FY2022–FY2023 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST

WE ARE Minnesota State

340,000 STUDENTS | 54 CAMPUSES | 47 COMMUNITIES

@MinnStateEdu #FundMinnesotaState WE ARE Minnesota State Minnesota State is the most powerful and effective resource that the state has to ensure opportunity and prosperity for its citizens and communities. Our 30 colleges and seven universities contribute to an engaged, equitable, and productive society and serve as catalysts for social and economic vibrancy. They 66,412 are places of hope and opportunity for Minnesotans who strive to create a better students of color and future for themselves, their families, and their communities. Through our work, Indiginous students Minnesota State: » Serves 340,000 students annually. 42,262 » Meets the needs of students at all stages of their educational journey—high school students or recent grads, students returning to complete a degree first-generation college students or start another, and adults already in the workforce who need or want additional education or training. » Serves more students of color and American Indian students and more low- 71,385 income students than all other higher education providers in Minnesota students aged 25 and older combined.

» Produces more graduates for jobs in critical, high-demand fields such as health care and information technology than anyone else in the state. » Serves thousands of businesses and employers each year and over 109,000 8,800 employees through customized training and continuing education for veterans and service members business.

» Forms partnerships with employers across the state to ensure graduates entering the workforce are ready to contribute the first day on the job. 68,553 low-income students

OUR ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE $8 BILLION STATE OF MINNESOTA In FY2017, the colleges and universities of Minnesota State generated an economic impact of $8 billion in the state: $4.1 billion direct and $3.9 billion indirect and induced. This impact is the result of operational spending, capital spending (10-year average), payroll and benefits paid to employees, student spending, and visitor spending. Based upon this impact, $1 out of every $42 in the Minnesota economy is supported by Minnesota State. Minnesota State DEVELOPS THE TALENT BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES NEED

Minnesota State plays an essential role in delivering the talent employers need to grow and succeed. Each year, your 37 state colleges and universities provide an opportunity to more than 340,000 students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to better their lives. In addition to the 38,000 degrees Minnesota State grants each year, we are by far the state’s largest provider of customized training and continuing education for business, serving over 109,000 employees and thousands of businesses and employers each year.

MINNESOTA STATE PARTNERS WITH EMPLOYERS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN THEIR WORKFORCE Across Minnesota State, there are examples of partnerships with local and statewide employers to address workforce shortages. On many campuses, this work is done with a local Advisory MINNESOTA STATE IS ADDRESSING Council, which seeks input from employers, alumni, and RACIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES economic development professionals to ensure programming The most effective strategy Minnesota has for narrowing is tied to exactly what local employers need. The consistent its prosperity gap is to ensure all Minnesotans get the focus among campus leaders is to ensure graduates have jobs education they need to secure a better future for themselves, that encourage them to stay in the region. More than 38,000 their families, and their communities. The diversity of our students graduate from our colleges and universities each year students is one of our greatest strengths. Minnesota State is and use their know-how to help businesses, industries, public- proud to serve more students of color and American Indian sector organizations, nonprofits, and communities across the students and more low-income students than all other higher state to grow and thrive. education providers in Minnesota combined.

89.5% 7,000 13,500+ 109,000 percentage of graduates number of businesses number of customized number of Minnesota employed in a field and organizations partnered and specialized training, employees who related to their degree with Minnesota State occupation, and take customized program within one year professional classes training or continuing offered each year education courses

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 1 FY2022–FY2023 BUDGET REQUEST

$120 million in new funding over the biennium

CAMPUS RESPONSIVENESS AND STABILIZATION Supporting Minnesota State is critical for the state of Minnesota’s economic recovery

$75 MILLION to support increases in campus expenses and inflationary costs while providing high-quality programs By funding inflationary costs each year of the biennium, your investment will enable Minnesota State to: » Support the financial health of every campus. » Provide on-going campus revenue in order to maintain a core level of programs and services. » Continue to meet Minnesota’s talent needs by providing high-quality, affordable, and relevant academic programs. » Protect our commitment to inclusive excellence and ensure our students receive an extraordinary, affordable, and accessible education.

EQUITY AND AFFORDABILITY $15 MILLION for Basic Needs and Support Services Closing the educational equity gaps across race and ethnicity, Expansion of support for basic student needs, including: socioeconomic status, and geographic location » Emergency grants;

$45 MILLION to directly support our students’ critical » Stigma-free and online mental health assessment tools and mental health first aid type esr ources; needs » Easily accessible information hub to connect students to Targeted financial support will help our students succeed: local, county, and state resources that address basic needs; » Provide a scholarship program to support economically- and vulnerable students. » Training and support for faculty, staff, and administrators to » Expand the support for basic student needs including ensure that programs are designed to be easily accessible mental health needs and campus student support to all students, specifically focusing on students from racial, services. ethnic, and indigenous populations, low-income and first generational. » Provide career and technical education support. » Expand open educational resources. $6 MILLION for Career and Technical Education Career and technical education support includes:

Of the $45 MILLION Equity and Affordability Request: » Short-term education programs and industry-specific training certificates partnering with organizations $23 MILLION for Minnesota State Access Scholarship serving communities of color and indigenous communities; Supporting students with greatest financial need who are: » Local partnership efforts with local businesses to help » Pell-eligible Minnesota residents; connect high school students with college programs » New or transfer students at any Minnesota State college that will get them into in-demand skilled and technical or university; careers; and » Returning students enrolled at any Minnesota State » Career and Technical Teaching program support to college or university prior to the start of the Access and address shortages in high school and college teachers in Momentum program; career and technical areas. » Students pursuing an undergraduate diploma, certificate, associate degree, or bachelor degree; $1 MILLION for Open Educational Resources Directly reducing students out of pocket costs by removing » Enrollment of at least 3 credits per term, up to 60 credits textbook costs; this effort would include: at two-year colleges and 30 credits at universities; and » Searching out new free resources; » Students with remaining need after federal and state grants are applied to tuition and fees. » Expanding current offerings; and » Implementing new offerings.

2 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE 2021 CAPITAL REQUEST

$188.2 million for capital projects and asset preservation

$103.6 MILLION Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) 50+ asset preservation projects at 30 colleges and universities

$84.6 MILLION for major capital projects at 12 colleges and universities

REQUESTED COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY PROJECT TITLE AMOUNT

Higher Education Asset Preservation and HEAPR $103,653,000 Replacement

Minnesota State University Moorhead Weld Hall Renovation and Addition $17,290,000

Inver Hills Community College Technology and Business Center $14,653,000

Saint Paul College Academic Excellence Renovation and Renewal $937,000

Minneapolis Community and Technical College / Management Education Center Metro Baccalaureate $ 1 7,2 0 7,0 0 0 Metropolitan State University Initiative

Northeast Higher Education District / Classroom Building Renovation $2,576,000 Vermilion Community College

Central Lakes College Brainerd Student Services Renovation $8,275,000

Northland Community & Technical College Effective Teaching and Learning Labs $2,220,000

Minnesota State University, Mankato Armstrong Hall Replacement $6,691,000

Center for Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Engagement, Winona State University $3,218,000 and Learning

Lake Superior College Integrated Manufacturing Workforce Labs $985,000

North Hennepin Community College Center for Innovation and the Arts at Brooklyn Park $6,598,000

Metropolitan State University Cyber Security Program $9,923,000

TOTAL PROGRAM $188,226,000

INVESTMENT IN CAMPUS BUILDINGS STATE SUPPORT (GO) $160,035,000 Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement USER FINANCING (UF) $28,191,000 keeps campuses warm, safe, and dry and operating efficiently and effectively Note: Specific projects and costs will depend on actual funding level and college and university conditions at the time of appropriation.

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 3 Albert Lea Canby Granite Falls Pipestone 54 CAMPUS Alexandria Cloquet Hibbing Red Wing Anoka Coon Rapids Hutchinson Rochester Austin Detroit Lakes International Falls Rosemount LOCATIONS Bemidji Duluth Inver Grove Heights St. Cloud Bloomington East Grand Forks Jackson St. Paul Brainerd Eden Prairie Mankato Staples Brooklyn Park Ely Marshall Thief River Falls Cambridge Eveleth Minneapolis Virginia Faribault Moorhead Wadena Fergus Falls North Mankato White Bear Lake Grand Rapids Owatonna Willmar Pine City Winona Worthington

NHED-Rainy River Community College International Falls Northland Community & Technical College Thief River Falls Northland Community NHED-Vermilion & Technical College Community College East Grand Forks Bemidji State Ely University NHED-Mesabi Range College Bemidji Virginia

Northwest NHED-Hibbing NHED-Mesabi Range College Technical College Community College Eveleth Bemidji Hibbing NHED-Itasca Minnesota State Community College Grand Rapids University Moorhead Minnesota State Lake Superior Moorhead Community and College Technical College Duluth Minnesota Detroit Lakes Fond du Lac Tribal & Minnesota State Universities State Minnesota State Community Community College Community Minnesota State Colleges and Technical College Cloquet and Technical Wadena College Moorhead Central Lakes College METRO AREA Central Brainerd Minnesota State Community Lakes College Anoka Pine Technical & and Technical College Staples Technical Anoka-Ramsey Community College Fergus Falls College Community College Pine City Anoka Coon Rapids Alexandria Technical & St. Cloud Technical & Community College Community College Century College Alexandria Hennepin North Hennepin St. Cloud White Bear Lake Anoka-Ramsey Technical Community College St. Cloud State Community College Brooklyn Park College Brooklyn Park University Metropolitan State University St. Cloud Cambridge Minneapolis Minneapolis Metropolitan State Ridgewater College Community & University Technical College Willmar St. Paul Ridgewater Minneapolis Saint Paul College Minnesota West College St. Paul Community Hutchinson Minnesota West Minneapolis/St. Paul Normandale & Technical Inver Hills Community & Community College Community College Technical College College Canby Inver Grove Heights Granite Falls Bloomington Hennepin Minnesota Technical College Southwest Minnesota State College State University Eden Prairie Dakota County South Central Southeast Marshall Technical College College Red Wing South Central Rosemount Minnesota West North Mankato Minnesota State Community & College College Southeast Technical College Minnesota State Faribault Rochester Winona University, Mankato Pipestone Community Mankato and Technical Minnesota West Riverland College Community & Community College Winona State Owatonna Rochester Minnesota West Technical College University Jackson Winona Community & Riverland Riverland Technical College Community College Community College Worthington Albert Lea Austin 07/17

4 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Extraordinary Facts

Nearly $12 38,000 is generated in the statewide economy degrees, certificates, by Minnesota State for every $1 in and diplomas awarded state appropriation annually

4,071 lowest academic programs tuition in Minnesota

$1 out of every $42 in the 2.4% of the $8 billion Minnesota economy is supported Minnesota IN ECONOMIC IMPACT by Minnesota State economy

customized training, 340,000 occupational, and students attend annually 13,500 professional classes

89.5% $5,482 $8,805 STATE COLLEGES STATE UNIVERSITIES of graduates find a job related to their field of study within one year Average Minnesota State college and university of graduation tuition and fees (before grants and scholarships)

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 5 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Alexandria Technical & Community College

LOCATION: Alexandria alextech.edu | Michael Seymour, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 3,681 Credit-seeking Students | 18.6% Pell Eligible | 10% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Online College in the High School gives students in rural Amounts are estimates and subject to change Alexandria Technical and school districts statewide Community College (ATCC) is a » $1.3 million of $75 million in access to college courses that two-year comprehensive college campus responsiveness and reduce the cost of college offering technical and transfer stabilization degrees. ATCC serves regional high » Transfer programs continue » 3,681 students will benefit school students through PSEO, to expand and become easier to navigate with the from direct support for and Online College in the High School. ATCC graduates work implementation of Transfer students’ critical needs, in high-demand fields including Pathways. Four new Transfer including mental health manufacturing, health care, Pathways have been launched services and affordable public safety, and transportation. since 2019 textbooks Our largest programs include » ATCC offers unique programs Law Enforcement, Liberal Arts in Cybersecurity, Mechatronics, & Sciences, Nursing, and Diesel Speech-Language Pathology Mechanics. Assistant, Communication Art 2021 Capital Request and Design, and Interior Design SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » $5.1 million in asset PARTNERSHIPS preservation and » Each year, ATCC generates $114.5 million in economic replacement to replace » 3M: Supplies grant money to impact, produces more than 700 HVAC encourage high school students graduates, and supports and to enter high-skill, high-demand sustains 950 jobs. It’s estimated fields that more than 12,000 ATCC » Ziegler CAT: Provides diesel graduates live and work in the mechanic students with Alexandria area sponsorships and internships » 98% job placement rate » Knute Nelson: Partners with the provides employers with a college and local high schools skilled workforce in providing a certified nursing » PSEO and concurrent assistant program enrollment programs serve » Minnesota Department of regional high school students Public Safety: Partners for emergency dispatch training statewide FROM A STUDENT: » Area industry partners in manufacturing, truck driving, “Every class I attended at ATCC was relevant to my career and powersports sponsor path. I walked on stage on graduation day with the friendships, matching funds for Minnesota knowledge and support I needed to begin my career.” Workforce Development — Krystal Beauchane, 2005 Law Enforcement Graduate scholarships Plymouth, MN Police Department

6 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Anoka Technical College

NOTE: Anoka Technical College is aligned with Anoka-Ramsey Community College. LOCATION: Anoka anokatech.edu | Kent Hanson, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 2,533 Credit-seeking Students | 34.3% Pell Eligible | 27.6% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Health technology programs graduate needed health Amounts are estimates and subject to change Anoka Technical College is a career care workers in practical and technical college providing » $0.9 million of $75 million in nursing, surgical technology, high-quality, skills-based training campus responsiveness and occupational therapy assistant, in fields that meet the demands medical assistant, paramedic stabilization of the economy and employers. and EMS » 2,533 students will benefit With an average student age of 27, » Programs for in-demand from direct support for the college serves traditional age students, as well as career changers, trades in robotic engineering students’ critical needs, displaced workers, and other adults technology, machine trades, including mental health wishing to upgrade technical skills. welding, construction services and affordable electrician, architectural textbooks SERVICE TO MINNESOTA technology, and automotive, as well as information technology » Each year, Anoka Tech and and health information Anoka-Ramsey generate $371.7 technology million in economic impact, 2021 Capital Request as well as produce 2,000 » 100% job placement rate in » $1.5 million in asset graduates, and support and advanced welding, judicial reporting, manufacturing preservation and sustain 3,198 jobs technology, and electronic » On-site partnerships with replacement to replace a roof engineering programs on the main campus Anoka-Hennepin STEP High School and Anoka-Hennepin PARTNERSHIPS Technical High School » Minnesota Center of Excellence » One of the only judicial in Advanced Manufacturing reporting programs in the Upper Midwest » State and county legislators, industry partners, and » Welding, construction community leaders who came electrician, and occupational together to fund a five-axis mill, therapy assistant programs are making Anoka Tech one of the fully enrolled only technical colleges in the country with this equipment » Allina Health Systems is an FROM AN ALUMNUS: advisory partner and offers clinicals and internships “I can only say good things about Anoka Tech. The college location is intimidating for a person of color like me. But, when you walk into the campus, you meet amazing people. The teachers, security guards and cafeteria workers, all welcome you with open arms and make you feel like home.” — Kodjo Vossah-Messan ‘19, Electronics Engineering Technology and Biomedical Equipment Technician AAS

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 7 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Anoka-Ramsey Community College

NOTE: Anoka-Ramsey Community College is aligned with Anoka Technical College. LOCATION: Cambridge Coon Rapids anokaramsey.edu | Kent Hanson, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 11,367 Credit-seeking Students | 25.5% Pell Eligible | 26.7% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Created the first Early College program in Minnesota in Amounts are estimates and subject to change Anoka-Ramsey is one of the partnership with Irondale High largest community colleges, by » $2.5 million of $75 million in School enrollment, in Minnesota State. Its campus responsiveness and two campuses are located on the » One of the largest nursing stabilization banks of the Mississippi River in programs in the state, preparing » 11,367 students will benefit Coon Rapids, and 40 miles north graduates for high-demand occupations from direct support for along the Rum River in Cambridge. A comprehensive higher education students’ critical needs, » Numerous opportunities institution, it offers associate including mental health for baccalaureate degree degrees, liberal arts/general studies completion on both campuses services and affordable certificates, and advanced degrees. textbooks PARTNERSHIPS SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » K–12 School Districts: Anoka- » Each year, Anoka-Ramsey and Ramsey partners with 15 high Anoka Tech generate $371.7 schools in the delivery of million in economic impact, concurrent enrollment courses. as well as produce 2,000 Concurrent enrollment students graduates, and support and account for 23.5% of the student sustain 3,198 jobs body at Anoka-Ramsey » One of the largest providers » Anoka County Workforce of concurrent enrollment and Center (ACWC): ACWC offers PSEO, allowing students to earn a wide variety of employment- college credit while still in high related services to both school job seekers and employers, supporting Anoka-Ramsey students and academic programs » Allina Health Systems: Partners FROM AN ALUMNUS: with nursing program to “Coming from a different country and joining a different provide clinical experiences, culture is difficult. You doubt yourself and often wonder if scholarships, and service on the you will succeed. But, Anoka-Ramsey has resources and great program advisory board instructors who are invested in helping you succeed, and the entire campus culture reflects that. At Anoka-Ramsey I was introduced to other mentors in science and it opened doors to more research opportunities.” — Bora Faulkner ’08, MnTC General Education; ’19 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics from the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences

8 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Bemidji State University

NOTE: Bemidji State University is aligned with Northwest Technical College. LOCATION: Bemidji bemidjistate.edu | Faith Hensrud, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 6,169 Credit-seeking Students | 29.7% Pell Eligible | 13.5% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY » BSU is a leader in the graduation of American Amounts are estimates and subject to change Bemidji State University provides Indian students, including 50 the academic guidance, education, » $2.5 million of $75 million in in 2018. In addition, BSU has and personal encouragement campus responsiveness and dual-enrollment agreements students need to exceed their with each of Minnesota’s stabilization own expectations. BSU offers four tribal colleges and offers 60 undergraduate degrees, nine » 6,169 students will benefit several academic programs graduate degrees, 15 teacher from direct support for focused on Indigenous peoples, licensure fields, 14 pre-professional students’ critical needs, including its unique Indigenous programs, and 10 certificates. including mental health environmental studies program services and affordable SERVICE TO MINNESOTA textbooks PARTNERSHIPS » Each year, BSU and its aligned » Sanford Bemidji Medical college, Northwest Technical Center: Provides hands-on College, generate $321.7 million learning opportunities for in economic impact, produce 2021 Capital Request nursing students, who serve 1,326 graduates, and support » $6.6 million in asset patients and strengthen the and sustain 2,749 jobs preservation and quality of care available to Bemidji State is the only replacement to replace » patients U.S. school offering an » Minnesota State Advanced roof and make mechanical undergraduate degree in 3-D Manufacturing Center upgrades in Sattgast Hall and design for exhibits, conferences, of Excellence: Serves as Bangsberg Hall and industry. Thanks to a strong headquarters and provides partnership with industry leadership for a consortium professionals and alumni of BSU and 14 technical and support, the program is a source community colleges to meet of talent for the entire world the needs of the region’s » BSU’s innovative biology manufacturing employers program has been expanded by preparing individuals to include majors in aquatic for rewarding careers in biology and wildlife biology. manufacturing Students pursue careers in » Marketing Assistance and fish and wildlife management, Research Solutions: This invasive species eradication, student-staffed and faculty- and conservation led marketing agency creates hands-on learning opportunities FROM A STUDENT: while offering affordable analysis and strategic consulting “My professors have provided unconditional support. It’s like a for businesses and non-profit whole other family that I am so grateful for.” organization — Katie Northbird, undergraduate student, social work

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 9 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Central Lakes College

LOCATION: Brainerd Staples clcmn.edu | Hara Charlier, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 5,771 Credit-seeking Students | 22.6% Pell Eligible | 10.8% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Partnerships with area businesses get students working Amounts are estimates and subject to change Nestled in the premier recreational in the field before graduation » $1.6 million of $75 million in area of Minnesota, Central Lakes College (CLC) is a comprehensive campus responsiveness and PARTNERSHIPS community and technical college stabilization offering a wide range of pathways » The Ag & Energy Center » 5,771 students will benefit in both liberal arts/transfer and supports a robust research platform for our region’s from direct support for technical education programs. farmers through partnerships students’ critical needs, SERVICE TO MINNESOTA with USDA, U of M, NDSU and including mental health several private research firms Each year, CLC generates $135.8 services and affordable » million in economic impact, as » Minnesota DNR Enforcement, textbooks well as produces 970 graduates, DNR Forestry, Camp Ripley, and supports and sustains 1,107 and Crow Wing County: jobs Partnership for students in the natural resources program 2021 Capital Request » Added more than 5,000 graduates to the region over the » Crow Wing County Fair: » $8.275 million for the past five years Provides hands-on learning opportunities for students in renovation of Student » More than 90% of graduates welding, law enforcement, Services and Academic are employed in a field related marine and powersport, and Support at the Brainerd to their study, which fuels the graphic design programs campus economic engine of central and greater Minnesota » Clow Stamping, Brunswick, » $2.9 million in asset Pequot Tool & Manufacturing, » Partner with approximately preservation and and Ryerson: Donate steel and 30 area high schools to offer replacement to replace a roof supplies to the welding program College in the Schools at the Brainerd campus and » University Center: Four » Collaborations with industry replace HVAC at the Staples Minnesota State Universities leaders and community partners including MSUM, SCSU, SMSU, campus ensure student success and BSU, and one private college community satisfaction partner » Cragun’s Resort and Essentia Health: Sponsor the theatre and FROM A BUSINESS PARTNER: cultural arts programs » Local health care clinical “Partnering with the Central Lakes College welding program partners such as Cuyuna is essential to the future of manufacturing. Collaboration Regional Medical Center, between CLC and local businesses ensures curriculum is Lakewood Health System, St. aligned to industry needs while exposing area manufacturers Gabriel’s Hospital, and more to trends and technology.” – Pequot Tool & Manufacturing team

10 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Century College

LOCATION: White Bear Lake century.edu | Angelia Millender, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 12,204 Credit-seeking Students | 36.4% Pell Eligible | 41.6% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS Amounts are estimates and subject to change Century College is a two-year » Northeast Metro 916 » $3 million of $75 million in community and technical college Intermediate School District, offering degrees, diplomas, Saint Paul Public Schools, campus responsiveness and certificates, and courses in the Stillwater Area Public Schools, stabilization areas of applied design, arts and and White Bear Lake Public » 12,204 students will benefit humanities, business, health Schools: Strengthening the from direct support for sciences, human services, industry, pipeline from high school science, technology, engineering to postsecondary education students’ critical needs, and mathematics, social and through pre-college student including mental health behavioral sciences, and non-credit readiness and concurrent services and affordable workforce training. enrollment course programming textbooks » Delkor Systems, TLC SERVICE TO MINNESOTA Electronics, 3M, Compass » Each year, Century College Electronics: Among 20 generates $368.5 million in Minnesota companies working 2021 Capital Request economic impact, as well as with Century College to deliver » $3.6 million in asset produces an average of 1,700 on-site skills development preservation and graduates and supports and training to hundreds of sustains 3,269 jobs incumbent workers replacement to replace roofs and relocate HVAC on both » Bridging the Minnesota Skills » Washington and Ramsey Gap through state-of-the- the East and West campus County High Schools, art facilities, award-winning Saint Paul and F.R. Bigelow programs, and thriving Foundations: Working together partnerships in high-demand to deliver college credit courses fields in community engagement and » Contributing to local leadership to young African communities through 9,830 American men and women student service learning hours » Saint Paul Police and Saint Paul Fire: Providing training to law enforcement and fire through academic programs and specialized non-credit customized training

FROM A STUDENT:

“I returned to college after earning my bachelor’s degree ten years ago. Century College provided me with an affordable opportunity to build on and complement my skill set in order to advance in a continually evolving workforce.” — Krista Marette, student

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 11 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Dakota County Technical College

NOTE: Dakota County Technical College is aligned with Inver Hills Community College. LOCATION: Rosemount dctc.edu | Michael Berndt, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 3,349 Credit-seeking Students | 31.6% Pell Eligible | 25.6% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » TRIO/Student Support Services, Bounce Back, and peer and Amounts are estimates and subject to change Dakota County Technical College professional tutoring support (DCTC) provides highly skilled » $1.3 million of $75 million in student success and technical training through 40 campus responsiveness and degree programs and more than 60 PARTNERSHIPS stabilization certificate and diploma programs » 3,349 students will benefit in areas ranging from construction » Scholarship and programming partners: Ziegler CAT, RDO, from direct support for and manufacturing to health care to visual arts to business and more. In Luther Automotive Group, BTD, students’ critical needs, 2020, Military Times ranked DCTC General Motors and Raytheon including mental health as one of the Best for Vets trade Professional Services, Dakota services and affordable schools in the nation. Electric and Uponor textbooks » Douglas Differt Difference SERVICE TO MINNESOTA Makers (D3M): Partnership » Each year, DCTC and Inver between DCTC, Inver Hills generate $334.6 million Hills, and Metro State for 2021 Capital Request in economic impact, as well as students interested in filling » $905,000 in asset produce 1,500 graduates, and the employment needs in engineering or civil engineering preservation and support and sustain 2,881 jobs technology replacement to replace » 96% of graduates go on to work security hardware on the in a field related to their study » Dakota County Jail and MN (2019) Department of Corrections: main campus Partnerships provides courses » Nationally recognized for and degrees for college credit Excellence in Voter Engagement including information for » The athletic program helps transitioning to the college after diversify the student population release and has various support » High school partnerships: strategies to help the athletes Burnsville, Sibley, Simley be successful. and Southwest Metro high schools to offer Math, Medical Terminology, Biology, Marketing and Photography courses » Post Consumer Brands: FROM A BUSINESS PARTNER: Collaborates with DCTC to provide specialized, “The quality of graduates from the [DCTC electric advanced manufacturing and lineworkers] program is outstanding. We bring in recent DCTC graduates to intern, and quite often our operations mechatronics training for 70 supervisors say those interns are excellent, are more mature, technicians at its Northfield and are ready to transition to having a career.” plant — Greg Miller, CEO and President, Dakota Electric Association

12 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College

LOCATION: Cloquet fdltcc.edu | Stephanie Hammitt, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 2,045 Credit-seeking Students | 25.8% Pell Eligible | 24.2% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Offer environmental institute programs, including research Amounts are estimates and subject to change Fond du Lac Tribal & Community and land grant extension College (FDLTCC) brings » $0.7 million of $75 million in education featuring a STEM together a tribal college and state campus responsiveness and emphasis. community college. FDLTCC stabilization offers a postsecondary education PARTNERSHIPS » 2,045 students will benefit to honor the past for those living » Fond du Lac Band of Lake from direct support for in the present and dreaming the future through a spirit of respect, Superior Chippewa: Partnership students’ critical needs, cooperation, and unity. FDLTCC ranging from student including mental health provides postsecondary education preparation to curriculum to services and affordable in a culturally diverse, welcoming employment and occupational textbooks environment and looks forward to training. the new opportunities ahead. » Sappi Fine Paper: Fond du Lac Tribal & Community SERVICE TO MINNESOTA College supports training for » Each year, FDLTCC generates over 650 mill employees in $49.5 million in economic Knowledge Management and impact, as well as produces 300 Training System and workforce graduates, and supports and development. sustains 448 jobs. » Winona State University: » The college has added more Partnership to provide an than 1,200 graduates to the American Indian teacher region over the past five years, training program in elementary more than 200 of whom are education. American Indians. » Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe: » Annually graduate more than Provides academic outreach and thirty law enforcement students occupational training via ITV who enter careers in public and on-site training. safety and protection. » Carlton, Fond du Lac Ojibwe, and South Ridge High Schools: Fond du Lac Tribal & Community FROM AN ALUMNA: College provides College Connect, a college preparation “I would like to give praise to the incredible diversity the program for students who college offers. I also would like to thank all the faculty and otherwise would not have staff who helped me whenever I was in need—even the littlest access to an introduction to question was treated with respect and kindness. It was an postsecondary education. amazing experience for me, considering I am not a traditional age student.”

— Carrie Kulas, alumna, class of 2016

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 13 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Hennepin Technical College

LOCATION: Brooklyn Park Eden Prairie hennepintech.edu | Merrill Irving Jr., President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 6,425 Credit-seeking Students | 34.2% Pell Eligible | 45.3% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS Amounts are estimates and subject to change Hennepin Technical College (HTC) » Metro Transit Technician is the largest technical college in » $2.4 million of $75 million in Program: Students from Minnesota State, providing a gateway underrepresented communities campus responsiveness and to promising futures for students from earn an associate degree stabilization diverse backgrounds, many who are and a pathway to full-time » 6,425 students will benefit first-generation and lower income. employment as a bus technician HTC reduces the skills gap and raises from direct support for with Metro Transit. (Partners: the knowledge and expertise of our Twin Cities RISE, Metro Transit, students’ critical needs, students as evidenced by our 99% job Metropolitan Council) including mental health placement rate. HTC maintains services and affordable » Pathways: SERVICE TO MINNESOTA strong partnerships with school textbooks districts to provide educational » Each year, HTC generates pathways for high school $237.7 million in economic students to pursue careers in impact, as well as produces technical fields. (Partners: Metro 2021 Capital Request 1,200 graduates annually, and South, Intermediate District supports and sustains 2,080 » $2.5 million in asset 287, Robbinsdale School District jobs preservation and 281, MNCAPS, Hennepin West » HTC is among the best in the Perkins Consortium) replacement to replace nation for conferring associate » Industry Consortium for roofs on the Eden Prairie and degrees to minority students, Advanced Technical Training Brooklyn Park campuses according to Diverse: Issues (ICATT): HTC partners in Higher Education. (HTC’s with ICATT, the largest 2020 rankings for engineering apprenticeship program for technologies and engineering high-tech manufacturers and related fields include; #9 for companies with complex Asian American students and technologies #22 African American students) » Genesys Works: This » HTC is named on the 2020 Best partnership allows underserved Colleges list by GradReports, high school students to which recognizes colleges for complete an information producing graduates who have technology course and earn low student loan debt and earn college credit the high salaries » Ford ASSET: Innovative program FROM A ALUMNUS: combines automotive training and internship experiences at “With the hands-on training and knowledge I gained from HTC, sponsoring dealerships and I am confident with my skills and consider myself a successful ranked number one program in IT professional.” the nation — Nyphen Sanders, HTC graduate, Information Technology

14 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: NHED – Hibbing Community College

NOTE: Hibbing Community College is part of the LOCATION: Northeast Higher Education District (NHED). Hibbing hibbing.edu | Michael Raich, Interim President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 1,653 Credit-seeking Students | 39.3% Pell Eligible | 16.6% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE Upward Bound to foster strong relationships with local high Amounts are estimates and subject to change Hibbing Community College (HCC) schools » $0.7 million (as part of is a two-year comprehensive community college. HCC offers » Provides student success- NHED) of $75 million in transfer options as well as a focused programs on campus, campus responsiveness and wide variety of career programs such as TRIO, to ensure stabilization leading to immediate employment, students get the most out of their college experience » 1,653 students will benefit including nursing, diesel mechanics, culinary arts, dental assisting, law from direct support for » Prepares students for success in enforcement, IT networking & students’ critical needs, the classroom and their career security, automotive mechanics, and through campus leadership including mental health many more. events, intrusive advising, services and affordable financial literacy, and Strengths textbooks SERVICE TO MINNESOTA Quest coaching » Each year, as part of the » Offers EMPOWER—a program Northeast Higher Education to support women entering District, Hibbing, Itasca, non-traditional career pathways, Mesabi Range, Rainy River, including diesel mechanics, and Vermilion generate $211.3 law enforcement, electrical million in economic impact, maintenance, and more producing approximately 1,100 graduates as well as supporting PARTNERSHIPS and sustaining around 1,800 » Fairview Range: Offers grants, jobs work opportunities, and more to » Trains highly skilled graduates in health care programs at Hibbing technical programs serving local Community College employers » University of Minnesota » Strives to create an inclusive Dental Clinic: Provides a fully and equitable environment from functional dental clinic on recruitment through graduation Hibbing’s campus. Students in » Offers programs such as HCC’s Dental Assisting students PSEO, College in the Schools, work alongside University Applied Learning Institute, and of Minnesota senior dental students to provide care to area residents FROM A STUDENT:

“The instructors and staff at HCC have provided every opportunity for me to learn and feel accomplished in the field of study that I have chosen. I feel prepared as I enter into my chosen career because of the great people here.” — Quinn Vork, electrical maintenance student

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 15 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Inver Hills Community College

NOTE: Inver Hills Community College is aligned with Dakota County Technical College. LOCATION: Inver Grove Heights inverhills.edu | Michael Berndt, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 6,139 Credit-seeking Students | 25.1% Pell Eligible | 33.8% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Veteran Support Services: 2020 Military Times Best for Vets Amounts are estimates and subject to change Inver Hills Community College College » $1.6 million of $75 million in offers affordable, high-quality education in a supportive campus responsiveness and PARTNERSHIPS environment. With an enrollment stabilization of more than 4,000 students, the » Dakota Scott Workforce » 6,139 students will benefit Inver Hills experience is defined by Center: Inver Hills partners with Dakota County Technical from direct support for small class sizes and an engaged and active community. Students College (DCTC) and students’ critical needs, graduate prepared to succeed at Metropolitan State to serve including mental health a four-year college or enter the Dakota and Scott counties’ services and affordable workforce. workforce needs textbooks » Student scholarship partners: SERVICE TO MINNESOTA Excel Energy, Flint Hills » Each year, Inver Hills and DCTC Resources, Thomson Reuters, 2021 Capital Request generate $334.6 million in Dakota Electric, Uponor, among economic impact, as well as others » $14.653 million for the produce 1,500 graduates, and Technology and Business » High school pipeline support and sustain 2,881 jobs partnerships: AGAPE, Apple Center renovation » Minnesota Training Connection Valley, Burnsville, Gateway, » $1.6 million in asset delivers technical/professional Hastings, Rosemount and preservation and education customized for Simley high schools to offer replacement to replace nonprofits, private businesses, Computer Science, CNA, EMS, and government agencies English, Political Science, HVAC in the Activities Reading and Spanish courses Building » TRIO SSS provides support to first-generation college » Douglas Differt Difference students, students from low- Makers (D3M): Partnership income families, and students between DCTC, Inver Hills, and with disabilities the transportation construction industry creates scholarships, » Minnesota’s first Bee Campus internships, and connections for USA students in engineering or civil engineering technology » Dakota County Jail and MN Department of Corrections: FROM A STUDENT: Partnership provides courses “I am a first-generation high school graduate and college and degrees for college credit student pursuing my associate’s degree in chemistry because Inver Hills believed in me and in the future that students like myself can create.” — Damaris Jimenez-Parease, Chemistry

16 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: NHED – Itasca Community College

NOTE: Itasca Community College is part of the LOCATION: Northeast Higher Education District (NHED). Grand Rapids itascacc.edu | Michael Raich, Interim President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 1,653 Credit-seeking Students | 29.2% Pell Eligible | 21.3% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS Amounts are estimates and subject to change Itasca Community College is a » Arrowhead Economic » $0.6 million (as part of learning-community college where Opportunity Agency: Partner students gain hands-on, practical with Adult Basic Education to NHED) of $75 million in experience through project- provide services directly on campus responsiveness and based learning, practicums, and campus, reducing barriers for at- stabilization participation in conferences. ICC risk students » 1,653 students will benefit offers a variety of transfer and » Grand Rapids High School: career programs in high-demand from direct support for Developed local lab space at the industries. students’ critical needs, high school for partnered use for ICC’s industrial technology- including mental health SERVICE TO MINNESOTA process operations program, services and affordable » Each year, as part of NHED, interdistrict high school career textbooks ICC, HCC, Mesabi Range pathways instruction, and local College, RRCC, and VCC industry for training operations (Vermilion) generate $211.3 » Second Harvest North Central million in economic impact, as Food Bank: Supports the well as produce 1,100 graduates, food shelf on campus to meet and support and sustain 1,809 student needs, reducing hunger jobs as a barrier to success » Partner with four local » Itasca Area Schools school districts to develop Collaborative & Circles of interdisciplinary career Healing: Piloting an education pathways education aligned career pathway to develop the with regional workforce needs next generation of professional » Foundational partner in educators with a focus on developing Itasca Diversity promoting more indigenous Alliance students and the inclusion of indigenous history and » Partner in Blandin Foundation’s countywide regional workforce perspectives in the curriculum development initiative

FROM AN ALUMNUS:

“Itasca Community College has made innovative changes to their curriculum over the years in order to stay relevant with changes that are happening in the local economy. This allows Itasca’s graduates to bring new perspectives and ideas to the workforce.”

— Tom McBride, alumnus and Foundation Board member

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 17 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Lake Superior College

LOCATION: Duluth lsc.edu | Patricia Rogers, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 7,529 Credit-seeking Students | 25.5% Pell Eligible | 13.1% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Serve as a National Security Agency/Department of Amounts are estimates and subject to change Lake Superior College offers a fully Homeland Security Center transferable AA degree and more » $1.8 million of $75 million in of Academic Excellence in than 90 career-oriented technical campus responsiveness and Cyber Defense, offering a certificate, diploma, and degree network administration and stabilization programs, including aviation, cybersecurity degree with a nursing and health care specialties, » 7,529 students will benefit transfer agreement to complete manufacturing, and IT. LSC also from direct support for a bachelor’s degree provides workforce training and students’ critical needs, continuing education for business » Offer a practical nursing degree including mental health and industry. in six months for veterans with services and affordable military medic training textbooks SERVICE TO MINNESOTA PARTNERSHIPS » Each year, LSC generates $195.9 million in economic impact, » MnDOT Technical Certification 2021 Capital Request as well as produces 1,150 program: Provide statewide graduates, and supports and construction competency and » $985,000 for the Integrated sustains 1,843 jobs safety training to personnel Manufacturing Workforce working on bridges and roads Address workforce needs Labs design » for aviation maintenance » Enbridge Energy Partners: technicians and pilots Provide industrial fire and safety training to a major oil and gas » Provide training and services for employer women interested in machining careers with the City of Duluth, » Essentia Health and St. Luke’s the WorkForce Center, SOAR Health Care System: Provide Career Solutions, and Adult crucial training such as health Basic Education certifications, refresher coursework, and clinical » Partner with health care partnership providers and K–12 schools to provide summer career camps in nursing, cybersecurity, aviation, robotics, firefighting, and more

FROM A STUDENT:

“I was impressed that LSC offered both aircraft mechanic and professional pilot programs. After I complete the aviation maintenance technician program, I plan to become a pilot. I believe I will be a better pilot if I understand the mechanics of an airplane first.” — Joseph Bassomo, aviation maintenance technician student

18 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: NHED – Mesabi Range College

NOTE: Mesabi Range College is part of the North- LOCATION: east Higher Education District (NHED). Eveleth Virginia mesabirange.edu | Michael Raich, Interim President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 1,404 Credit-seeking Students | 34.4% Pell Eligible | 19.7% Students of Color

ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Food for the Soul, (Essentia Request Details Health grant, provides supplies Amounts are estimates and subject to change Mesabi Range College offers for the college’s 2 food shelves.) » $0.5 million (as part of an AA degree in liberal arts and sciences as well as a variety of » Talent Development Program, NHED) of $75 million in technical programs: education, supports the professional campus responsiveness and human services, manufacturing, development of technical stabilization maintenance and repair, health faculty, strengthens technical programming and the regions’ » 1,404 students will benefit care, business and management, graphic design media, welding, economy. from direct support for and carpentry. college’s Z-Degree » Perkins Consortia Recipient students’ critical needs, initiative, means students can Project, funds expansion of CTE including mental health now earn an AA degree with zero programs in medical/nursing and services and affordable textbook cost. mining engineering. textbooks » Addiction Studies/Human SERVICE TO MINNESOTA Services department partners » Mesabi Range College awards with the Minnesota Judicial over $231,200 in scholarships System, St. Louis County District annually through Mesabi Range Court, bringing Treatment Court College Foundation, Alumni to the college and region. Association, and St. Louis » Designated a Hunger-Free County funds. Last year over Campus by Minnesota 125 students received some State’s Student Government monetary award through these Association, LeadMN. Affirms resources the college’s commitment to » Each year, as part of NHED, provide resources for students Mesabi Range College, HCC, in need and programs to raise ICC, RRCC, and VCC generate awareness of hunger insecurity. $211.3 million in economic impact PARTNERSHIPS » $60,000 St. Louis County Youth » East Range Consortium Substance Use grant (offering 2 Partnership: Collaborates with credit course to 100 individuals) Vermilion Community College, RRCC, Mesabi Range College, FROM AN ACADEMIC ADVISOR: and St. Louis County, Rock Ridge, MIB, Mesabi East, Ely, “The benefits of Mesabi Range included small classes, being International Falls and Little close to home, and lower tuition than my previous college. Fork-Big Falls school districts to You get to know the staff and teachers well, and quickly distribute Perkins funding for realize there is someone there to help if you need anything. career and technical education Just a few months after graduation, I was hired as a Graphic Designer. I’m thankful that I started it all at Mesabi Range.” — Kayla Rosati, 2020 Graphic Design Media Graduate

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 19 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Metropolitan State University

LOCATION: Minneapolis St. Paul metrostate.edu | Ginny Arthur, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 10,212 Credit-seeking Students | 43.7% Pell Eligible | 48.8% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY preparing professionals in information technology and Amounts are estimates and subject to change Metropolitan State University is a cybersecurity career fields » $3.5 million of $75 million in comprehensive urban university committed to meeting the higher » School of Urban Education campus responsiveness and education needs of the Twin Cities trains more teachers of color stabilization and greater metropolitan population than any other state program » 10,212 students will benefit by offering bachelor’s, master’s, and » Meets student and industry from direct support for doctoral programs, with continued demand for nursing graduates emphasis on underserved groups, students’ critical needs, through the second largest BSN including adults and communities program in the state including mental health of color. Students have access » Ranks 35th nationally (top services and affordable to experiential instruction and 2.5%), and first in Minnesota by textbooks convenient program delivery 2019 CollegeNet Social Mobility enriched by a diverse environment, Index, measuring success in community engagement, and elevating students from low service learning. Metropolitan State 2021 Capital Request income into the middle class is committed to the principles and » $17.207 million for the practice of anti-racism, equity, and Management Education inclusion. PARTNERSHIPS Center Metro Baccalaureate » Children’s Minnesota, Hennepin Initiative in partnership with SERVICE TO MINNESOTA Healthcare, Regions, North Memorial, Mayo, Park Nicollet, Minneapolis College » Generates $394 million in Allina Health System economic impact each year » $3.923 for the Cyber » Minnesota High Tech Assoc., » Offers on-site bachelor’s degree Security Program design and BCBS, Thomson Reuters, Unisys, completion programs at partner renovation Microsoft, Logic PD, Veritas community colleges Technologies » $1.7 million in asset » Prepares diverse classes of » 3M, Ameriprise, Best Buy, CHS, preservation and students to close the talent gap Deluxe, Ecolab, General Mills, replacement to replace a in the state Medtronic, Target, UnitedHealth roof, and perform elevator » Cybersecurity Teaching and Group, Xcel Energy modernization Research Lab is the premier Midwestern regional center for

FROM AN ALUMNUS:

“Metropolitan State started me on the path to becoming a lifelong learner, and with my career path, to improving patients’ lives. My Metropolitan State degree immediately advanced my career and gave me the confidence to pursue a PhD in engineering.” — Michael O’Connor, Director, Strategy and Project Management/Chief of Staff for Medtronic, PLC

20 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Minneapolis Community & Technical College

LOCATION: Minneapolis minneapolis.edu | Sharon Pierce, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 10,005 Credit-seeking Students | 43.8% Pell Eligible | 56% Students of Color

ABOUT THE COLLEGE Addiction Counseling, Welding, Request Details Apparel, Pharmacy Tech, HVAC Amounts are estimates and subject to change As a comprehensive public and Video Arts community and technical college, » $2.7 million of $75 million in Minneapolis College offers over 100 » Regional employers US Bank, campus responsiveness and liberal arts and career and technical Target Corporation, Hennepin stabilization programs. Minneapolis College County, City of Minneapolis, has strong ties to industry partners Fairview, Hennepin Healthcare » 10,005 students will benefit that help fund scholarships, provide and others offer paid from direct support for training, equipment, and internship internships that lead to full- and employment opportunities. time employment and ensure students’ critical needs, individuals accelerate their path including mental health SERVICE TO MINNESOTA to achieving their career goals services and affordable » Each year, Minneapolis College » A growing number of companies textbooks generates $333.4 million in such as Graco, Xcel Energy, economic impact, as well as CenterPoint, Pentair, Lube produces 1,300 graduates, and Tech and Delta Airlines are supports and sustains 2,972 jobs partnering with Minneapolis College to fill their technical 2021 Capital Request » Destination: Diploma to and trades workforce pipeline. Degree (D3), PSEO, TRIO, and These companies match State $17.207 million for the » concurrent enrollment programs of Minnesota Workforce Management Education serve high school students from Development Scholarships with Center Metro Baccalaureate underserved communities private dollars Initiative in partnership with » Provide transit, meals, clothing, » Minneapolis College enrollment and childcare assistance, Metropolitan State University works alongside junior and and expanded health care senior high schools and metro- » $7.5 million in asset supporting student success and area nonprofits serving youth retention preservation and such as Northside Achievement Zone, College Possible, Achieve replacement to replace a PARTNERSHIPS Minneapolis, Gear Up, Avid, roof, and update emergency Genesys Works and more to » Minneapolis College is an demonstrate possibilities of power and switch gear anchor partner with Cedar college and career training and Riverside Opportunity Center offer a supportive pathway and 800 W Broadway and provides career exploration » The Power of YOU: Free college events in Nursing, IT, Machine tuition program increases a Tool, Architecture, Dental student’s odds of completing college by as much as 67 percent FROM A STUDENT:

“I feel surrounded and energized every day by students who are aspiring toward something great. Students are from an array of age groups and from all walks of life. We are all connected by our choice to be here, working hard toward our dreams.” — Margaret Bjorkstrand ‘21

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 21 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Minnesota State College Southeast

LOCATION: Red Wing Winona southeastmn.edu | Larry Lundblad, Interim President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 2,709 Credit-seeking Students | 24.6% Pell Eligible | 15.7% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS Amounts are estimates and subject to change Providing education in Red Wing, » Southeast Perkins IV Regional » $1 million of $75 million in Winona, and online, Minnesota State Consortium: Actively participating College Southeast provides a caring, in a network of 22 regional high campus responsiveness and student-centered environment with schools and providing PSEO and stabilization a 15:1 student-faculty ratio. The concurrent enrollment education » 2,709 students will benefit average student age of 24 reflects the » Goodhue County Collaborative: from direct support for college’s service to PSEO/high school Collaborating with Red Wing students, traditional age students students’ critical needs, Ignite, manufacturers, and area (18-22), and adults returning to finish a school districts to implement including mental health degree or retrain for a new career. services and affordable “Learn & Earn” for high school students textbooks SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » Every Hand Joined: Ensuring » Helps meet the region’s need for at-risk students are recognized, highly skilled technical and health supported, and connected care workers. 2021 Capital Request » Habitat for Humanity Winona- » Advisory committees ensure Fillmore Counties: Construction » $2.8 million in asset that MSC Southeast’s career tech students are working on preservation and and technical programs reflect Habitat’s facility expansion, replacement to replace a roof employer needs and current rehabbing housing, and building and interior/exterior lighting conditions in the workplace. new housing » Annual economic impact of $80.3 » Winona Chamber of Commerce: million REACH initiative providing » Connect 16- and 17-year-olds college-level technical certificates to advanced manufacturing, on-site at Winona, Wabasha, and transportation, and health careers; Lewiston-Altura High Schools students earn college credentials » Minnesota Job Skills Partnership: and on-the-job experience Administered more than 50 MJSP grant » MN DEED: Pathways to Prosperity and Women’s Economic Security Act grants extend college’s reach FROM A BUSINESS PARTNER: throughout Southeast Minnesota » Advanced Manufacturing “We support the efforts of MSC Southeast to provide our community with exceptional education programs. We truly Infrastructure Initiative: Regional believe programs such as these are important, not just to industry partners have raised us as manufacturers, but to provide people with critical more than $1.2 million for MSC skills necessary to be successful in a rapidly changing work Southeast environment.” — Al Simanovski, Bay State Milling Plant Manager, Winona

22 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Minnesota State University Moorhead

LOCATION: Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls Moorhead, Wadena minnesota.edu | Carrie Brimhall, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 7,51 7 Credit-seeking Students | 30.6% Pell Eligible | 19.9% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE Workforce Development Solutions offers customized Amounts are estimates and subject to change Minnesota State Community training at any time and any and Technical College offers 70 » $2.4 million of $75 million in location, delivering customized career and liberal arts degrees campus responsiveness and solutions that meet the specific and certificates, including unique training needs of its business and stabilization programs such as Cardiovascular industry partners » 7,517 students will benefit Technology, Electrical Lineworker, » Annually, M State serves more from direct support for Fine Arts (music, theatre and visual arts), Limited Scope Radiography than 2,300 high school students students’ critical needs, and Radiologic Technology, earning college credit through including mental health PowerSports Technology and M State’s NACEP-accredited services and affordable Surgical Technology. Concurrent Enrollment Program textbooks » The college serves 30 regional SERVICE TO MINNESOTA high schools with eCampus in » Each year, M State generates the High School, a unique online $215.2 million in economic concurrent enrollment program, 2021 Capital Request impact, produces more than and offers all-online courses that » $7.5 million in asset 1,200 graduates, and supports are PSEO-eligible for students in those schools preservation and and sustains 1,800 jobs » The college creates and delivers replacement to update HVAC PARTNERSHIPS systems on the Wadena and on-site training to regional employers in areas including » American Crystal Sugar: Offer Fergus Falls campuses soft skills, diversity training and training in a variety of skill supervisory leadership areas and deliver a 16-credit industrial workforce certificate » M State has developed new to employees programs, skills courses and certifications in response to » Marvin Windows: Provide regional workforce needs, on-site skills-based training to serving more than 6,000 employees students with over 90,000 hours » United Way of Cass-Clay and of training annually. The college’s Lakes & Prairie Community Action Partnership: Provide an occupational workforce FROM AN ALUMNUS: readiness certificate and welding certificate “M State allowed me to achieve a goal that did not seem possible for a large portion of my life. I was a single mom, » Essentia, Ecumen, Sanford, working full time, trying to make ends meet. The ability to earn Lake Regions, and Tri-County my degree online on my own schedule made this all possible Hospitals: These partners to me.” provide funds for capital projects — Shawna Davenport, 2014 M State graduate in business, and student scholarships currently Director of Emergency Services for Stark County, N.D.

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 23 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Minnesota State University, Mankato

LOCATION: Mankato mnsu.edu | Richard Davenport, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 17,370 Credit-seeking Students | 21.4% Pell Eligible | 1 7.4% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY » The Minnesota Educators Partnership works to advance Amounts are estimates and subject to change Since its founding in 1868, student success from pre-K Minnesota State University, » $6.7 million of $75 million in through college Mankato, has been an institution campus responsiveness and where real-world thinking helps » The Maverick Family Nursing stabilization students transform their big ideas Simulation Center partners » 17,370 students will benefit into rewarding futures. It is the with health care organizations throughout the state to from direct support for second largest public university in Minnesota, with more than 130 provide workforce training and students’ critical needs, undergraduate, 85 graduate, and professional development including mental health five doctoral programs. The faculty, services and affordable students, and staff at Minnesota PARTNERSHIPS textbooks State Mankato are committed to » Delta Air Lines: Minnesota finding solutions that make life State Mankato is one of eight better for people in our state, our universities nationwide to be part region, and our world. of the Delta Propel Pilot Career 2021 Capital Request Path Program, which allows SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » $6.691 million for the design aviation students to join a defined, accelerated, and customized path and renovation of Armstrong » Each year, Minnesota State Mankato generates $781.5 from college to Delta Hall Replacement, Phase I million in economic impact, » Sanford Health and » $6.7 million in asset as well as produces 3,400 Orthopaedic and Fracture preservation and graduates, and supports and Clinic: This partnership provides replacement to replace roof, sustains 6,239 jobs a holistic approach to sports chiller, and lab casework » Minnesota State Mankato was medicine for student-athletes at honored for its commitment to Minnesota State Mankato the state’s clean energy goals » Recharge Minnesota: after completing an energy- Automotive engineering savings sustainability project technology program is that included 31 buildings, partnering with the Olseth sidewalks, and roadways Family Foundation and the Mankato Area Foundation to play a lead role in working toward greater adoption of FROM A BUSINESS PARTNER: electric vehicles in southern Minnesota “We’ve had a great experience with Minnesota State Mankato, and their work helping us get this [Minnesota Job Skills Partnership] grant—we’ve never done a grant that’s this scale before. As we looked over the future and at all of the training that we needed to do, it seemed like a great partnership for us.” – Amy Schmidt, HR Director, Capstone

24 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Minnesota State University Moorhead

LOCATION: Moorhead mnstate.edu | Anne Blackhurst, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 7,382 Credit-seeking Students | 23.5% Pell Eligible | 13.3% Students of Color

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY » Regional Science Center is a Request Details biological field station providing Amounts are estimates and subject to change MSU Moorhead is a teaching student and faculty scientists university where deep engagement » $3.4 million of $75 million in opportunities to conduct between students and faculty campus responsiveness and significant research transforms lives. MSU Moorhead stabilization offers 146 majors and 15 graduate » Speech Language Clinic is a » 7,382 students will benefit degrees. MSU Moorhead is a SPEAK OUT!® partner helping area Parkinson’s patients regain from direct support for vital community member through outreach, service and engagement, their voices students’ critical needs, the arts, and athletics. MSU » College for Kids & Teens, including mental health Moorhead focuses on student Planetarium, Regional Science services and affordable achievement and success, Center, and sports camps textbooks with more Carnegie Professors of the provide learning opportunities Year than any other institution in a for thousands of K–12 students five-state area. 2021 Capital Request PARTNERSHIPS SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » $17.29 million for Weld Hall » Churches United for the » Each year, MSU Moorhead Homeless: Ongoing campus renovation and addition generates $285.5 million in volunteer connections economic impact, as well as » $7.3 million in asset » Microsoft: Internship produces 1,400 graduates, and preservation and placements supports and sustains 2,242 jobs replacement to replace » Moorhead Economic » 18 Online meets the demand for HVAC and controls Development Authority and high school teachers needing to Moorhead Business Association: meet HLC qualifications Downtown redevelopment » Faculty resources have been member added to high-demand priority » Greater Fargo-Moorhead programs—Educational Economic Development Leadership (MS), Curriculum Corporation: Listening sessions and Instruction (MS), and with key business/industry Master of Healthcare sectors Administration » Rape and Abuse Crisis Center: FROM A STUDENT: Bystander training partner/ advocate “I’ve learned how to be a leader, how to interact with different types of people, and how to communicate throughout the globe. I am beginning to see how people can come together and make a difference in our world.”

— Katie Lillis, student, elementary inclusive education

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 25 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Minnesota West Community & Technical College

LOCATION: Canby, Granite Falls, Jackson Pipestone, Worthington Learning Centers: Luverne, Marshall mnwest.edu | Terry Gaalswyk, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 4,900 Credit-seeking Students | 22.6% Pell Eligible | 22% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » In FY20, Minnesota West’s Farm Business Management program Amounts are estimates and subject to change Minnesota West Community & assisted 498 producers for a Technical College (Minnesota » $1.5 million of $75 million in $384 million regional economic West) has five campuses and two campus responsiveness and impact learning centers offering more than stabilization 60 majors online and on-campus. PARTNERSHIPS » 4,900 students will benefit Named a top 150 college in the » Innovative regional partnerships from direct support for nation by the Aspen Institute, we are an educational leader in with Southwest West Central students’ critical needs, health, agriculture, energy, and Service Cooperative, Southwest including mental health manufacturing programs, as well as Private Industry Council, services and affordable liberal arts & sciences education. Greater United Way, Southwest textbooks Initiative Foundation, and the SERVICE TO MINNESOTA McKnight Foundation increase career pathways for students in » Each year, Minnesota West the region generates $128.6 million in 2021 Capital Request economic impact, producing » Business and industry » $1.9 million in asset over 800 graduates, and partnerships with JBS, Monogram Meat Snacks, preservation and supporting 1,140 jobs Chandler Industries, Schwan’s » Strong ties with over 50 high replacement to replace Global Food Chain, Bedford schools and serve over 1,800 boilers at the Granite Falls Industries, Toro Windom Plant, students in concurrent and dual and Jackson campuses AGCO Jackson Plant, Ziegler enrollment courses, ranging CAT, Sanford, Ametek from Liberal Arts and Sciences to Career and Technical » Carpentry program education collaboration with Pipestone Economic Development, City » Accessibility to students of Pipestone, Pipestone High through multiple class delivery School and the Lower Sioux options such as online, on- Community campus, and hybrid courses

FROM A STUDENT:

“I chose Minnesota West as my school to continue my education because I saw they are investing not only in building a strong teaching program, but also in getting all forms of people interested in teaching so every kid can have someone they relate to.” — Andy Garcia Arreguin, associate degree (History Education)

26 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Normandale Community College

LOCATION: Bloomington normandale.edu | Joyce Ester, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 14,609 Credit-seeking Students | 28.6% Pell Eligible | 39.8% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Strive to ensure education and training is aligned with the Amounts are estimates and subject to change Normandale Community College state’s changing economy » $3 million of $75 million in provides two-year degrees and certificates, is a top transfer campus responsiveness and PARTNERSHIPS school for Minnesota four-year stabilization colleges and universities, and » Donaldson Company: » 14,609 students will benefit partners with Minnesota State Contributes scholarships to the college’s Academy of Math and from direct support for University, Mankato, Metropolitan State University, and Southwest Science, which provides a students’ critical needs, Minnesota State University to offer financial and advising support including mental health bachelor’s degrees on campus. system for students pursuing services and affordable STEM fields textbooks SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » Health Resources and » Each year, Normandale Services Administration: Grant generates $401.2 million in partnership to help prepare economic impact, as well as dental hygienists for the charge 2021 Capital Request produces 1,200 graduates, and of expanding scope with new » $2.1 million in asset supports and sustains 3,474 competencies to meet the oral health care needs of vulnerable, preservation and jobs underserved, and rural » Developmental education to replacement to replace populations mechanical systems and prepare students for college- level work » Dakota, Hennepin, and Ramsey exterior wall Counties: These employers have » Partnerships with area high joined a unique collaboration schools to offer PSEO, where higher education, concurrent enrollment, community-based organizations, articulated credit, and other and employers work together to opportunities uniquely meet the needs of » Programs are closely tied underemployed, adult learners to local, state, and federal » Medtronic: Through a three-year workforce agencies to leverage grant, Normandale will support economic development the development and delivery of resources a comprehensive training initiative focused on advancing employee skills in areas like FROM AN ALUMNA: health care data analytics and value creation “My time at Normandale was a phenomenal experience. I can’t imagine I would be doing what I am or be on the path I am currently on if I had gone to a different school.”

— Sheena Jimmick, alumna and 2017 Jack Kent Cooke Scholar, majoring in astrophysics at the University of Minnesota

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 27 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: North Hennepin Community College

LOCATION: Brooklyn Park nhcc.edu | Rolando Garcia, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 9,100 Credit-seeking Students | 33% Pell Eligible | 49.3% Students of Color

ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Growing and developing Request Details programming in high-demand North Hennepin Community College Amounts are estimates and subject to change fields including phlebotomy, (NHCC) is a global-minded, local » $2.1 million of $75 million in collegiate community of lifelong ethnic studies, and weekend campus responsiveness and learners. We serve 9,000 students from and evening degree programs. stabilization all different backgrounds, and strive for Collaborate with four high diversity, equity and inclusiveness. We schools to offer concurrent » 9,100 students will benefit offer more than 70 academic programs enrollment courses from direct support for via associate degrees and certificates, students’ critical needs, and bachelor’s degrees through four- PARTNERSHIPS including mental health year university partnerships. In addition, » Center for Innovation and The services and affordable we offer several opportunities for high Arts: Collaboration with the school students to earn college credit. textbooks City of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, and Osseo Area Schools SERVICE TO MINNESOTA ISD 279 to bring the arts to the » Each year, NHCC generates northwest metro 2021 Capital Request $272.5 million in economic » Multiple collaborative partners impact, as well as produces 1,300 to identify and address » $6.598 million for the Center graduates, and supports and workforce needs: Hennepin- for Innovation and the Arts sustains 2,360 jobs Carver Workforce Innovation » $911,000 in asset » Offer initiatives to help close Board, TwinWest Elevate Futures, preservation and the opportunity gap, including The Twin Cities Manufacturers Equity by Design, Racial Healing Consortium, surrounding cities replacement to replace community collaborations, and and chambers of commerce, and cooling tower Diversity, Equity and Inclusion more programming on campus » Disability:IN Minnesota: » Deliver 10 bachelor’s degree Collaboration to provide programs on campus via mentoring and employment partnerships with four-year opportunities for students with universities disabilities » Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth: Collaboration to increase student persistence through FROM A STUDENT: existing assets, innovation, and “North Hennepin’s nursing program felt like the most logical, new partnerships cost effective step for me to make after high school. I could » More than 30 K–12 high get an accredited degree while avoiding major student loan schools participating in PSEO debt and NHCC also provides a convenient transition into a programming with NHCC bachelor’s program. I am coming away from graduation with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to keep growing as a nurse.” — Wyatt Smith ’20, nursing

28 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Northland Community & Technical College

LOCATION: East Grand Forks Thief River Falls northlandcollege.edu | Shannon Jesme, Interim President

FY18 STUDENT PROFILE: 4,323 Credit-seeking Students | 30.3% Pell Eligible | 13.3% Students of Color

ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Pathways for students Request Details regardless of past academic Amounts are estimates and subject to change Northland is a comprehensive success, taking some from two-year community and technical » $1.5 million of $75 million in illiteracy to pursuing an college with campuses in East advanced degree campus responsiveness and Grand Forks and Thief River Falls, stabilization Minnesota. Northland offers over » Implemented a service » 4,323 students will benefit 80 program options, including learning program designed to foster student engagement from direct support for robust liberal arts and transfer pathway programs and a wide by connecting students to students’ critical needs, range of career and technical communities through a required including mental health degrees and certificates in nursing service experience services and affordable and allied health, construction » Actively partner and collaborate textbooks trades, manufacturing, agriculture, with all K–12 schools in the aerospace, information technology, region and automotive that lead directly to employment. Providing a winning PARTNERSHIPS tradition in the classroom and on 2021 Capital Request » Community partners donate the field, the Northland Pioneers funds and equipment for » $2.22 million for Effective Athletics field eight NJCAA varsity programs and are the primary Teaching and Learning Labs sports with nearly 175 student- employers for many graduates. design and renovation athletes. Partners provide curriculum » $2.5 million in asset SERVICE TO MINNESOTA expertise and offer internship preservation and and clinical opportunities » Each year, Northland generates replacement to replace a » Altru and Sanford Health $133.6 million in economic roof at the Thief River Falls Systems: Nursing and allied impact campus and to repair and health programs » Partners with business and recommission HVAC at the » American Crystal Sugar, Digi- industry throughout the region Key, Textron, Polaris, East Grand Forks campus to ensure that academic Philadelphia Macaroni, and offerings reflect business and Simplot: Manufacturing and industry needs industry programs » United States Air Force, FROM AN ALUMNA: Northrop Grumman, and University of North Dakota: “I loved my teachers. It was a welcoming place. Classes on Aerospace programs campus and online helped if you had a really busy schedule. It was affordable and overall a great experience. I really appreciate the support of the Northland staff who were my teachers at one point, and now coming in as customers. They also help get the word out, which I really appreciate.” — Rebecca Larson Isaak, 2016 marketing & management graduate

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 29 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Northwest Technical College

NOTE: Northwest Technical College is aligned with Bemidji State University. LOCATION: Bemidji ntcmn.edu | Faith Hensrud, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 1,751 Credit-seeking Students | 28.8% Pell Eligible | 20% Students of Color

ABOUT THE COLLEGE becoming child care providers Request Details and teaching paraprofessionals, Amounts are estimates and subject to change Northwest Technical College or continuing their education (NTC) is a technologically focused » $0.4 million of $75 million in learning environment that is » NTC responded to industry campus responsiveness and highly responsive to workforce and employer demand, adding stabilization with Bemidji needs in northern Minnesota. Its new programs in commercial State University collaborative relationships are key refrigeration in fall 2018 and in gerontology & aging studies in » 1,751 students will benefit from to meeting the needs of students and employers in the Bemidji region spring 2020 direct support for students’ and beyond. critical needs, including PARTNERSHIPS mental health services and SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » Greater Bemidji: NTC affordable textbooks » Each year, NTC and its aligned provides customized, timely university, Bemidji State mechatronics training for University, generate $321.7 employees of regional 2021 Capital Request million in economic impact, manufacturing companies produce 1,326 graduates, and » $781,647 in asset preservation » Beltrami County Health and support and sustain 2,749 jobs Human Services Department: and replacement to update » NTC is a major regional provider NTC is the host partner doors and locks of trained professionals for for Workforce Impact, a a variety of rapidly growing countywide workforce training health-related fields, with initiative about 60% of all NTC students » Minnesota State Advanced studying practical or associate Manufacturing Center of degree nursing, dental assisting, Excellence: NTC is a member health care administrative of a consortium with BSU and 14 support, and medical coding other Minnesota State colleges and transcription to meet the needs of the region’s » Child care and education manufacturing employers programs meet a constant need » Distance Minnesota: Lead for highly trained child care partner in an online higher providers throughout northern education consortium that Minnesota, with graduates serves NTC, BSU, and the state colleges in the region FROM A STUDENT:

“NTC is doing everything they can to help me achieve my dream. The learning environment has been nothing short of fantastic. The teachers and staff have been great at working with me when my schedule has been difficult.” — Na Zhao, student, nursing

30 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Pine Technical & Community College

LOCATION: Pine City pine.edu | Joe Mulford, President

FY18 STUDENT PROFILE: 2,631 Credit-seeking Students | 18.4% Pell Eligible | 13.3% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » With assistance from Pine County, within a matter of Amounts are estimates and subject to change Pine Technical and Community weeks, PTCC was able to College (PTCC) is a vibrant » $0.6 million of $75 million in graduate 94 students into the college and community resource, campus responsiveness and workforce, tuition free, through empowering learners and partnering a new program initiative entitled stabilization to strengthen local communities. WorkFast » 2,631 students will benefit PTCC offers a diverse program mix, » Telework Center in Kanabec from direct support for including gunsmithing, automated systems, welding, cybersecurity and County allows students or students’ critical needs, IT, machining, automotive, American members of the community including mental health Sign Language, business, human to study or work without services and affordable services eligibility worker and health commuting to campus in the textbooks care sciences. Twin Cities » The Pearson Vue-affiliated SERVICE TO MINNESOTA Testing Center on campus 2021 Capital Request » Each year, PTCC generates provides supervised exams, $48.6 million in economic reducing travel for students » $226,570 in asset impact and graduates who are seeking preservation and certification and credentialing » During the 2019-2020 academic replacement to replace from another campus year, PTCC partnered with 33 windows and upgrade high schools and served 1,660 PARTNERSHIPS security hardware high school students through College Credit in High School » Frandsen Corporation: A pillar Programs. Students earned within the PTCC Foundation 8,810 credits, saving their and has provided a number of families $1.39 million in tuition scholarships to students in the cost region. » PTCC delivers on-site training to employees of Wyoming Machine, Nexen Corporation, Andersen Windows, Atscott FROM A BUSINESS PARTNER: Mfg. Inc., Wyoming Machine, Imperial Plastics, and Parker “Pine Technical and Community College has been a strong Hannifin. partner for many years. Workforce skills are critical to the success of our business and having a strong college partner in our region is incredibly important to us. Administrators to educators at PTCC work to form strong partnerships with industry, they listen, and offer innovative solutions that benefit those seeking education and training and those looking to hire graduates.” — Traci Tapani, Co-President, Wyoming Machine

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 31 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: NHED – Rainy River Community College

NOTE: Rainy River Community College is part of LOCATION: the Northeast Higher Education District (NHED). International Falls rainyriver.edu | Michael Raich, Interim President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 302 Credit-seeking Students | 35.4% Pell Eligible | 28.1% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE delivery and clinical practice at community health care facilities Amounts are estimates and subject to change Rainy River Community College which enables the student to meet (RRCC) offers high-quality academics, » $0.2 million (as part of the basic needs of patients and on-campus housing, athletics, student NHED) of $75 million in function as a practical nurse organizations, and the opportunity campus responsiveness and for lifelong friendships. Students » RRCC partners with MRC to host stabilization appreciate the small class sizes and their Addiction Studies/Human » 302 students will benefit individual attention they get from Services program. This is designed for students interested in helping from direct support for instructors and staff. people to help themselves with students’ critical needs, SERVICE TO MINNESOTA problems of psychological or including mental health social survival » Each year, as part of NHED, services and affordable RRCC, HCC, ICC, MRC (Mesabi » RRCC partners with Normandale textbooks Range College), and VCC Community College to host (Vermilion) generate $211.3 million their hospitality management in economic impact, as well as program. This provides world-class produce 1,100 graduates, and customer service and management support and sustain 1,809 jobs training for local partners in the hotel and restaurant industry » RRCC Partners with HCC to host their Associate in Science degree » RRCC is the only higher education in nursing. Traditional students provider for over 100 miles with and advance standing LPNs are the responsibility to prepare accepted. Clinical experiences are students for the next phase of their provided in the area community education or career hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other community-based health PARTNERSHIPS care agencies » Rural Health Care Initiative: » RRCC partners with ICC to host RRCC partners with Essentia their Practical Nursing program. Health, Rainy Lake Medical Center, This program provides carefully City of International Falls, and the selected course instruction in a Koochiching County Economic face-to-face or web-enhanced Development Agency, to develop short- and long-term strategies addressing the health care worker FROM AN ALUMNUS AND BUSINESS PARTNER: shortage in rural Minnesota » Advanced MN: Providing a variety “The community college system is underappreciated for the of training for employees at important work it does. It truly sets the standard for value in postsecondary education. I wish more people took advantage Packaging Corporation of America of this opportunity—it’s an effective way to expand people’s horizons, particularly when time and funds are limited.” — David C. Herman, MD, Essentia Health CEO and alumnus

32 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Ridgewater College

LOCATION: Hutchinson Willmar ridgewater.edu | Craig Johnson, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 4,244 Credit-seeking Students | 34.3% Pell Eligible | 16.5% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE motorcycle rider safety training program for Minnesota Amounts are estimates and subject to change Ridgewater College empowers » Awards an average of 1,100 » $1.8 million of $75 million in diverse learners to reach their full potential and enrich their degrees and certificates campus responsiveness and lives through personalized annually stabilization and relevant education in an » 4,244 students will benefit accessible, supportive and inclusive PARTNERSHIPS from direct support for environment. Ridgewater College » 3M, K&M Manufacturing, is student centered and focused students’ critical needs, Hutchinson Manufacturing, and on innovation, excellence and including mental health dozens of other manufacturing affordability. Ridgewater believes businesses services and affordable in creativity, lifelong learning, » Jennie-O Turkey, Archer Daniels textbooks continuous improvement and Midland (ADM), and dozens creating a culture of trust and of agricultural businesses: The respect. college partners to provide 2021 Capital Request SERVICE TO MINNESOTA a wide variety of Agriculture » $2.4 million in asset education, as well as training in » Each year, Ridgewater generates preservation and everything from truck driving to $170.2 million in economic production line processes and replacement to replace a impact safety roof, and repair building » Assists with pre-college » Carris Health, Bethesda, envelope on Willmar campus academic preparation for Hutchinson Health, and underserved students and new dozens of other health care Americans to attend college providers: Ridgewater partners via partnerships with Adult to provide education in health Basic Education (ABE) , Central care, ranging from continuing Minnesota Jobs and Training education to paramedic degrees Services (CMJTS) and the to nursing Department of Employment and » Nova-Tech Engineering, Economic Development (DEED) Curtiss-Wright, Form-A-Feed, » Partners with the Department Genex, Glencoe Regional of Public Safety to deliver Health, Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding (MITGI) are just a few of the many organizations FROM A STUDENT: that enhance our students’ experiences “I chose Ridgewater College because I like smaller schools - you get more one-on-one time with instructors. They can be standing next to you and they’re helping you get it right. I also like that Ridgewater is affordable and close to home. I feel very prepared to be heading out to the workforce soon.” — Chase Engelke, Machine Tool Technology student

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 33 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Riverland Community College

LOCATION: Albert Lea, Austin Owatonna riverland.edu | Adenuga Atewologun, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 4,865 Credit-seeking Students | 27.7% Pell Eligible | 24.6% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Farm business management program annually provides Amounts are estimates and subject to change With 642 graduates annually, customized management and Riverland serves students, 49% » $1.4 million of $75 million in financial consulting to 500+ of whom are underrepresented, campus responsiveness and local farmers through Best in Class programs. The stabilization college offers 75 Quality Matters™ » Partner with 22 regional high » 4,865 students will benefit certified online programs and has schools in concurrent/PSEO courses, lead an active Perkins from direct support for received HLC re-accreditation until 2026. Riverland generates $7.1 Consortium, and support students’ critical needs, million in state and local revenue Northfield High School’s including mental health each year and accounts for $1.4 TORCH program services and affordable million in community contributions. » To meet Allied Health demands, textbooks Riverland implemented an SERVICE TO MINNESOTA evening practical nursing » Each year, Riverland generates program in Owatonna 2021 Capital Request $121.4 million in economic » Programs like elementary impact, as well as produces 642 » $2.7 million in asset education and Flex/Pace graduates, and supports and preservation and connect two-year degrees with sustains 1,101 jobs bachelor’s options at universities replacement to replace a » More than 60% of radiologic roof, and upgrade electrical technologists in the southeast PARTNERSHIPS system at the Austin campus Minnesota region are graduates » Habitat for Humanity: Partner of Riverland’s radiography with the construction program program to build homes each year » Criminal justice and corrections » Hormel Foods, Lou-Rich, and program supplies a high Viracon: Train hundreds of percentage of sworn officers in incumbent workers at these local police departments companies annually » New agricultural and food » The Hormel Foundation: science technology program Implementing Gap Scholarships prepares students for to Austin’s graduating high the agriculture and food school seniors starting in 2019 manufacturing industries » Waseca Correctional Facility: Offers Riverland’s cosmetology FROM A BUSINESS PARTNER: degree

“With the high demand for skilled labor, it is important for Lou-Rich, Inc. to partner with Riverland to enhance the learning environment for the students and better prepare them for the local workforce.” — Steve Tufte, General Manager of Lou-Rich, Inc.

34 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Rochester Community and Technical College

LOCATION: Rochester rctc.edu | Jeffery Boyd, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 6,751 Credit-seeking Students | 33.7% Pell Eligible | 29.4% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE trained and enter the workforce with a smaller investment of Amounts are estimates and subject to change Rochester Community and Technical time and money » $2.0 million of $75 million in College (RCTC) is the oldest public two-year college in Minnesota, » Offers counseling, advising, campus responsiveness and combining the best in liberal arts, financial assistance, health stabilization technical, and lifelong learning with services, and tutoring all aimed » 6,751 students will benefit more than 70 credit-based programs at top priority of seeing students succeed from direct support for and more than 100 credential options. students’ critical needs, PARTNERSHIPS including mental health SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » Mayo Clinic School of Health services and affordable » Each year, RCTC generates Sciences and Mayo Clinic: textbooks $231.9 million in economic Provides clinical/internship impact, as well as produces 978 experiences for students, graduates, and supports and offers annual financial program 2021 Capital Request sustains 2,009 jobs support, and serves on many program advisory committees » $1.8 million in asset » Provides skilled workers ready preservation and to enter the fast-growing, high- » Destination Medical Center: tech workforce RCTC leadership serves to replacement to replace align educational opportunities » Works with students and area a roof, and make HVAC with planned community and K–12, alternative learning improvements economic growth providers and four-year institutions to map educational » Rochester Chamber of and career goals and create a Commerce: RCTC sponsors plan to best achieve them and supports initiatives including Leadership Greater » Programs that can be completed Rochester and the STEAM in one semester or one or summit (science, technology, two years. Students can be engineering, arts, and math) for high school juniors FROM A STUDENT:

“As a student at RCTC, I have learned three main attributes: work hard, work as a team, but most of all dream big. I believe every RCTC student and faculty are held to higher academic and moral standards through learning, working, and interacting. In addition, RCTC emphasizes the diversity and the teamwork that is key to innovation and career success. Finally, RCTC is an atmosphere of optimism and dreaming big; through working with students and faculty, I have learned that dreaming big is the key to changing the world one step at a time.” — William Fulton

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 35 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Saint Paul College

LOCATION: St. Paul saintpaul.edu | Deidra Peeslee, Interim President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 19,513 Credit-seeking Students | 46% Pell Eligible | 66.4% Students of Color

ABOUT THE COLLEGE enrollment and PSEO allow Request Details high schoolers to earn college Amounts are estimates and subject to change Saint Paul College is a top 10 best credits, reducing time and debt community college in the nation » $2.3 million of $75 million in according to TheBestSchools.org. PARTNERSHIPS campus responsiveness and Saint Paul College offers innovative stabilization programs, training, and quality » Industry leaders are on program » 19,513 students will benefit instruction leading directly to advisory committees in all employment or transfer to four-year divisions and provide expertise from direct support for institutions. in current trends and future students’ critical needs, skills needed including mental health SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » Partner with companies across services and affordable » Each year, Saint Paul College sectors, including 3M, APi textbooks generates $281.4 million in Group, Mo-Tech Corporation, economic impact, as well as Crown Lift Trucks, Ryder, Rihm produces over 1,200 graduates, Kenworth, Baker Tilly Vinchow 2021 Capital Request and supports and sustains 2,432 Krause, Mold Craft, Wilson jobs Tool International, McGough » $937,000 for the Academic Construction, Knutson » Power of YOU for new high Excellence renovation and Construction, HealthPartners, school graduates and Make It renewal Fairview Health Services, Count for students over age 24 Allina Health, UnitedHealth, » $3.8 million in asset provide tuition and support South St. Paul Steel Supply, preservation and » The College offers Summer European Wax, Fantastic replacement for cooling Scholars Academy and Summer Sam’s, Great Clips, Travelers, tower and partial roof Bridge programs to enable Parsons Electric, American Sign replacement, and replace students to bypass some Language Interpreting Services, developmental coursework. In curtain wall Best & Flanagan, District 2020 alone, students saved over Energy/Ever- Green Energy, 100 credits of time and over Hunt Electric, Regions Hospital, $20,000 in tuition Ryan Companies, Luther Auto, » The number one college choice Walser, and Saint Paul Port of students in Saint Paul Public Authority Schools. Programs such as Early College, concurrent

FROM AN ALUMNA:

“The possibilities are endless once you walk through Saint Paul College’s doors, because there is a whole team of staff and community members rooting for your success. I left well-prepared and graduated cum laude from a local university in 2016.” — Eloisa, 2013 alumna, associate of arts degree

36 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: South Central College

LOCATION: Faribault North Mankato southcentral.edu | Annette Parker, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 4,471 Credit-seeking Students | 34.4% Pell Eligible | 21.3% Students of Color

ABOUT THE COLLEGE gained in the workplace, military Request Details and elsewhere aligns with college Amounts are estimates and subject to change South Central College (SCC) is a courses, with this tool being comprehensive community and » $1.5 million of $75 million in explored for state-wide roll-out technical college offering programs campus responsiveness and that prepare students to immediately PARTNERSHIPS stabilization start a rewarding career after » 4,471 students will benefit graduation or transfer to a four-year » Dual Training and institution to pursue a bachelor’s Apprenticeship Program: Since from direct support for degree. In addition, SCC’s Center 2016, SCC has worked with students’ critical needs, for Business and Industry provides employer partners to receive including mental health customized training and continuing funding from the PIPELINE Dual services and affordable education opportunities. Training program funding to textbooks support 285 dual trainee spots SERVICE TO MINNESOTA with grants valued at more than $1.5 million » Generates $161 million in 2021 Capital Request economic impact, as well as » Minnesota Job Skills produces 563 graduates Partnership (MJSP) Program: » $872,800 in asset SCC partners with companies in » Serves as the lead institution for preservation and applying for MJSP grants from the Minnesota State Southern replacement to replace boiler MN DEED to fund on-site training Agricultural Center of Excellence at the Faribault campus through the college’s Center for » One of four Minnesota State Business and Industry. To date, colleges chosen to be part of the SCC has partnered with 591 Minnesota Reconnect Pilot companies who have received » Developed a comprehensive a total of $9.6 million in MJSP Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) grants program, created a “How To” » H2C – High School to College manual for other colleges looking and Career: Collaborating at implementing CPL, and piloted Faribault area education, an online tool for individuals to chamber and healthcare industry use to see how their knowledge leaders, SCC has created an H2C Health Sciences Pathway FROM A STUDENT: Program to provide Faribault High School students with “After I got out of the military, I was looking for something college credit, career experience, that would allow me to leverage the drive and self-discipline and preparation to transition I learned there into a new career that would benefit me and into one of six SCC programs. my family. Coming to SCC turned out to be a wise decision. The staff were extremely helpful in the enrollment process The college plans to introduce and helping me utilize my GI benefits, and my instructors are the program with other school absolutely the best in the business.” districts and in other industry — Theodore Wulff, military veteran and welding student who fields moving forward serves as an informal mentor to other students

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 37 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Southwest Minnesota State University

LOCATION: Marshall smsu.edu | Kumara Jayasuriya, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 8,553 Credit-seeking Students | 10.3% Pell Eligible | 12.2% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY provider of concurrent enrollment programs in the Amounts are estimates and subject to change Southwest Minnesota State state, serving more than 5,500 University (SMSU) prepares students » $2.3 million of $75 million in students annually for personal and professional campus responsiveness and success with high-quality PARTNERSHIPS stabilization professional programs offered in » 8,553 students will benefit the liberal arts tradition. SMSU is » Schwan’s Company: Lends industry expertise and student from direct support for committed to students of all ages and life stages and has increased intern opportunities students’ critical needs, the number of degrees offered » Ralco: Partners for faculty and including mental health totally online to 12, with plans for student research projects and services and affordable more. SMSU has been named the invests in significant scholarship textbooks safest college campus in Minnesota, and internship support and is ranked the No. 1 Military » City of Marshall: Partners with Friendly University in its class in the SMSU to share valuable nation. New academic areas include 2021 Capital Request technology, space, and student Cybersecurity and Data Science that services on campus » $4.8 million in asset complement traditional offerings in preservation and the areas of Business, Science and » Worthington School District replacement to replace link Education. and Minnesota West Community and Technical curtain walls SERVICE TO MINNESOTA College: A unique partnership to alleviate the shortage » SMSU annually generates $173.1 of teachers in the region, million in economic impact, especially teachers of color as well as produces over 600 graduates, and supports and » The Center for Innovation and sustains 1,421 jobs Entrepreneurship: Emphasizes experiential learning and » Graduates have a 99% collaborates with the employment rate campus-based Small Business » SMSU is the first and largest Development Center and the Southwest Marketing Advisory Center to give students unique FROM A STUDENT: learning opportunities

“My parents are immigrants from Laos and moved to Minnesota in 2007. I decided to get a bachelor’s degree; it will mean a lot to them, and show all of their work paid off. At SMSU my professors take the time to get to know me and tailor my classes to match my career goals. I plan on becoming a CPA, and what I’m learning in my classes now will help me study and pass those tests. — Charlie Vang, Accounting and Finance major

38 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: St. Cloud State University

LOCATION: St. Cloud stcloudstate.edu | Robbyn Wacker, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 15,330 Credit-seeking Students | 22.7% Pell Eligible | 19.4% Students of Color

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY people of color to become Request Details teachers Amounts are estimates and subject to change St. Cloud State University offers » An innovative Huskies Advance » $6.6 million of $75 million in more than 200 highly accredited academic programs that emphasize track that prepares students to campus responsiveness and experiential learning and career be leaders and build a network stabilization preparation. At the graduate level, to launch their career on graduation » 15,330 students will benefit the university offers more than from direct support for 60 masters-level programs and » A redesigned first year of three doctoral programs, including college to improve success rates students’ critical needs, degrees in fields such as regulatory for low income, first generation, including mental health affairs and services, healthcare, and students of color services and affordable education, software engineering, » Individualized student support textbooks and engineering management. that meets students where they Addressing the needs of emerging live whether they are a student and high-demand professions, a in recovery, veteran, transfer 2021 Capital Request growing number of St. Cloud State student or first-generation degree programs are the first of college student » $5.8 million in asset their kind in the region or the state. preservation and PARTNERSHIPS replacement to replace SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » CentraCare Health and The roofs, install fire protection, » Each year, St. Cloud State University of Minnesota: perform structural repairs, generates $686.5 million in Building a Doctorate of Nursing and replace stairwell economic impact Practice to fill a need for rural windows » A Doctor of Psychology in » Microbiologics: Uses Integrated Applied Behavior Analysis Science and Engineering is designed to educate and Laboratory Facility for training prepare practitioners to help Works with children who are diagnosed with » GeoComm: autistic spectrum disorder to visualization lab students to thrive design software to help 911 operators » A paraprofessional residency program with District 742 is » CentraCare Health: Works with creating alternate pathways for the School of Public Affairs Research Institute to measure its economic impact FROM A STUDENT: » Husky Productions: Partners “Your time at St. Cloud State is filled not only with the courses with Fox Sports North to you take and the information you learn, it is the people you produce live hockey broadcasts meet and the amazing experiences you share that truly » More than 75 global describe what it means to be a Husky.” partnerships — Emma Polusny, 2020, MBA candidate, Women’s Huskies Hockey goalie and Mound, Minnesota resident

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 39 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: St. Cloud Technical & Community College

LOCATION: St. Cloud sctcc.edu | Annesa Cheek, President

FY18 STUDENT PROFILE: 5,495 Credit-seeking Students | 43.7% Pell Eligible | 28.4% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE Services teams. All partners collaborate to provide education Amounts are estimates and subject to change St. Cloud Technical & Community for dislocated workers. Career College (SCTCC) provides career, » $1.7 million of $75 million in Solutions’ annual Summer technical, and transferable campus responsiveness and Youth Employment Program, education. More than 90 program CareerONE, has introduced stabilization options closely match the region’s hundreds of 14–17-year-old job demand, confirming SCTCC’s » 5,495 students will benefit students to SCTCC, with commitment to meet community from direct support for the opportunity to earn needs. Within a year of program students’ critical needs, transferrable college credits. graduation, 96% of students are In 2020, CareerOne served 109 including mental health employed in their fields of study. services and affordable students and partnered with textbooks SERVICE TO MINNESOTA SCTCC to provide laptops to the participants for an online » Each year, SCTCC generates experience $188.6 million in economic » Park Industries: Employ current impact, as well as produces 2021 Capital Request students and support them with 1,200 graduates, and supports » $700,000 in asset flexible work schedules and pay and sustains 1,650 jobs preservation and incentives for good academic SCTCC actively engages and replacement for renew » progress. Also provides in-kind collaborates with approximately finishes equipment and cash donations 40 program advisory groups for scholarships and VEX » SCTCC alumni live and work in Robotics the area, generating nearly $3.6 » Cold Spring: Partnered with billion in impact over the span of SCTCC and four local high their careers schools to provide transferable college-level courses to high PARTNERSHIPS school students » Career Force: Co-located on » Coborn’s: Provides scholarships the SCTCC campus, includes and student internship partners Career Solutions and opportunities Minnesota DEED’s Job Service » CentraCare: Partnership that and Vocational Rehabilitation includes funding to expand biology labs, clinical locations FROM A STUDENT: health students, and exploration of addition health career “If you plan on going to college and you feel like there’s a pathway hurdle you can’t overcome, don’t give up. I was really close to giving up because I didn’t know what I was going to do (about purchasing tools for Carpentry). Things just kind of fell into place.” — Rob Miller, Carpentry Student

40 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: NHED – Vermilion Community College

NOTE: Vermilion Community College is part of LOCATION: the Northeast Higher Education District (NHED). Ely vcc.edu | Michael Raich, Interim President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 895 Credit-seeking Students | 27.9% Pell Eligible | 20.8% Students of Color

Request Details ABOUT THE COLLEGE » Unique programming focused on training students for Amounts are estimates and subject to change Vermilion Community College is careers working directly with located in the heart of Superior » $0.3 million (as part of Minnesota’s natural resources NHED) of $75 million in National Forest on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe » Degree-specific internships with campus responsiveness and Area. VCC is nationally recognized a wide variety of Minnesota stabilization for niche programming in and federal agencies, including » 895 students will benefit natural resource use and natural water districts, state parks, Department of Natural from direct support for resource protection. Most popular degrees include fisheries and Resources, and forestry offices students’ critical needs, wildlife biology, natural resource » Vermilion’s new Veterinary including mental health technology, wildland/wildlife law Technician program received services and affordable enforcement, wilderness and parks full accreditation last year. It is textbooks management, outdoor leadership, the only Vet Tech program north and watershed science. VCC’s of the Twin Cities unique location affords students a million-acre outdoor laboratory out PARTNERSHIPS the back door. More than three- » National Park Service: fourths of the college’s students Vermilion is one of six colleges come from beyond the immediate in the country with an commuting area. accredited pathway to provide SERVICE TO MINNESOTA National Park Rangers » Minnesota Pollution Control » Each year, as part of NHED, Agency: For several years, VCC (Vermilion), RRCC, HCC, facilitated over $300K MPCA- ICC, and Mesabi Range College funded local river water quality/ generate $211.3 million in research projects for the state economic impact, as well as produce 1,100 graduates, and » Minnesota Department of support and sustain 1,809 jobs Agriculture (MDA): Over the past four years, VCC has facilitated MDA pesticide monitoring grants for the State

FROM AN ALUMNUS:

“Vermilion showed me there are so many different ways to get involved in the water industry, including: water operations, lab work, field work, construction line location, meter installation, and hydrant testing. The best part of my career is providing clean, fresh water to our local residents.”

— Justin Remien, alumnus, City of Gilbert Public Utilities

MINNESOTA STATE FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request | 41 Minnesota State FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request: Winona State University

LOCATION: Winona winona.edu | Scott Olson, President

FY20 STUDENT PROFILE: 8,604 Credit-seeking Students | 24.8% Pell Eligible | 13.8% Students of Color

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY » WSU-Rochester’s elementary Request Details education courses at Riverside Winona State University (WSU) Amounts are estimates and subject to change Central Elementary School ensures an exceptional education prepare teacher candidates » $4.2 million of $75 million in in a beautiful residential campus to engage with diverse campus responsiveness and environment at an affordable cost. elementary-age students stabilization WSU is nationally recognized for innovative integration of » Bridges Health Winona is a 8,604 students will benefit » technologies in teaching and student-led, faculty-guided, from direct support for learning. Regional partners in interprofessional clinic that students’ critical needs, education, business, and the provides a variety of free including mental health health industry value WSU’s preventative health and services and affordable responsiveness to their needs. wellness services to the Winona community textbooks SERVICE TO MINNESOTA » More than 97% of graduates are » Each year, WSU generates employed in their field of study $447.9 million in economic within one year of graduation 2021 Capital Request impact » $3.218 million for the PARTNERSHIPS » Minnesota State Healthforce Center for Interdisciplinary Center of Excellence works » Mayo Clinic: WSU is a major Collaboration, Engagement & to increase and diversify provider of nurses and other Learning health care workers, integrate health professionals education practice and » $7.4 million in asset » Hawthorne Learning Center and research, and enhance patient preservation and Hiawatha Valley Mental Health care Center: On-site training allows replacement to replace roofs, » Guiding Warriors Mentoring students to provide supervised HVAC, and entrance steps Program pairs underrepresented counseling students with faculty and » Austin 2+2 Teacher Preparation student mentors to improve Program: Face-to-face and on- retention and graduation site in partnership with Austin Public Schools and Riverland Community College FROM AN ALUMNUS: » WSU supplies engineering talent to the composite “The most important thing WSU taught me was the materials industry cluster in importance of giving back. Doing things such as assisting southeastern Minnesota and is with community clinics like Bridges Health or running a key partner in the southeast events sponsored by student clubs, they all had a positive Minnesota Enterprise Zone, impact on the community by allowing us to engage, educate providing specialized continuing and empower those around us. I think it’s through these opportunities that WSU truly makes a community of learners and technical education and that seeks to improve our world in their own unique ways.” customized training — Juan Manuel Rojas Cabrera, alumnus

42 | FY2022–FY2023 Legislative Request MINNESOTA STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ahmitara Alwal, student Our core WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY Asani Ajogun, student Commitments HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE Minnesota State plays an essential role in growing Minnesota’s Alex Cirillo, At Large economy and opening the doors of educational opportunity to all Jay Cowles, Chair Minnesotans. Our colleges and universities: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4 Dawn Erlandson, At Large » Ensure access to an extraordinary education for all Minnesotans Jerry Janezich CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 8 Roger Moe CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7 » Are the partner of choice to meet Minnesota’s workforce and community needs Javier Morillo CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5 April Nishimura CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 » Deliver to students, employers, communities, and taxpayers the highest value/most affordable higher education option Oballa Oballa, student, RIVERLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Rudy Rodriguez CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3

Kathy Sheran CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 George Soule, At Large

Cheryl Tefer CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 6 Michael Vekich, At Large

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