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Central Lakes College-Brainerd
501 West College Drive, Brainerd, MN 56401 · Public 2-year · (218) 855-8000 · School website
Career programs at Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Central Lakes College-Brainerd reported 176 certificate and associate completions in 11 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in welding (45). College Scorecard counts 1,614 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 | $40,671 | WIOA list |
| Dental assistant | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 | $40,329 | WIOA list |
| LPN/LVN | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Diesel | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | Not published | |
| EMT and paramedic | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Automotive | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | Not published | WIOA list |
| IT support | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Culinary | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 | Not published | WIOA list |
| CNA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Medical assistant | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Phlebotomy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not published | WIOA list |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Central Lakes College-Brainerd
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $6,249
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $6,249
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $1,000
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $13,869
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $11,000
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $42,162
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Central Lakes College-Brainerd net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More Central Lakes College-Brainerd programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Listed at | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 51.3902 | Staples | $819 | 30 weeks, 5 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Trained Medication AidSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 51.3902 | Staples | $819 | 30 weeks, 5 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Culinary ArtsSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · In person · CIP 12.0503 | Staples | $4,916 | 60 weeks, 30 hours a week | 33.3% | 77.8% | $5,114 | 9 |
| Diesel Equipment TechnicianAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · In person · CIP 47.0605 | Staples | $10,978 | 120 weeks, 50 hours a week | 19% | 81% | $11,303 | 42 |
| Diesel Equipment TechnicianSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · In person · CIP 47.0605 | Staples | $7,701 | 60 weeks, 47 hours a week | 75% | 83.7% | $10,260 | 104 |
| Emergency Medical Response TechnicianSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 51.0904 | Staples | $2,785 | 30 weeks, 17 hours a week | 100% | 87.5% | $10,479 | 8 |
| Practical NursingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · In person · CIP 51.3901 | Staples | $5,899 | 60 weeks, 36 hours a week | 98.2% | 92.1% | $8,239 | 114 |
| Medical AssistantAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · In person · CIP 51.0801 | Staples | $9,831 | 120 weeks, 50 hours a week | 28.6% | 76.2% | $6,370 | 21 |
| Medical AssistantSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · In person · CIP 51.0801 | Staples | $6,390 | 60 weeks, 39 hours a week | 63.4% | 90.2% | $7,212 | 41 |
| Phlebotomy TechnicianSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 51.1009 | Staples | $2,949 | 30 weeks, 18 hours a week | 57.8% | 88.9% | $6,473 | 45 |
| Robotic WeldingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 48.0508 | Staples | $2,622 | 30 weeks, 16 hours a week | 73.2% | 69.5% | $7,908 | 164 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to Central Lakes College-Brainerd by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).