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Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Saint Paul College is a public two-year institution in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,198 students. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Saint Paul College offers certificates and associate degrees across 81 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Cosmetology. It awarded 1,404 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,198
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
1,404
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
81
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 81

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
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 6
Business, Management and Marketing 19
Computer and Information Sciences 9
Construction Trades 4
Health Professions 20
Precision Production 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Engineering Technologies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Science Technologies 1
Education 1
Social Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Physical Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 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
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
633
Certificates under 1 year
468
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
237
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
66

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,198
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,198
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,757
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
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
61%
Men
39%
White
24%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
36%
Asian
18%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
37%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

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
Deidra Peaslee
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

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