Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System

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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System
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Type Public university system
Established 1995
Chancellor Steven J. Rosenstone
Students 430,000 (credit and non-credit)[1]
Location
St. Paul
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Minnesota
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U.S.
Campus 54 campuses
Colors Black and Gold[2]
         
Website www.mnscu.edu

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Wells Fargo Place, the headquarters of the System.

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (commonly abbreviated as "MnSCU") comprises 31 colleges and universities, including 24 two-year colleges and seven state universities. Its headquarters are in Suite 350 of the Wells Fargo Place in St. Paul.[3] The system is separate from the University of Minnesota system.

Overview

The MnSCU system became active as a result of the action by the Minnesota Legislature to consolidate all of the public higher education institutions outside of the University of Minnesota system. Legislation was passed in 1991 that mandated the consolidation of the existing Minnesota State universities system, the State Community College system and the Technical College system. By 1995, this process was completed and a Central Office was created. The MnSCU system today is led by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.[4] The University of Minnesota was not induced into the newly created MnSCU system because it was granted constitutional autonomy and the State Legislature could not legally compel it to comply with their plans. Thus today, there are two separate public higher education systems in Minnesota.

As it exists now, the system has 31 institutions on 54 campuses in 47 communities. It is the fifth-largest system of two- and four-year colleges and universities in the country, based on student enrollment.

Fast facts

  • All of the system's two-year community and technical colleges have an open admissions policy, which means that anyone with a high school diploma or GED may enroll. [5]
  • Tuition at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is lower than tuition at private colleges, private trade schools or the University of Minnesota.[6][7]
  • MnSCU is the fifth largest system of higher education, educating over 430,000 students annually.[8]
  • About 93,300 students took online courses during the 2009-2010 academic year.[9]
  • An appropriation by the state of Minnesota was supposed to cover 66% of the cost to educate students, as of 2014 the state only provides about 50%.[10][11]
  • The job placement rate based on the last available data at two-year colleges is 88.0 percent in 2006, meaning that 88.0 percent of graduates find jobs quickly in their chosen fields.[12]
  • More than 80 percent of graduates stay in Minnesota to work or continue their education.[13][14]

Operations

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system is the largest system of higher education in Minnesota. Annually it educates over 430,000 students in a variety of locations throughout the state. MnSCU members offer a range of collegiate programs from associates degrees to applied doctorates. Individual university and college members have, by comparison, significantly smaller endowments, and receive less state funding than comparable members of the University of Minnesota system. [15][16]

Member universities and colleges

4-Year State Universities:

All of the above were formerly governed by the Minnesota State University System.

2-Year Community and Technical Colleges:[17][18]

  • Minnesota Online is a gateway to the online course offerings of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. More than 150 academic programs are available completely or predominantly online.


References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Amazing Facts." Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. October, 2010.
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  3. ↑ "Home." Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. Retrieved on February 28, 2012. "30 7th St. E., Suite 350, St. Paul, MN"
  4. ↑ http://www.mnscu.edu/board/summary/1996/december-history.html
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  8. ↑ http://www.advancement.mnscu.edu/resources/publications/pdf/2015-16_MnSCU_Viewbook.pdf
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  17. ↑ [1] Archived December 12, 2005 at the Wayback Machine
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