Minnesota State College Southeast
Minnesota State College Southeast offers technical and community college programs with a strong focus on career development. They provide apprenticeships and dual training opportunities, allowing students to gain paid, on-the-job experience while earning credentials. The college also has a national reputation for its musical instrument repair programs, a specialized trade that attracts students from across the country, including military personnel.
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All Programs at Minnesota State College Southeast
6 trade programs at Minnesota State College Southeast, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Truck Driving & CDL
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82 | $47,171/yr | — |
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Nursing
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78 | $74,091/yr | $20,752 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in MN → |
74 | $43,145/yr | $13,935 |
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Welding & Metalworking
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66 | $49,342/yr | $9,500 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in MN → |
63 | $59,857/yr | — |
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Precision Systems Repair
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare nationwide → |
44 | $28,137/yr | $5,500 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
More Trade Schools in Minnesota
Top-scored trade schools elsewhere in Minnesota, ranked by average TradeSchoolOutlook Score across their programs.
Apprenticeship Pathways in Minnesota
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Minnesota. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Winona
Other cities in Minnesota with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from Winona.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 6 trade and vocational programs at Minnesota State College Southeast using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.