Alexandria Technical & Community College: Review & Facts

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Alexandria Technical & Community College is a small two-year, public school with 2,865 students enrolled. This school was founded in 1961 and is the only school located in Alexandria, Minnesota.

Academic Offerings

Alexandria Technical & Community College will give you the option to receive a 1-year certificate, associate's degree, or 2-year certificate.

Majors
Offered
38
ATC implements a semester-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 38 majors. The most popular concentrations are Nursing, Criminal Justice, Industrial Technologies, General Studies, and Medical Assistant. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a good sign. Nevertheless, if you are planning to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Alexandria Technical & Community College student retention rate is relatively low at 68% (close to Minnesota average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
68%
Fair
The graduation rate at Alexandria Technical & Community College is below average - 59%. Roughly 14% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Alexandria Technical & Community College is reasonable: 22:1. Find out more information about faculty and instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition pricing is low, around $5,500 annually. The additional fees at ATC (not included in tuition costs) are nearly $700; which comes to $6,200 per year.

Read the details about ATC additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The college will consider accepting dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Alexandria Technical & Community College is $20.00.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to ATC and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (320) 762-0221 or check Alexandria Technical & Community College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
B
Dicey
Alexandria Technical & Community College offers a distance education program.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Alexandria Technical & Community College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
Unfortunately, there is no on-campus housing at ATC.

Based on the college crime numbers, ATC seems to be a generally safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Alexandria Technical & Community College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Alexandria Technical & Community College
1601 Jefferson Streeet
Alexandria, Minnesota
56308, USA
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