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Anoka Technical College

Anoka, Minnesota · Public technical college

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67%completion rate · Minnesota avg 48%
$11,000median debt of graduates
$45,073median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$47,746median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy | Higher Learning Commission (Accredited)
Address: 1355 Highway 10 West, Anoka, MN 55303 · Phone: (763) 433-1100 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Anoka Technical Colle… Anoka Technical Colle…: 66.5% 66.5% Minnesota average Minnesota average: 48.2% 48.2% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Nursing assistants$38,010$46,680$49,330
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$45,690$60,280$65,410
Emergency medical technicians$31,340$48,090$52,940
Machinists$46,550$61,140$74,650
Medical records specialists$48,120$61,530$70,070
Electricians$47,480$78,160$101,410
Medical assistants$40,110$50,480$58,540
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$51,700$63,750$71,270
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$38,310$58,390$73,250
Surgical technologists$62,820$80,210$86,420
Construction laborers$42,950$60,260$79,710

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Minnesota (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 103 $38,520 $34,603 $9,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 64 not reported not reported $14,750
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 64 $43,787 $42,682 $7,145
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 61 $43,787 $42,682 $7,145
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 2–4 years 50 $40,081 $44,384 $12,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 35 $35,382 $36,848 $14,750
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 33 $38,520 $34,603 $9,500
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 32 $43,787 $42,682 $7,145
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 23 $55,361 $49,996 $13,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 18 not reported not reported $14,750
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 16 $34,650 $34,704 $15,416
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 16 $38,779 $36,488 $24,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 12 $55,361 $49,996 $13,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 2–4 years 12 $31,598 not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 11 $43,787 $42,682 $7,145
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 9 $34,650 $34,704 $15,416
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 7 not reported $52,941 not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 6 not reported $52,941 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 2–4 years 6 $43,787 $42,682 $7,145
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 $38,520 $34,603 $9,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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