,002Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$65,406Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies$60,481Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$78,403
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$58,267Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$43,566Health and Medical Administrative Services$42,501Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$44,397Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$63,918Health and Medical Administrative Services$44,057
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Hennepin Technical College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$752,053
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 1
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $9,958
- HS-only baseline · MN
- $39,400
- Years to complete
- 1
- CIP family
- 43
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Hennepin Technical College in Minnesota
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Hennepin Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Hennepin Technical College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Hennepin Technical College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.