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Ridgewater College (Minnesota): 109 training programs — cost, completion, employment and earnings from the federal record
Ridgewater College (Higher Ed: Associate's Degree), 2101 15th Avenue Nw, Willmar has 109 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 | $9,968 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 13 | 31% | 77% | $4,476 | — |
| 2 | Accountant | $9,968 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 109 | 58% | 80% | $9,200 | $5,109 |
| 3 | Accounting Clerk | $5,316 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | 8 | 50% | 88% | $8,308 | — |
| 4 | Accounting Technician | $7,476 | 60 wk · 45 hrs | 8 | 50% | 88% | $8,308 | — |
| 5 | Activity Director | $9,968 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 55 | 60% | 55% | $9,098 | — |
| 6 | Activity Director | $3,987 | 30 wk · 24 hrs | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Administrative Assistant | $7,974 | 60 wk · 48 hrs | 11 | 55% | 100% | $7,602 | — |
| 8 | Administrative Assistant | $9,968 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 32 | 53% | 81% | $7,669 | — |
| 9 | Advanced Esthetics | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 7 | 86% | 71% | $8,010 | — |
| 10 | Advanced Esthetics | $3,525 | 30 wk · 20 hrs | 35 | 74% | 71% | $4,211 | — |
| 11 | Agri Business | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 66 | 80% | 77% | $9,888 | — |
| 12 | Agricultural Science and Technology | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Agriculture Power and Equipment Technician | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 27 | 52% | 85% | $11,848 | — |
| 14 | Agronomy Applicator Technician | $6,698 | 60 wk · 38 hrs | 46 | 80% | 80% | $12,109 | — |
| 15 | Agronomy Technology | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 46 | 80% | 80% | $12,109 | — |
| 16 | Auto Body Collision Technology | $11,633 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 48 | 79% | 83% | $9,146 | — |
| 17 | Auto Body Collision Technology | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 10 | 30% | 80% | $5,651 | — |
| 18 | Automotive Service Technology | $11,456 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 63 | 76% | 78% | $9,753 | — |
| 19 | Automotive Service Technology | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 20 | 25% | 75% | $5,974 | — |
| 20 | Beginning Meat Cutting | $3,173 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 7 | 100% | 71% | $8,499 | — |
| 21 | Biological Sciences | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 13 | — | 77% | $4,266 | — |
| 22 | Business Transfer Pathway | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 48 | 31% | 79% | $6,054 | — |
| 23 | CAD Technician | $4,818 | 30 wk · 29 hrs | 40 | 60% | 40% | $11,336 | — |
| 24 | CNC Precision Manufacturing Technician | $11,809 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 17 | 71% | 76% | $13,568 | — |
| 25 | CNC Precision Manufacturing Technician | $11,280 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 35 | 77% | 89% | $12,610 | — |
| 26 | CNC Technician | $5,640 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | 35 | 77% | 89% | $12,610 | — |
| 27 | Communication Studies | $2,820 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 35 | 83% | 74% | $8,080 | — |
| 28 | Communication Studies Transfer Pathway | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 1,586 | 58% | 75% | $5,611 | — |
| 29 | Computer Aided Drafting and Design | $11,131 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 121 | 52% | 32% | $11,475 | — |
| 30 | Computer Aided Drafting and Design | $10,632 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 40 | 60% | 40% | $11,336 | — |
| 31 | Computer Numerical Control Technician | $3,701 | 30 wk · 21 hrs | 35 | 77% | 89% | $12,610 | — |
| 32 | Computer Programmer | $8,813 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 12 | 33% | 67% | $5,804 | — |
| 33 | Computer Programmer | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 85 | 44% | 78% | $5,578 | — |
| 34 | Computer Support Technician | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 35 | 54% | 80% | $8,345 | — |
| 35 | Computer Support Technician | $8,813 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 16 | — | 81% | $7,056 | — |
| 36 | Cosmetology | $12,514 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 38 | 37% | 82% | $4,924 | — |
| 37 | Cosmetology | $9,870 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 87 | 75% | 79% | $5,110 | — |
| 38 | Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 21 | 52% | 76% | $9,295 | — |
| 39 | Dairy Management | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 33 | 79% | 42% | $9,266 | — |
| 40 | Dairy Management | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 12 | 50% | 67% | $5,512 | — |
| 41 | Early Childhood Education | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 124 | 50% | 81% | $6,373 | — |
| 42 | Early Childhood Education | $3,173 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 54 | 63% | 85% | $5,566 | — |
| 43 | Early Childhood Special Education | $3,323 | 30 wk · 20 hrs | 54 | 63% | 85% | $5,566 | — |
| 44 | Electrical Technology | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 129 | 82% | 85% | $10,774 | — |
| 45 | Electrician | $14,629 | 120 wk · 16 hrs | 106 | 50% | 86% | $8,702 | — |
| 46 | Electrician | $13,043 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 129 | 82% | 85% | $10,774 | — |
| 47 | Elementary Education Foundations Transfer Pathway | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 5 | 60% | 100% | $3,815 | — |
| 48 | Entrepreneurship | $2,820 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 8 | 75% | 75% | $8,346 | — |
| 49 | Entry Level Welder | $2,820 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 150 | 81% | 83% | $10,311 | — |
| 50 | Estheology | $4,054 | 30 wk · 23 hrs | 35 | 74% | 71% | $4,211 | — |
| 51 | Farm Operation and Management | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 417 | 23% | 41% | $10,193 | — |
| 52 | Farm Operation and Management | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 19 | 79% | 74% | $4,896 | — |
| 53 | Global Studies | $2,820 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | GPS/GIS Technology for Agriculture | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 46 | 80% | 80% | $12,109 | — |
| 55 | GPS/GIS Technology for Agriculture | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 12 | 50% | 92% | $8,880 | — |
| 56 | Health Sciences Broad Field | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 7 | — | 57% | $3,820 | — |
| 57 | Healthcare Administrative Assistant | $9,968 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 40 | 65% | 88% | $7,045 | — |
| 58 | Healthcare Administrative Assistant | $7,974 | 60 wk · 48 hrs | 7 | — | 57% | $8,114 | — |
| 59 | Industrial Welding | $12,690 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 28 | 32% | 89% | $8,054 | — |
| 60 | Industrial Welding | $11,280 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 150 | 81% | 83% | $10,311 | — |
| 61 | Law Enforcement | $11,809 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 160 | 33% | 83% | $8,900 | — |
| 62 | Law Enforcement Transfer Pathway | $11,985 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 160 | 33% | 83% | $8,900 | — |
| 63 | Legal Assistant | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 23 | 65% | 65% | $9,968 | — |
| 64 | Legal Assistant | $7,974 | 60 wk · 48 hrs | 11 | 45% | 36% | $8,609 | — |
| 65 | Legal Assistant | $2,990 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 11 | 45% | 36% | $8,609 | — |
| 66 | Liberal Arts and Sciences | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 1,586 | 58% | 75% | $5,611 | — |
| 67 | Machining Technician | $5,640 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | 14 | 93% | 93% | $12,823 | — |
| 68 | Manufacturing Automation Technologies | $5,993 | 60 wk · 34 hrs | 20 | 75% | 85% | $14,374 | — |
| 69 | Manufacturing Automation Technologies | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 46 | 72% | 87% | $15,078 | — |
| 70 | Manufacturing Production Technologies | $2,820 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 20 | 75% | 85% | $14,374 | — |
| 71 | Marketing and Design | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 26 | 69% | 77% | $5,163 | — |
| 72 | Marketing and Design | $8,813 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 73 | Marketing and Sales Management | $9,518 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 29 | 52% | 72% | $7,173 | — |
| 74 | Marketing and Sales Management | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 101 | 53% | 86% | $8,404 | — |
| 75 | Massage Therapy | $5,816 | 60 wk · 33 hrs | 60 | 88% | 67% | $6,929 | — |
| 76 | Massage Therapy | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 40 | 80% | 73% | $6,553 | — |
| 77 | Medical Assistant | $7,226 | 60 wk · 41 hrs | 65 | 83% | 85% | $6,968 | — |
| 78 | Medical Assistant | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 44 | 48% | 89% | $6,100 | $4,447 |
| 79 | Medical Coding Specialist | $7,050 | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 24 | 58% | 83% | $7,104 | — |
| 80 | Multimedia Design Technology | $8,307 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 13 | 23% | 85% | $3,182 | — |
| 81 | Multimedia Design Technology | $9,968 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 67 | 58% | 72% | $7,108 | — |
| 82 | Network Systems Administration | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 31 | 77% | 71% | $11,209 | — |
| 83 | Network Systems Administration | $8,813 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Nondestructive Testing Technology | $11,280 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 53 | 53% | 64% | $9,449 | — |
| 85 | Nondestructive Testing Technology | $11,280 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 126 | 69% | 63% | $10,278 | — |
| 86 | Nursing (MANE) | $11,280 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 794 | 47% | 89% | $9,176 | $3,298 |
| 87 | Occupational Skills | $5,640 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | 77 | 95% | 57% | $2,889 | — |
| 88 | Occupational Skills | $4,935 | 30 wk · 28 hrs | 77 | 95% | 57% | $2,889 | — |
| 89 | Office Assistant | $5,316 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Paramedic | $8,108 | 60 wk · 46 hrs | 15 | 87% | 93% | $14,268 | — |
| 91 | Paramedic | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 57 | 56% | 89% | $13,090 | — |
| 92 | Phlebotomist | $3,701 | 30 wk · 21 hrs | 23 | 87% | 83% | $6,662 | — |
| 93 | Photography and Design | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 10 | 60% | 70% | $9,638 | — |
| 94 | Photography and Design | $8,813 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | $1,763 | 30 wk · 10 hrs | 22 | 59% | 68% | $7,455 | — |
| 96 | Plumbing Technician | $6,345 | 60 wk · 36 hrs | 6 | 100% | 67% | $10,726 | — |
| 97 | Poultry Management | $3,525 | 30 wk · 20 hrs | 13 | 85% | 46% | $18,003 | — |
| 98 | Practical Nursing | $7,050 | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 122 | 94% | 91% | $10,392 | — |
| 99 | Precision Farming | $3,349 | 30 wk · 19 hrs | 46 | 80% | 80% | $12,109 | — |
| 100 | Professional Photography | $5,111 | 30 wk · 29 hrs | 54 | 74% | 70% | $4,394 | — |
| 101 | Professional Photography Technology | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 22 | 50% | 73% | $6,350 | — |
| 102 | Professional Photography Technology | $11,280 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 54 | 74% | 70% | $4,394 | — |
| 103 | Psychology Transfer Pathway | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 1,586 | 58% | 75% | $5,611 | — |
| 104 | Sales and Management Associate | $5,993 | 60 wk · 34 hrs | 29 | 52% | 72% | $7,173 | — |
| 105 | Special Education Transfer Pathway | $10,575 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 3 | — | 100% | $6,144 | — |
| 106 | Veterinary Technology | $13,219 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 233 | 73% | 79% | $7,350 | — |
| 107 | Web Developer | $9,968 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 18 | 67% | 78% | $6,997 | — |
| 108 | Web Developer | $8,307 | 60 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 109 | Welding | $5,640 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | 150 | 81% | 83% | $10,311 | — |
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
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