Minneapolis Community and Technical College
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Established | |
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Type | Public |
President | Phil Davis |
Students | 10,890 |
Location | Minneapolis, MN,, USA |
Address | 1501 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 |
Telephone | 612-659-6000 |
Campus | urban |
Affiliations | MnSCU System |
Website | www.minneapolis.edu |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) is a community and technical college located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The college is located near Loring Park and has over 10,000 students. It is a part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU).
In 2003, MCTC acquired adjacent land that previously belonged to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's former Minneapolis headquarters; the land is earmaked for further expansion. In 2004, Metropolitan State University (Metro State) and MCTC started sharing programs and the Minneapolis campus of Metro State moved to the newly expanded MCTC campus from its original location a few blocks away.
MCTC offers programs in the liberal arts, and in career / technical programs in fields such as aviation, criminal law, health, business, manufacturing and applied technology, graphic design and visual communications, film and video, personal services, public safety, and computer technology.
It also has a vast number of clubs and societies, as well as an Aviation Center (situated in Flying Cloud Airport), a Center for Criminal Justice, a Health Careers Institute and a Transportation Center - apart from its Downtown Campus.