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Lake Superior College (Minnesota): 94 training programs — cost, completion, employment and earnings from the federal record
Lake Superior College (Higher Ed: Associate's Degree), 2101 Trinity Road, Duluth has 94 programs on Minnesota’s Training Provider Results list leading to: Associate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others; Sub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours; Sub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours; Sub-bachelor's postsecondary award 60 credits or more or 90 quarter credits or more or 1 800 contact hours or more. The table prints what the provider reported for each: the published cost, how many students exited, the share who completed, the share employed in the second quarter after exit, and their median earnings in that quarter — as reported, with the federal definition of every column below. Nothing is ranked, imputed or estimated. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Published cost basis | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) | Avg WIOA ITA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accountant | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 149 | 40% | 77% | $7,006 | $3,435 |
| 2 | Administrative Office | $4,988 | 60 wk · 31 hrs | 11 | 91% | 73% | $7,666 | — |
| 3 | Administrative Office | $2,735 | 30 wk · 17 hrs | 18 | 56% | 83% | $6,575 | — |
| 4 | Administrative Office Specialist | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 19 | 53% | 74% | $7,885 | — |
| 5 | Administrative Support-Legal Secretary | $5,792 | 60 wk · 36 hrs | 9 | 67% | 56% | $4,681 | — |
| 6 | Art Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 19 | 26% | 47% | $4,741 | — |
| 7 | Auto Body Technology | $5,309 | 60 wk · 33 hrs | 60 | 78% | 53% | $6,106 | — |
| 8 | Auto Maintenance and Light Repair | $5,792 | 60 wk · 36 hrs | 43 | 74% | 77% | $8,900 | — |
| 9 | Auto Service Technology | $11,584 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 43 | 74% | 77% | $8,900 | — |
| 10 | Aviation Maintenance Technology | $14,158 | 120 wk · 17 hrs | 74 | 70% | 77% | $11,375 | — |
| 11 | Aviation Maintenance Technology | $16,572 | 120 wk · 20 hrs | 102 | 37% | 73% | $10,142 | — |
| 12 | Basic Electronics | $4,183 | 30 wk · 26 hrs | 43 | 53% | 79% | $9,124 | — |
| 13 | Biology Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 66 | — | 77% | $4,558 | — |
| 14 | Bookkeeper | $4,988 | 60 wk · 31 hrs | 42 | 48% | 79% | $9,116 | — |
| 15 | Brake and Suspension Technician | $4,505 | 30 wk · 28 hrs | 43 | 74% | 77% | $8,900 | — |
| 16 | Business and Technology | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 62 | 8% | 69% | $8,230 | — |
| 17 | Business Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 121 | 16% | 68% | $7,603 | — |
| 18 | Carpentry | $7,240 | 60 wk · 45 hrs | 189 | 75% | 25% | $7,497 | — |
| 19 | Chemistry Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 17 | — | 59% | $2,437 | — |
| 20 | Civil Engineering Technology | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 71 | 49% | 83% | $10,273 | — |
| 21 | Civil Engineering Technology | $8,205 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 11 | 55% | 91% | $10,005 | — |
| 22 | Commercial and Residential Wiring | $13,193 | 120 wk · 16 hrs | 203 | 35% | 74% | $9,018 | — |
| 23 | Commercial and Residential Wiring | $10,941 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 89 | 45% | 78% | $7,822 | — |
| 24 | Communication Studies Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 2,760 | 46% | 68% | $5,513 | — |
| 25 | Computer and Web Programming | $11,584 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 80 | 21% | 69% | $8,418 | — |
| 26 | Computer and Web Programming | $9,171 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 33 | 55% | 64% | $6,952 | — |
| 27 | Computer Technology | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 62 | 27% | 56% | $6,116 | — |
| 28 | Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Cyber Defense | $4,827 | 60 wk · 30 hrs | 97 | 56% | 60% | $8,337 | — |
| 30 | Cyber Security | $2,896 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 97 | 56% | 60% | $8,337 | — |
| 31 | Dental Hygiene | $13,193 | 120 wk · 16 hrs | 282 | 32% | 68% | $7,315 | $1,812 |
| 32 | Economics Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 2,760 | 46% | 68% | $5,513 | — |
| 33 | Electronic Technology | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 43 | 53% | 79% | $9,124 | — |
| 34 | Electronic Technology - Industrial Controls | $11,584 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 84 | 70% | 79% | $12,720 | — |
| 35 | Emergency Medical Technician | $1,448 | 30 wk · 9 hrs | 54 | 81% | 65% | $6,218 | — |
| 36 | Engineering CAD Technician | $3,861 | 30 wk · 24 hrs | 15 | 40% | 87% | $7,206 | — |
| 37 | Engineering Technology | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 7 | — | 57% | $4,603 | — |
| 38 | English Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 2,760 | 46% | 68% | $5,513 | — |
| 39 | Exercise Science Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 17 | — | 82% | $4,470 | — |
| 40 | Fire Fighter | $3,861 | 30 wk · 24 hrs | 48 | 63% | 71% | $6,033 | — |
| 41 | Fire Medic | $3,218 | 30 wk · 20 hrs | 54 | 81% | 65% | $6,218 | — |
| 42 | Fire Science and Administration | $9,099 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 22 | 73% | 77% | $22,501 | — |
| 43 | Fire Technology | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 117 | 47% | 74% | $6,896 | — |
| 44 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Production Welder | $2,896 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 152 | 59% | 66% | $9,460 | — |
| 45 | Health Sciences Broad Field | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 34 | 12% | 68% | $4,228 | — |
| 46 | History Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 2,760 | 46% | 68% | $5,513 | — |
| 47 | Integrated Manufacturing - Engineering CAD Tech | $10,780 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 40 | 60% | 70% | $8,355 | — |
| 48 | Integrated Manufacturing - Engineering CAD Technol | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 15 | 40% | 87% | $7,206 | — |
| 49 | Integrated Manufacturing Tech - Manual Machinist | $4,827 | 60 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Integrated Manufacturing Technology - Automated Ma | $2,574 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 24 | 42% | 54% | $7,275 | — |
| 51 | Integrated Manufacturing Technology - CNC Machine | $11,423 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 40 | 60% | 65% | $8,903 | $3,671 |
| 52 | Integrated Manufacturing Technology - CNC Machine | $10,297 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 24 | 42% | 54% | $7,275 | — |
| 53 | Integrated Manufacturing Technology - Welding | $10,458 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 152 | 59% | 66% | $9,460 | — |
| 54 | Integrated Manufacturing Technology-Welding | $3,861 | 30 wk · 24 hrs | 152 | 59% | 66% | $9,460 | — |
| 55 | Legal Secretary | $2,896 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 9 | 67% | 56% | $4,681 | — |
| 56 | Liberal Arts and Sciences | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 2,760 | 46% | 68% | $5,513 | — |
| 57 | Massage Therapist | $5,953 | 60 wk · 37 hrs | 88 | 86% | 65% | $5,809 | — |
| 58 | Mathematics Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 2,760 | 46% | 68% | $5,513 | — |
| 59 | Media Studies and Production | $4,344 | 30 wk · 27 hrs | 52 | 58% | 75% | $4,056 | — |
| 60 | Media Studies and Production | $4,988 | 60 wk · 31 hrs | 52 | 58% | 75% | $4,056 | — |
| 61 | Medical Assisting | $6,436 | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 129 | 55% | 83% | $7,434 | — |
| 62 | Medical Laboratory Technician | $10,780 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 70 | 46% | 79% | $10,568 | $4,020 |
| 63 | Medical Receptionist | $5,148 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 64 | Microsoft Server Administrator | $1,931 | 30 wk · 12 hrs | 97 | 56% | 60% | $8,337 | — |
| 65 | Network Administration and Cyber Security | $9,332 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 97 | 56% | 60% | $8,337 | — |
| 66 | Network Administration and Cyber Security | $11,584 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 197 | 37% | 66% | $9,409 | $5,495 |
| 67 | Network Administration and Security | $4,827 | 60 wk · 30 hrs | 97 | 56% | 60% | $8,337 | — |
| 68 | Nursing | $10,297 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 1,085 | 45% | 82% | $10,561 | $3,105 |
| 69 | Nursing Assistant | $483 | 30 wk · 3 hrs | 268 | 99% | 75% | $4,696 | — |
| 70 | Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide | $644 | 30 wk · 4 hrs | 268 | 99% | 75% | $4,696 | — |
| 71 | Paralegal Studies | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 90 | 36% | 66% | $7,022 | — |
| 72 | Paralegal Studies | $4,827 | 60 wk · 30 hrs | 32 | 34% | 69% | $9,402 | — |
| 73 | PC Support Technician | $3,379 | 30 wk · 21 hrs | 25 | 64% | 60% | $4,892 | — |
| 74 | Personal Training | $2,574 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 31 | 35% | 61% | $6,376 | — |
| 75 | Phlebotomy | $1,448 | 30 wk · 9 hrs | 148 | 66% | 73% | $7,282 | — |
| 76 | Physical Therapist Assistant | $11,906 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 293 | 46% | 44% | $6,725 | — |
| 77 | Practical Nursing | $6,436 | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 214 | 46% | 82% | $8,872 | — |
| 78 | Pre-Health Services Management | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 79 | Professional Pilot | $7,240 | 60 wk · 45 hrs | 11 | — | 55% | $6,107 | — |
| 80 | Professional Pilot | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 113 | 17% | 58% | $6,390 | — |
| 81 | Psychology Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 2,760 | 46% | 68% | $5,513 | — |
| 82 | Radiologic Technology | $12,549 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 279 | 34% | 81% | $8,462 | $2,887 |
| 83 | Rapid Prototyping and Design | $2,252 | 30 wk · 14 hrs | 24 | 42% | 54% | $7,275 | — |
| 84 | Respiratory Therapy | $12,549 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 118 | 66% | 82% | $12,555 | $2,718 |
| 85 | Sociology Transfer Pathway | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 2,760 | 46% | 68% | $5,513 | — |
| 86 | Solidworks (CAD) | $2,896 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 15 | 40% | 87% | $7,206 | — |
| 87 | Surgical Technology | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 123 | 29% | 79% | $7,609 | — |
| 88 | Truck Driving | $1,609 | 30 wk · 10 hrs | 32 | 94% | 47% | $8,524 | — |
| 89 | Truck Driving-Advanced | $2,574 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 32 | 94% | 47% | $8,524 | — |
| 90 | Web Developer | $3,218 | 30 wk · 20 hrs | 33 | 55% | 64% | $6,952 | — |
| 91 | Welding | $9,653 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 45 | 31% | 64% | $7,306 | — |
| 92 | Welding Technologist | $5,148 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | 152 | 59% | 66% | $9,460 | — |
| 93 | Welding Technology | $4,827 | 60 wk · 30 hrs | 152 | 59% | 66% | $9,460 | — |
| 94 | Wildland Firefighting | $2,574 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 54 | 81% | 65% | $6,218 | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov (state Eligible Training Provider performance reports, form ETA-9171), snapshot taken 2026-09-02; the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is tuition and fees for a non-WIOA participant where the provider reported it (books and supplies added only when reported separately), otherwise the average WIOA training-account dollars per participant — the basis is printed under each figure. The provider’s own program page is linked where it reported one; RetrainMap has not verified those links.
How to read the columns — the federal data dictionary
Definitions from the TrainingProviderResults.gov Data Dictionary v4.0 (2024-05-15), as shipped in the dataset’s data_dictionary.csv. Median earnings are one calendar quarter, not a year. Percentages of small cohorts are noisy — read the exited count first. A dash means the federal file prints −1 (suppressed: small cohort, not reported, or flagged) — blank here, never zero.
- all_completed_pct (federal field field_c_completed_percent)
- Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121) Percent, 0-100 (the federal file stores a 0-1 fraction; converted here).
- all_employed_q2_pct (federal field field_c_q2_employment_percent)
- Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129) Percent, 0-100 (the federal file stores a 0-1 fraction; converted here).
- all_median_earnings_q2_usd (federal field field_c_median_earnings)
- Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125)
- avg_ita_cost_per_wioa_participant_usd (federal field field_c_cost_per_wioa)
- Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135)
- non_wioa_tuition_fees_usd (federal field field_non_wioa_tuition_cost)
- Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111)
- non_wioa_books_supplies_usd (federal field field_non_wioa_supplies_cost)
- Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Books and Supplies (DE112)
- length_weeks (federal field field_program_length_weeks)
- Length of the training program in weeks, as completed by a full-time student (DE114); a suppressed value (-1) indicates it was reported as a competency-based program
- length_hours (federal field field_program_length_hours)
- Length of the training program in clock/contact hours (DE113); a suppressed value (-1) indicates it was reported as a competency-based program
- all_students_exited (federal field field_c_total_exited)
- Total number of individuals exited from the training program (DE121)
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Sources and dates
- U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration — Training Provider Results program index, https://www.trainingproviderresults.gov/ · snapshot 2026-09-02 · normalised in the RetrainMap Training Provider Outcomes dataset (suppressed −1 cells blank; percentages 0–100; nothing imputed)
- TrainingProviderResults.gov Data Dictionary v4.0, 2024-05-15 — https://www.trainingproviderresults.gov/assets/ETP_Data_Dictionary.pdf
Other providers in Minnesota: the Minnesota provider index.