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Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in Duluth, Minnesota, Lake Superior College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 4,074 students in fall 2024. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Lake Superior College offers certificates and associate degrees across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Fire Science. It awarded 873 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Mission

Lake Superior College serves our students and community while supporting the economy of Northeast Minnesota and beyond by providing high-value accessible higher education and advanced training in a supportive, inclusive environment to prepare the skilled workforce of the future.

Mission statement as reported by Lake Superior College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,074
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
873
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 71

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 20
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Construction Trades 3
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Engineering Technologies 8
Transportation and Materials Moving 3
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Precision Production 4
Communications Technologies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Physical Sciences 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
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
58%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
590
Certificates under 1 year
144
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
100
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
39

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,074
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,074
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,709
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
78%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
32%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Linda Kingstron
Services and opportunities
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, Student veteran organization

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