Alexandria Technical and Community College

Alexandria Technical and Community College
Motto	Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence!
Type	Public
Established	1961
President	Laura Urban
Undergraduates	about 4,000; about 60% of those are full-time students
Location	Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
Colors	Maroon and dark gray
Nickname	ATCC
Affiliations	MnSCU
Website	www.alextech.edu

Alexandria Technical and Community College is a two-year technical college in Alexandria, Minnesota, United States, and part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. Approximately 4,000 students are enrolled, with about 60% of those students being enrolled full-time.^[1]

Academics

Alexandria Technical and Community College offers over 50 degree programs, ranging from certificates to Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science degrees. An Associate of Arts degree is also offered. Most of the programs here involve some form of experiential learning, preparing students for the real world. Class sizes average about 20 students, the labs 18.^[2] The campus is one of the few colleges in the state that offers a law enforcement program, which is one of the biggest programs there. Degrees in this field at Alex Tech include a traditional AAS degree, an AS transfer degree, and a career transition degree.

Alexandria Technical and Community College is known for its high placement rate: the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (|MnSCU) lists a placement rate for the college of over 90% for several decades.^[3] The college is known for its transfer education and specialized skills. Alexandria Technical and Community College was Minnesota's first two-year college to be accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.^[4] It also has the highest graduation rate for two-year public colleges in the state of Minnesota. It also provides a solid education foundation to transfer for a bachelor's degree.

References

↑ MnSCU. "At a glance".
↑ MnSCU. "At a glance". Retrieved 28 March 2012.
↑ http://www.mnscu.edu/board/accountability/index.html, click on "Open the Accountability Dashboard" at the bottom of the page.
↑ ATCC. "College History". Retrieved 28 March 2012.

Colleges and universities in Minnesota

Public institutions	Bemidji State Metropolitan State Minnesota State, Mankato MSU Moorhead St. Cloud State Southwest Minnesota State UMC UMD UMM UMR University of Minnesota Winona State

Private institutions	Adler AFLBS Augsburg Bethany Lutheran Bethel Carleton Concordia (Moorhead) Concordia (St. Paul) Crossroads Crown Dunwoody Gustavus Adolphus Hamline Luther Seminary Macalester Minneapolis College of Art and Design Martin Luther North Central Northwestern Northwestern Health Sciences Oak Hills St. Benedict/St. John's St. Catherine Saint Mary's St. Olaf St. Scholastica St. Thomas

Community/technical colleges	Alexandria TC Anoka TC Anoka-Ramsey CC Central Lakes Century Dakota County TC Fond du Lac Tribal CC Hennepin TC Hibbing CC Inver Hills CC Itasca CC Lake Superior Leech Lake Tribal Mesabi Range CTC Minneapolis CTC MSC-Southeast Technical Minnesota State CTC Minnesota West CTC Normandale CC North Hennepin CC Northland CTC Pine TC Rainy River CC Red Lake Nation CC Riverland CC Rochester CTC St. Cloud TCC Saint Paul CTC South Central Vermilion CC White Earth Tribal CC

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System

4 Year Universities	Bemidji State University Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State University Moorhead Metropolitan State University Southwest Minnesota State University St. Cloud State University Winona State University

Community and Technical Colleges	Alexandria Technical and Community College Anoka Technical College Anoka-Ramsey Community College Central Lakes College Century College Dakota County Technical College Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Hennepin Technical College Hibbing Community College Inver Hills Community College Itasca Community College Lake Superior College Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Minnesota State Community & Technical College Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minnesota West Community & Technical College Normandale Community College North Hennepin Community College Northland Community & Technical College Northwest Technical College Pine Technical College Rainy River Community College Ridgewater College Riverland Community College Rochester Community & Technical College St. Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Paul College South Central College Vermilion Community College

Coordinates: 45°52′23.11″N 95°22′18.9″W / 45.8730861°N 95.371917°W / 45.8730861; -95.371917

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