Century College is a public community college located in White Bear Lake, MN. It offers 131 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 8 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Century College is $6,182 for Minnesota residents and $6,182 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Minnesota public community colleges' average ($6,465).

The school has 7,646 students, which is higher than Minnesota community collleges' average (2,862). In addition, 2,822 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 23 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Minnesota community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Century College. Then, we compare its costs to Minnesota community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Minnesota ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,182$6,182
Books & Supplies$900
Off-Campus Living Costs$13,706
Average Financial Aid$4,978
Cost of Attendance$20,788$20,788
After Financial Aid$15,810$15,810
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Minnesota ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Century College$6,182$6,182
Public Community Colleges in Minnesota$6,037$6,465
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Century College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs44NOT OFFERED
Total Programs7259NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Horticultural ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist17 completers
6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Solar Energy Technology/Technician1 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 375 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
ChemistryNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 33 completers
NOT OFFERED
Securities Services Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Law Enforcement Investigation and InterviewingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Law Enforcement Intelligence AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Building/Property Maintenance1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Digital ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Commercial Photography1 completers
1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Interior Design42 completers
28 completers
NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design2 completers
13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production1 completers
4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Assisting/Assistant60 completers
52 completers
NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist10 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant34 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)38 completers
19 completers
NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 37 completers
NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Orthotist/Prosthetist8 completers
15 completers
NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 92 completers
NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 34 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
E-Commerce/Electronic CommerceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting7 completers
23 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping12 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services1 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Special Products Marketing Operations30 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 7,646 students at Century College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 3,190 male students and 4,488 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total7,6782,9154,763
Male Students3,1901,3251,865
Female Students4,4881,5902,898

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 7,646 total students, 4,955 students enrolled through distance learning (2,822 students enrolled exclusively and 2,133 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,646
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,822
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,133
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,691

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Century College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address3300 Century Ave N, White Bear Lake, MN
Phone651-770-3200
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$6,182
Out-of-State$6,182
Student Population »7,646 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »21%
Transfer-out Rate23%
Retention Rate56% (Full-time)
44% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,978
Students to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)