ALEXANDRIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE R-5

1601 Jefferson St.
Alexandria, MN 56308-3707
Tel: (320)762-0221; 888-234-1222
Fax: (320)762-4430
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.alextech.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1961. Setting: 40-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 2,028. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 1,934 applied, 69% were admitted. Students come from 14 states and territories, 4% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 0.4% Hispanic, 0.3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 23% 25 or older. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, double major, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Placement: ACT COMPASS required. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $3863 full-time, $120.72 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7726 full-time, $240 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $296 full-time, $9.23 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and reciprocity agreements.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 3 open to all. Most popular organizations: VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) Skills USA, BPA (Business Professionals of America), DECA (Delta Epsilon Club), Student Senate, Phi Theta Kappa. Major annual events: Open House, College for a Day, Sno-Daze. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: late night transport-escort service, security cameras inside and outside. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 16,636 books, 346 serials, 1,219 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 467 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.