Valley City State University

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Valley City State University

Established: 1889
Type: Public, Land Grant
President: Ellen Chaffee
Undergraduates: 920
Postgraduates: 80
Location: Valley City, North Dakota, U.S.
Athletics: Valley City State Vikings
Nickname: Vikings
Affiliations: North Dakota University System
Website: www.vcsu.edu
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Valley City State University (VCSU) is an institution of higher learning in Valley City, North Dakota, part of the eleven-member North Dakota University System. Founded in 1889 as a territorial normal school, VCSU offers four-year degrees in a number of fields in five academic divisions, as well as graduate degrees in Education delivered wholly online. The music and education programs are NASM and NCATE accredited, respectively. VCSU's largest undergraduate programs include Business and Education. The university is a national leader in standards-based (ITEA) Technology Education.

The president of the university, Dr. Ellen-Earle Chaffee, will be leaving the university at the end of July, 2008, after serving in that capacity for fifteen years. Her successor will be Dr. Steven W. Shirley, currently serving as Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs at Dakota State University in South Dakota.












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