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Minnesota State College Southeast

Winona, Minnesota Public 2-year Town

Overview

Minnesota State College Southeast is a public two-year institution based in Winona, Minnesota. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,331 students in fall 2024. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Minnesota State College Southeast offers certificates and associate degrees across 46 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Musical Instrument Fabrication and Repair, CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician, and Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician. It awarded 526 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,331
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
526
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
46
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 46

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

Engineering Technologies 8
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Health Professions 4
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Precision Production 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Construction Trades 1
  • Carpentry CertificateAssociate 11 graduates
Education 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Public Administration and Social Services 1
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Engineering 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
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
209
Certificates under 1 year
179
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
130
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,331
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,331
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,050
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
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
58%
Men
42%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
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
20
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
36%
Students taking some online courses
30%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Marsha Danielson
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, 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

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