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Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis, Minnesota Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,733 students. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide, and Child Care Provider/Assistant. It awarded 1,659 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 27 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,733
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
1,659
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
27:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 66

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

Health Professions 13
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Precision Production 2
Engineering Technologies 1
Education 4
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Communications Technologies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Library Science 1
Physical Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Architecture 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 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
56%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
27:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
771
Certificates under 1 year
667
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
208
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
13

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,733
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,733
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,408
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
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
30%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
36%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
37%
Students taking some online courses
35%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Sharon Pierce
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
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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