Itasca Community College

Itasca Community College is a two-year community college and trade school in Grand Rapids, MN. It has noncompetitive admissions, taking 100% of applicants. It is a very small sized institution with 658 full-time students in attendance. Itasca undergraduates can choose from 13 distinct majors across seven academic disciplines. The most often selected options are Liberal Arts and Humanities, Engineering, and Forestry, with 45% of graduates receiving an Associate's in Liberal Arts and Humanities. 19% and 7% of students study Engineering and Forestry, respectively. Its engineering program is ranked #13 in its state. Additionally, Itasca is 8th in MN for best colleges for low income students. For those based in Minnesota, sticker price tuition is $5,058. Applicants located outside of Minnesota need to pay $6,181 a year. If that price is too high, know that more than four fifths of Itasca undergraduates receive some scholarship or grant funding. 48% of Itasca Community College students put on the cap and gown on graduation day, fresh and wanting to land an exciting career. On average, alumni go on to make a yearly salary of $28,400 a couple years after commencement. After four additional years in the labor force, the alumni's average annual income grows 28.2% to $36,400; however, that is still 9.2% behind the national median wage for individuals. Some of you might like to hear that Itasca doesn't offer early decision. Additionally, Itasca does not have a distance education program, and the student to professor ratio is 22:1. Related to your pocketbook, be aware that on average, you can expect to spend around $4,294 on housing per year and 52% of undergraduates procure state grants. When it comes to demographics, students who are 22 to 24 years old make up 1% of the undergraduate population at Itasca and international students make up 2% of the student body at Itasca. Lastly, six years after college, 88% of graduates have jobs and the highest-earning 25% of graduates make a starting salary of $43,100 or higher.