Which Century College (Minnesota) associate's program has the lowest debt?

HVAC graduates leave with a median of $11,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 9 Century College (Minnesota) associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Century College (Minnesota) cost?

Tuition and fees are $6,214 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $10,906 a year.

How many Century College (Minnesota) programs report graduate pay?

10 associate's programs and 4 certificate programs at Century College (Minnesota) report first-year pay, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

Century College (Minnesota) Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Century College
Public college
White Bear Lake, MN
6,280 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

10 Century College (Minnesota) associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($66,512), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($38,376). The median program pays $47,393. Century College (Minnesota) also has 4 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$6,214Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$10,906Per year

Graduation rate31%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 10 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Minnesota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
1	NursingAbout 92 graduates a year	$66,512	$74,569	$25,750	11th of 23
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 56 graduates a year	$65,588	$65,577	$20,837	1st of 12
3	Criminal JusticeAbout 54 graduates a year	$54,174	$49,722	$19,366	2nd of 11
4	HVACAbout 17 graduates a year	$52,105	$75,499	$11,500	3rd of 4
5	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 64 graduates a year	$47,789	$46,143	$29,300	4th of 8
6	AccountingAbout 23 graduates a year	$46,996	$46,826	Not reported	2nd of 7
7	Human ServicesAbout 11 graduates a year	$41,007	$49,859	$37,015	1st of 3
8	BusinessAbout 34 graduates a year	$40,489	Not reported	$19,750	1st of 2
9	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 42 graduates a year	$39,850	$40,545	$15,000	2nd of 4
10	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 416 graduates a year	$38,376	$50,048	$14,264	4th of 23

Program names link to the program's own page, and Minnesota ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Minnesota programs in the field do too.

3 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 4 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Minnesota" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Minnesota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Minnesota
1	HVACAbout 92 graduates a year	$52,870	Not reported	$13,000	2nd of 4
2	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 45 graduates a year	$43,778	Not reported	$15,000	1st of 1
3	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 132 graduates a year	$40,253	$43,728	$22,921	2nd of 5
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 52 graduates a year	$35,241	$48,032	Not reported	12th of 13

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$66,512
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$65,588
Criminal Justice$54,174
HVAC$52,105
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$47,789

Lowest median debt

HVAC$11,500
Liberal Arts and General Studies$14,264
Design and Applied Arts$15,000
Criminal Justice$19,366
Business$19,750

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 416 graduates a year
NursingAbout 92 graduates a year
Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 64 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 56 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 54 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $66,512 in their first year, the most of 10 Century College (Minnesota) associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Minnesota rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels