Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN
Affordability & debt
- Average net price
- $10,272per year, after aid
- Undergraduates with a federal loan
- 20%
- Undergraduates receiving a Pell grant
- 29%need-based, not repaid
- Typical debt at graduation
- $11,433federal loans, students who finished
- Reducing their balance within 3 years
- 45%of borrowers who entered repayment
What that debt costs to repay. Typical debt here is about $11,433. At 7% over 10 years — the standard federal plan — that is roughly $133 a month, about $15,930 repaid in total, of which $4,497 is interest.
Stretch the same balance over 25 years and the payment drops to $81 a month — but the total climbs to $24,242, roughly $8,312 more in interest. A smaller payment is not a smaller loan.
An estimate, not financial advice: straight amortization at a fixed rate, ignoring fees, interest accrued while enrolled, and any forgiveness or income-driven plan. Figures on this page are averages and medians — what any one family borrows and pays varies widely. Try your own numbers.
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Published tuition
- In-state tuition
- $5,940published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $5,940published rate
The sticker price before any aid. Most students pay less than this — the net price above is what aided students actually paid on average.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $49,46010 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- Suburb: Large
Most common fields of study
- Engineering technology20%
- Mechanic & repair technologies18%
- Health professions16%
- Homeland security & law enforcement13%
- Construction trades9%
- Precision production7%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
What borrowing would really cost
Starting from the typical debt at Hennepin Technical College. Change any figure to see your own.
Standard plan — 10 years
$133per month
- Total repaid
- $15,930
- Interest paid
- $4,497
Longer term — 25 years
$81per month
- Total repaid
- $24,242
- Interest paid
- $12,809
Borrow $11,433 and repay it over 25 years instead of 10, and you pay $8,312 more — $24,242 in all, about 2.1× what you borrowed. The monthly payment is smaller; the loan is not.
An estimate, not financial advice. Straight amortization at a fixed rate: it assumes every payment is made on time and the rate never changes, and it leaves out fees, interest that accrues while you’re still enrolled, and any forgiveness or income-driven plan. Planning4College is not a financial advisor and sells no loans. Check real terms with your school’s financial aid office and studentaid.gov.
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