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Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Hennepin Technical College is a public two-year institution in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 4,572 students in fall 2024. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Hennepin Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 88 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Criminal Justice/Police Science, Automation Engineer Technology/Technician, and Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 1,924 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,572
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
1,924
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
88
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 88

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering Technologies 12
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 9
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6
Construction Trades 4
Precision Production 4
Health Professions 12
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Business, Management and Marketing 12
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Communications Technologies 4
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Education 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
59%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
474
Certificates under 1 year
940
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
494
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,572
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,572
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,906
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
43%
Men
57%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
23%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
26%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Joy Bodin
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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