Dunwoody College of Technology

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Dunwoody College of Technology


Established	1914
Type	Private, Vocational College
President	Dr. Ben Wright
Location	Minneapolis, MN, USA (44°58′21.64″N, 93°17′25.22″WCoordinates: 44°58′21.64″N, 93°17′25.22″W)
Address	818 Dunwoody Boulevard Minneapolis, MN 55403-1192
Telephone	1-800-292-4625
Campus	Urban (15 acres)

A college where graduates are worth more! Dunwoody College of Technology is a private, non-profit vocational college in the community of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dunwoody is a technical college offering programs and courses in Drafting and Estimating, Interior Design, Computer Networking, Programming, Electrical, Automotive Mechanics, Heating / Air Conditioning Systems Design, Food Science Technology, Electronics, Automated Systems and Robotics, Machine Tooling, Industrial Controls, Land Surveying, Construction Management, Graphic Design, Appliance Service and Printing. Dunwoody is a leader in post-secondary technology oriented college education. Dunwoody is located in Minneapolis near the intersection of Highway 94 and I-394, an ideal location for both St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota students.

In addition to associate 2-year college programs Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.), Dunwoody also offers a Bachelor of Science in Applied Management for students with an associate degree seeking to build management skills and knowledge in an exciting college environment.

The school was founded in 1914, when Minneapolis businessman William Hood Dunwoody left three million dollars in his will to "provide for all time a place where youth without distinction on account of race, color or religious prejudice, may learn the useful trades and crafts, and thereby fit themselves for the better performance of life's duties."^[1] When his widow, Kate L. Dunwoody, passed away a year later she left additional funds to keep the college moving forward. In 2004, the college took decisive steps to diversify a student body that had long been almost exclusively white and male, hiring a director of diversity and increasing the percentage of students of color to 20%.^[2]

[edit] External links and references

^ History, Dunwoody College of Technology, Accessed Feb. 5, 2007.
^ Art Hughes, Tech college sees future of Minnesota work force in minority students, Minnesota Public Radio, January 31, 2007.