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Education & Early Childhood community-college programs in Minnesota

19 community colleges in Minnesota report awarding credentials in Education & Early Childhood. Early childhood and paraeducator pathways, plus transfer routes into four-year teaching degrees. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Education & Early Childhood program in Minnesota, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Minnesota public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Minnesota published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Minnesota and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake12%
  2. St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud5%
  3. Ridgewater CollegeWillmar5%
  4. Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls4%
  5. Minnesota North CollegeHibbing3%
  6. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet3%
  7. Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria3%
  8. Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis1%
  9. Riverland Community CollegeAustin1%
  10. North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park1%
  11. Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester1%
  12. Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount1%
  13. Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids1%
  14. Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd1%
  15. South Central CollegeNorth Mankato1%
  16. Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake1%
  17. Normandale Community CollegeBloomington1%
  18. Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls1%
  19. Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights1%

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