Central Lakes College-Brainerd

2025 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average tuition & fees are $6,249 at Central Lakes College-Brainerd. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $1,000. The total cost of attendance is $19,492 when a student lives off-campus.

2025 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$6,249
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$5,670
Other Living Expenses	$6,573
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$19,492

¹Central Lakes College-Brainerd does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.²The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	5	7	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	1	29	25	4

Central Lakes College-Brainerd offers 59 certificate and vocational programs through less than 12-weeks Certificate, 1-year certificate, 2-Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

We note again Central Lakes College-Brainerd mainly offers associate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at Central Lakes College-Brainerd

Agriculture

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Agricultural Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	NOT OFFERED
Crop Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Greenhouse Operations and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Animal Sciences	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Agronomy and Crop Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Natural Resources and Conservation

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Latin American Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Deaf Studies	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	24	9	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

What is Education program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	0	0	3
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	4	3	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

What is Human Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

What is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

What is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED
Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	0	25	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55

Visual and Performing Arts

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Commercial and Advertising Art	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Technology	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

What is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Dental Assisting/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	NOT OFFERED	1	1	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

What is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Dental Assisting/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	NOT OFFERED	1	1	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

On-Campus Student Services

Central Lakes College-Brainerd provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	Yes
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided