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Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Century College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 8,726 students. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Century College offers certificates and associate degrees across 86 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide, and Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 2,211 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
8,726
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
2,211
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
86
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 86

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 16
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 9
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Computer and Information Sciences 10
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Engineering Technologies 4
Engineering 1
Education 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Precision Production 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Communications Technologies 1
Construction Trades 1
Physical Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
45%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
1,101
Certificates under 1 year
597
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
475
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
38

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,726
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,726
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,599
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
19%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
36%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Angelia Millender
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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