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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Cloquet, MN · Town · 557 students
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$12,677
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
23%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
19% typical
$45,665
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$25,292 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
94% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a uniquely positioned institution co-governed as both a Minnesota State community college and a federally recognized tribal college. It is widely recognized for its robust Law Enforcement and Peace Officer program, alongside strong offerings in American Indian Studies, Human Services, and Environmental Science. Nestled in a scenic forest in Cloquet, the college fosters a close-knit, inclusive campus culture that integrates Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) heritage and values into daily student life and curriculum for Native and non-Native students alike.


Wikipedia:Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Cloquet, Minnesota. FDLTCC is located within the Twin Ports area of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin in northeastern Minnesota. The college is a member of Minnesota State, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium. FDLTCC was Minnesota's first tribal college. FDLTCC is the only college in the nation both established as a tribal college under federal law and operating as part of a state-funded higher education system.

Location
Cloquet, MN, 55720-2342 · Town campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
MSP · Minneapolis
130 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$6,006$6,006
Housing & food (on campus)$9,546$9,546
Books & supplies$1,200$1,200
Cost of attendance$19,659$19,659 est.
Average net price$12,677Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$6,006
Housing & food (on campus)$9,546
Books & supplies$1,200
Cost of attendance$19,659 est.
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $12,677
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$9,779
$30–48k
$12,319
$48–75k
$12,218
$75–110k
$18,523
$110k+
$19,659
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
23%
Entered 2017–18
Back for yr 2
44%
Transferred
23%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
29% graduated · 26% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 44% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$37,251
10 yrs after entry$45,665
Debt
Median at graduation$14,181
Monthly payment$150
Middle 50% owe$5.3k–$17k
90th percentile$26,843
Green marks a figure above the typical Tribal college: 19% graduate within 6 yrs, $25,292 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 34%Women 66%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell grant
16%
First-gen
40%
Family income
$19,214
Independent
56%
Veterans
2%
Age at entry
26.0
Part-time
47%
Race & ethnicity
White
52%
Hispanic
6%
Black
5%
Two or more
10%
AI/AN
26%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
33%
Faculty salary
$8,898/mo
Teaching spend
$8,022
per student
Federal loans
11%
Classification
Carnegie type
Tribal college
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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