MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES 2007 - 2008 . s e c a l P o G Minnesota State Colleges & Universities 2-year state colleges Give us a call or check out our Web sites. ALEXANDRIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.alextech.edu page NE - VERMILION COMMUNITY COLLEGE* www.vcc.edu page Alexandria 1-888-234-1222 12 Ely 1-800-657-3608 23 ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.anokaramsey.edu page NORTHLAND COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.northlandcollege.edu page Cambridge, Coon Rapids (763) 433-1100 12 East Grand Forks, Thief River Falls 1-800-959-NCTC (6282) 24 ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.anokatech.edu page NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE** www.ntcmn.edu page Anoka (763) 576-4850 13 Bemidji 1-800-942-8324 24 CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE www.clcmn.edu page PINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.pinetech.edu page Brainerd, Staples 1-800-933-0346 14 Pine City 1-800-521-7463 25 CENTURY COLLEGE www.century.edu page RIDGEWATER COLLEGE www.ridgewater.edu page White Bear Lake 1-800-228-1978 14 Hutchinson, Willmar 1-800-722-1151 26 DAKOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.dctc.edu page RIVERLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.riverland.edu page Rosemount 1-877-937-3282 15 Albert Lea, Austin 1-800-247-5039 26 FOND DU LAC TRIBAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.fdltcc.edu page ROCHESTER COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.rctc.edu page Cloquet 1-800-657-3712 16 Rochester 1-800-247-1296 27 HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.hennepintech.edu page ST. CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.sctc.edu page Brooklyn Park, Eden Prairie 1-800-345-4655 16 St. Cloud 1-800-222-1009 28 INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.inverhills.edu page SAINT PAUL COLLEGE www.saintpaul.edu page Inver Grove Heights (651) 450-8500 17 St. Paul 1-800-227-6029 28 LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE www.lsc.edu page SOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE www.southcentral.edu page Duluth 1-800-432-2884 18 Faribault, North Mankato 1-800-722-9359 29 MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.minneapolis.edu page *NE stands for Northeast Higher Education District, a consortium of five state colleges: Hibbing, Itasca, Mesabi Range, Rainy River and Vermilion. Minneapolis 1-800-247-0911 18 **Northwest Technical College is aligned with Bemidji State University. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE - SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL www.southeastmn.edu page Red Wing, Winona 1-877-853-8324 19 4-year state universities MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.minnesota.edu page BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY www.bemidjistate.edu page Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead, Wadena 1- 888- MY-MSCTC (696-7282) 20 Bemidji 1-877-BEMIDJI (236-4354) 33 MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE www.mnwest.edu page METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY www.metrostate.edu page Canby, Granite Falls, Jackson, Pipestone, Worthington 1-800-658-2330 20 St. Paul, Minneapolis (651) 793-1300 34 NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.normandale.edu page MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO www.mnsu.edu page Bloomington 1-866-880-8740 21 Mankato Toll-free: 1-800-722-0544 35 NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.nhcc.edu page MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD www.mnstate.edu page Brooklyn Park 1-800-818-0395 22 Moorhead 1-800-593-7246 36 NE - HIBBING COMMUNITY COLLEGE* www.hibbing.edu page ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY www.stcloudstate.edu page Hibbing 1-800-224-4422 23 St. Cloud 1-877-654-7278 37 NE - ITASCA COMMUNITY COLLEGE* www.itascacc.edu page SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY www.southwestmsu.edu page Grand Rapids 1-800-996-6422 23 Marshall 1-800-642-0684 38 NE - MESABI RANGE COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE* www.mesabirange.edu page WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY www.winona.edu page Eveleth, Virginia 1-800-657-3860 23 Winona 1-800-DIAL-WSU (342-5978) 39 NE - RAINY RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE* www.rrcc.mnscu.edu page International Falls 1-800-456-3996 23 The University of Minnesota is not a part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. For U of M admissions information, contact (612) 625-2008 or www.umn.edu. C More choices, better value, unlimited possibilities A M P U S MINNESOTA L State Colleges & Universities O NE-Rainy River C Community College A Northland Community & International Falls Technical College T I Thief River Falls O N Northland Community & S Technical College East Grand Forks NE-Vermilion NE-Mesabi Range Community Community College & Technical College Ely Bemidji State University Virginia Northwest Technical College NE-Hibbing www.mnscu.edu Bemidji Community NE-Mesabi Range Community College & Technical College Eveleth 4-year universities NE-Itasca Community College Grand Rapids 2-year colleges Minnesota State University Moorhead Lake Superior College Minnesota State Duluth Community & Minnesota State METRO Technical College Community & Fond du Lac Tribal & Moorhead Technical College Communuty College Detroit Lakes Cloquet Anoka Technical Anoka-Ramsey Central Lakes Community College College College Coon Rapids Staples Anoka Central Lakes Minnesota State College Community & North Hennepin Brainerd Hennepin Minnesota State Technical College Community College Wadena Technical College Brooklyn Park Community & Pine Brooklyn Park Technical College Century College Technical Metropolitan White Bear Lake Fergus Falls College State University Pine City Minneapolis Minneapolis Community & Alexandria Technical College Technical College Metropolitan St. Cloud Technical College Saint Paul State University Anoka-Ramsey College St. Paul St. Cloud State Community College University Cambridge Hennepin Normandale Inver Hills Ridgewater College Technical College Community College Community College Willmar Eden Prairie Bloomington METRO Inver Grove Heights Minnesota West Community & Technical College Minneapolis St. Paul Dakota County Granite Falls Ridgewater Technical College College Rosemount Hutchinson Minnesota West Community & Technical College Canby Minnesota State College- Southwest Minnesota South State University Southeast Technical Inside: Central Red Wing Marshall South Central College College Which college? . 2 North Mankato Faribault Minnesota State College- Cost . 3 Minnesota West Minnesota Southeast Technical Community & State Rochester Winona Financial aid information . 4 Technical College University, Community Study abroad . .5 Pipestone Minnesota West Mankato & Technical College Community & Technical College Winona State Online education . 6 Minnesota West University Jackson Riverland 2-year colleges . 7 Community & Community Technical College College Riverland Community College Disabilities services . .19 Worthington Albert Lea Austin 4-year universities . 30 1 Looking for a college D It’s never too early to start planning for college. 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Ⅵ Technical colleges are two-year state colleges that teach Ⅵ Combined community and technical colleges enable you knowledge and skills leading to specific careers. You can to start on a bachelor’s degree and transfer after two years, complete a program in two years or less and be ready for a job. or you can enroll in a technical program to learn skills that lead directly to a career. Ⅵ Community colleges are two-year colleges that enable you to start on a bachelor’s degree. You can take the first two years Ⅵ State universities are four-year institutions offering bachelor’s, at a community college, then transfer to a four-year university to master’s and advanced degrees. Most offer on-campus housing finish. Or you can take a career program leading directly to a job. and a full range of student activities. 2 Check out www.mnscu.edu College cost comparison Annual tuition and fees, 2007-2008 T Tuition at Minnesota U I State Colleges and T I Universities is lower 2-year colleges 4-year colleges and universities O than tuition at many N Minnesota State Colleges Minnesota State Universities C other colleges, O $4,329 Alexandria Technical College $6,507 Bemidji State University S universities and trade T schools because the $4,015 Anoka-Ramsey Community College $5,293 Metropolitan State University S state of Minnesota $4,586 Anoka Technical College $5,795 Minnesota State University, Mankato pays a portion of the $4,357 Central Lakes College $5,585 Minnesota State University Moorhead cost of education for $4,410 Century College $5,719 St. Cloud State University Minnesota residents. $4,749 Dakota County Technical College $6,242 Southwest Minnesota State University $6,117 Winona State University $4,365 Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College $9,331 University of Minnesota, Morris $4,187 Hennepin Technical College For every dollar $9,600 University of Minnesota, Duluth $4,535 Inver Hills Community College you pay in tuition, $9,882 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities $4,151 Lake Superior College the state of $17,760 Bethany Lutheran College $4,442 Minneapolis Community & Technical College $22,350 Concordia College (Moorhead) Minnesota pays $4,502 Minnesota State College – Southeast Technical $22,398 Saint Mary’s University of Minn. $1.07 to support $4,629 Minnesota State Community & Technical College $23,496 Concordia University (St.