MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE U-9

1501 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55403-1779
Tel: (612)659-6000
Admissions: (612)659-6206
Fax: (612)659-6210
Web Site: http://www.mctc.mnscu.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 1965. Setting: 4-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 7,091. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 23:1. 4,022 applied, 98% were admitted. Students come from 45 states and territories, 81 other countries, 3% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 25% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 44% 25 or older. Retention: 51% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at other colleges in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, law enforcement, aviation mechanics, air traffic control, some technical programs. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/31. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $3886 full-time, $117.50 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7411 full-time, $235 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $361 full-time, $12.03 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program and reciprocity agreements.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: Student Senate, National Vocational-Technical Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa, Association of Black Collegiates, Soccer Club. Major annual events: 'Chase Your Dreams' open house, Martin Luther King Birthday tribute, MCTC Career Fair. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library with 60,352 books, 1,968 microform titles, 600 serials, 1,374 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Minneapolis Community College's beautiful campus borders a city park and is within walking distance of cultural centers (Guthrie Theatre, Walker Art Center) and downtown Minneapolis.