Minneapolis Community and Technical College

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis College Campus.jpg
Type Public community college
Established1996 (merger)
Chancellor Devinder Malhotra
President Sharon Pierce
Students11,110 (2017)
Location
Minneapolis
,
Minnesota
,
United States

44°58′22″N93°17′00″W / 44.97280°N 93.28337°W / 44.97280; -93.28337
CampusUrban, 418,000 sq ft (38,800 m2)
Colors Purple
Nickname MCTC
Affiliations MnSCU System
Website www.minneapolis.edu
Minneapolis College logo.png

Minneapolis Community and Technical College (Minneapolis College) is a public community college in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It has one of the most diverse student populations in the state and enrolls nearly 11,100 credit students annually. [1] Minneapolis College is part of Minnesota State, which offers two-year associate degrees, certificates, and diplomas. [2]

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History

Minneapolis College was founded as the Girls Vocational School in 1914 by its first principal, Miss Elizabeth Fish. When a new building at 1101 Third Avenue South was completed in 1932 it was renamed Mary Miller Vocational School, after the teacher credited with opening the first school in Minneapolis in 1852.

In the 1960s the name changed to Minneapolis Area Vocational Technical Institute. The school became Minneapolis Community College in 1965, and was the as the first campus of Metropolitan State Junior College. [3]

The name changed again to Metropolitan Community College in 1974. In 1979, the metropolitan system was broken up and the Minneapolis campus became Minneapolis Community College. [4]

The school entered the 1980s as Minneapolis Technical Institute on a new 418,000-square-foot (38,800 m2) campus at 1415 Hennepin Avenue. Its name was change was to Minneapolis Technical College (MTC). [5]

Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) was formed in February 1996 by the merger of Minneapolis Technical College and Minneapolis Community College following the July 1995 creation of MnSCU. [3] They had shared the same campus adjacent to Loring Park for many years.

In 2003, Minneapolis Community and Technical College acquired adjacent land that previously belonged to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's Minneapolis headquarters.

In 2004, Metropolitan State University (Metro State) and MCTC started sharing programs and Metro State's Minneapolis campus moved to the newly expanded MCTC campus from its original location a few blocks away. In fall 2008, the college opened a new Management Education Center and Science building on this property. By 2010, the only Metro State programs still operating on campus were theatre arts and business.

Buildings

Minneapolis Community and Technical College is made up of 11 buildings and a parking ramp. [6] Each building houses many student services.

Academics

Minneapolis College offers more than 100 career and occupational programs in aviation, business, education, health, information technology, justice system, manufacturing and construction, media arts, public service and the service industry. The college also has many clubs and societies, including a school newspaper. Minneapolis College has an Aviation Technician program at MSP airport, a Center for Criminal Justice in Saint Paul, and a Health Careers Institute in Minneapolis's Phillips neighborhood.

Minneapolis College competed with other community colleges in men's and women's basketball as the Mavericks. In 2009, at the end of a 33–2 season, the men's team lost to Richland College 58–57 in the NJCAA Division III National Championship. The school discontinued the basketball programs after the 2009–10 season. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us – Minneapolis Community & Technical College". www.minneapolis.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Educational Programs – Degrees, Certificates, Diplomas – Minneapolis Community & Technical College". www.minneapolis.edu. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 Brandt, Steve (16 January 1997), "Board Endorses Plan to Merge Two Twin Cities-Area Colleges", Minneapolis Star Tribune, pp. 3.B
  4. ↑ "Higher Learning Commission". www.ncahlc.org. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Office of Higher Education". www.ohe.state.mn.us. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Campus Map." – Minneapolis Community & Technical College. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
  7. ↑ "MCTC Library." – Campus Guides: T Building. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 "Campus Guide – Whitney Hall, Kopp Hall, and Bowman Hall." Prezi.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
  9. ↑ "Center of Safety Training." – MCTC. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
  10. ↑ "Richland Edges Minneapolis for Men's DIII Title – NJCAA | News | National". NJCAA. 2009-03-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  11. ↑ Shelton, Mike (2010-02-26). "Minneapolis Community and Technical College Shut Down its Intercollegiate Men's and Women's Basketball Programs". Insight News. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
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