Saint Paul College - A Community and Technical College, is a two-year college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States serving more than 11,000 students in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. Saint Paul College is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and University System (MnSCU). The school offers associate degree programs, and certificate & diploma programs in areas such as; accounting, marketing, web design, culinary, carpentry, auto repair, business, fine arts, and nursing.
The College employs 114 full-time faculty, 140 part-time faculty, 164 staff members, and 16 members of the administration. The average student age is 29.
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Mission
Education for Employment... Education for Life. Saint Paul College offers comprehensive learning opportunities in both career and transfer education to enhance personal knowledge and advance economic opportunity for the benefit of a diverse population of constituents which includes students, business/industry/labor and the community.
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Vision
Saint Paul College will be a leader in providing comprehensive lifelong learning through innovative and quality-focused strategies and services.
Facilities
Saint Paul College is located in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood near downtown St. Paul. Its current campus is 520,968 square feet with one building. The College will open a new building in 2017 called the Saint Paul College Health and Science Alliance Center which will serve as the primary space for the College's STEM and health career programs.
History
Saint Paul College was founded in 1910 as a boy's vocational high school. In 1966, the College moved into its current facility and became Saint Paul Technical Vocational Institute, or Saint Paul TVI. In 2002, the College added liberal arts programs to its curriculum and changed its name to Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College.
Saint Paul College was home to the countries oldest watchmaking and clockmaking programs. In its last few years, it was awarded a grant from Rolex and started offering the WOSTEP certificate, which is an industry wide accepted certification for watchmaking excellence.
Highlights
In 2010 and 2013, Saint Paul College was ranked America's Best Community College by Washington Monthly magazine citing student engagement and student-faculty interaction. This, of course, was due to the fact that they allowed Somali immigrants to enroll and with the threat of losing their student visa due to bad grades, the appearance of a great school with high engagement and a fantastic graduation rate ensued.
External links
- Official website
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