Century College is a public community college located in White Bear Lake, MN. It offers 128 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 2025 tuition & fees of Century College is $6,214 for Minnesota residents and $6,214 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Minnesota public community colleges' average ($6,137).

The school has 8,726 students, which is higher than Minnesota community collleges' average (3,174). In addition, 2,832 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 25 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (19 to 1) of Minnesota community colleges.


2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 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.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Century
Minnesota ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,214$6,214
Books & Supplies$900
Off-Campus Living Costs$13,784
Average Financial Aid$4,075
Cost of Attendance$20,898$20,898
After Financial Aid$16,823$16,823
Century Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Minnesota ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Century College$6,214$6,214
Public Community Colleges in Minnesota$6,052$6,137
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

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 Programs7256NOT 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
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 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED 17 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design1 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist2 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist31 completers
6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Language Interpretation and Translation7 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 388 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
ChemistryNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 49 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 15 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 Services NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Building/Property Maintenance6 completers
1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Commercial Photography2 completers
6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Interior Design44 completers
21 completers
NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design8 completers
10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production5 completers
5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Assisting/Assistant63 completers
50 completers
NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist8 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant28 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)52 completers
30 completers
NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 31 completers
NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Orthotist/Prosthetist6 completers
9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 136 completers
NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 36 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
E-Commerce/Electronic CommerceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting6 completers
33 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping7 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services6 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management12 completers
12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Special Products Marketing Operations38 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 8,726 students at Century College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 3,552 male students and 4,696 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
Total8,2482,9965,252
Male Students3,5521,4122,140
Female Students4,6961,5843,112

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 8,726 total students, 5,171 students enrolled through distance learning (2,832 students enrolled exclusively and 2,339 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,726
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,832
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,339
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,555

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 (2024-2025) »In-State$6,214
Out-of-State$6,214
Student Population »8,726 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »31%
Transfer-out Rate27%
Retention Rate58% (Full-time)
45% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,075
Students to Faculty25:1 (4.00%)