M State Annual Report 2012-2013

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The graphs above illustrate the number of students a ending Minnesota State Community and Technical College during the 2009-2012 academic years. During the 2012 academic year 9,065 students a ended M State, 1,616 graduated, 792 transferred to a twoor four-year college or university and 84 percent of graduates were employed in fields related to their educa on.

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We have experienced tremendous growth in online courses and programs and in site-based workplace training in business and industry. Custom training sta work closely within each of our communi es to meet the ever-changing needs of local businesses and industries. By partnering with communi es, the college provides custom training services and other responsive training to more than 4,000 people annually.

Student Demographics _____________________________________________________________________________________________ M State is in the business of changing lives, and we have the privilege of serving and educa ng a diverse student popula on. Every student who walks though our doors, meets our instructors in their place of employment or logs in to our virtual classrooms has a story. The diversity of their stories is represented in our student demographics. Our students included 3,535 males and

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5,530 females. A total of 12 percent of our students were of an ethnic background other than Caucasian, 47 percent had high financial needs, 23 percent were first-genera on students and 56 percent were tradi onally underrepresented in some way. Approximately 50 percent of our students a end college full- me. Minnesota State Community and Technical College


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