Alex FriedrichSignificantly more Minnesotans who graduate high school are continuing on with some form of postsecondary education, according data released by the state Office of Higher Education. In its most recent Minnesota Measures report, 78 percent of the Class of 2011 enrolled in a college program within two years — a big jump from the 68 Read more →
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After several years of stagnation and cuts, it appears the state’s main source of financial aid is on the rebound. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education estimates that college students next year should receive an average of $200 more in their State Grant awards, a 12 percent increase. That’s twice the 6 percent growth the Read more →
The college residential experience — living on campus, walking to class and hanging out with classmates at night — may no longer be the domain of four-year colleges and universities. An increasing number of community and technical colleges in Minnesota are shedding the reputation of sleepy commuter schools and building on-campus housing to lure students. Read more →
State college and university leaders are trying to fill the growing hunger for bachelor’s degrees in the Twin Cities metro area – and say Metropolitan State University may not be large enough to handle demand. The 43-year-old university in St. Paul has long played a niche role within the public university system – as a Read more →
While I was researching yesterday’s story on how Minnesota enrollment has returned to its pre-recession levels, the state Office of Higher Education analysts pointed me to this recent federal report. The report, released last week, shows Minnesota has had the ninth-biggest yearly enrollment drop among U.S. states and the District of Columbia since 2011 (see Read more →
Trisha Volpe
Lawyers are problem-solvers, so when the number of students applying and enrolling at law schools started to decline quite dramatically in the last several years as a result of the economic downturn, the lawyers who run these schools had to figure out a way to solve the problem. The Twin Cities’ four law schools have not been immune to this nationwide issue. Since 2010, the number of law school applications has declined, and enrollment is down anywhere from 15 to 42 percent in just the last three years. Read more →
Minnesota State University – Moorhead President Edna Mora Szymanski told the Star Tribune that some of its decline in enrollment was intentional: In 2010, Minnesota State University Moorhead decided it was admitting too many unqualified students, and it started referring “large numbers” to community and technical colleges, said Moorhead President Edna Szymanski. … The harsh Read more →
As education leaders debate the cost and accessibility of a bachelor’s degree at the University of Minnesota, the number of students entering graduate school there has been quietly dropping. The state’s research powerhouse has seen overall enrollment by slide by 9 percent over the past five years, eroded by a poor economy and unstable government Read more →
Just when you think university finances might be stabilizing — with the state pumping more money in to MnSCU this year — Minnesota State University – Moorhead has announced a $4.9 million budget deficit. And that means the university will offer early retirement to faculty members, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead reports. (Clarification: MSU-Moorhead spokesman David Read more →
In reporting how the national law-school admissions slump has been affecting Minnesota law schools, I put a call in to David Wippman, dean of law school at the University of Minnesota. He said applications are down about 9 percent this year, and have been falling for the past three years or so. So far about Read more →