Public · Brainerd, Minnesota
Central Lakes College-Brainerd: cost, debt and earnings by major
16 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $15,556
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 56%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,614
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $9,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 12%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $11,751 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $13,041 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $14,075 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $18,602 |
| $110,000+ | $22,257 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (7)
- Ground Transportation$69,894
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$58,487
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,063
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$55,966
- Precision Metal Working$55,654
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$39,717
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$37,117
Associate's programs (9)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,488
- Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$60,993 (1 yr)
- Precision Metal Working$60,088
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$57,688
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$57,304
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$55,701 (1 yr)
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$44,590 (1 yr)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,480
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$37,753