Minnesota West Community and Technical College Ranking Badges

Minnesota West earned 20 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 246 in Most Focused for Agricultural Economics, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 20 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 5
Highest placement: #2 of 246, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 98
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Minnesota West Community and Technical College Earned?

Minnesota West Community and Technical College holds 20 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. See our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	5
Top 10%	6
Top 15%	8
Total	20

What Is Minnesota West Community and Technical College Known For?

Minnesota West Community and Technical College is best known for Agriculture: 3 of its 20 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Agricultural Economics, Nursing & Nursing Assistants and Cosmetology.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Best for the Money (The Plains States)	✓
Best for the Money (Minnesota)	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Minnesota)	✓
Highest Paid Graduates (The Plains States)		✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Minnesota)	✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular	✓
Agricultural Economics
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused			✓

Construction Trades

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Carpentry
Top Ranked	✓
Electrical & Power Installation
Top Ranked	✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Other Interdisciplinary Studies
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Personal & Culinary Services

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Top Ranked		✓
Cosmetology
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓

Precision Production

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Precision Metal Working
Top Ranked		✓

How Does Minnesota West Community and Technical College Rank for Online Students?

Minnesota West Community and Technical College earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #80 of 92 in Most Popular Online for Business Support & Assistance.

How Does Minnesota West Community and Technical College Rank for Veterans?

Minnesota West Community and Technical College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,122 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 23%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Minnesota West Community and Technical College appears in 98 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.