More than 1,700 community colleges surveyed
Inver Hills Community College is ranked #25 on Value College’s Top 50 Best Value Community Colleges of 2016, which determines rankings based on College Measures, a database supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Value Colleges surveyed more than 1,700 community colleges across the U.S. Five other Minnesota State two-year colleges made the list, including Dakota County Technical College, ranked #44.
Inver Hills is also ranked #3 on Best for Vets: Colleges 2016 for Two-Year Schools. Inver Hills is the only Minnesota State school to break the top 25 on Best for Vets, which ranks colleges nationwide.
See below for the official Minnesota State media release about Top 50 Best Value Community Colleges of 2016.
Six Minnesota State Colleges among the “Top 50 Best Value Community Colleges of 2016”
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 17, 2016—Six Minnesota State colleges have been recognized on a list of the nation’s Top 50 Best Value Community Colleges of 2016 published by Value Colleges:
#5 Normandale Community College
- #9 Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- #12 Lake Superior College
- #13 St. Cloud Technical and Community College
- #25 Inver Hills Community College
- #44 Dakota County Technical College
Using data from College Measures, a Gates Foundation-supported database, Value Colleges surveyed the 1,717 community colleges in the United States that offer two-year associate degrees and filtered them to find schools that met criteria that Value Colleges deemed to be most relevant in identifying the nation’s best value community colleges. Criteria included graduation rates, cost, enrollment, and membership in the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
“I am very pleased that our colleges have been recognized as the outstanding educational investments they are,” said Steven Rosenstone, chancellor of Minnesota State. “All of our colleges and universities are committed to providing students with access to an education that is both extraordinary and affordable. That Value Colleges recognized so many of our colleges is a testament to the outstanding work that faculty and staff do every single day.”
Tuition at Minnesota State colleges decreased by one percent this academic year after having been frozen for three consecutive years, making this year’s average annual tuition at a Minnesota State college $5,364, approximately one-third the cost of private trade schools. After financial aid, the average student tuition cost for recipients of the Minnesota State Grant is $898.
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Minnesota State, formerly known as Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, includes 30 community and technical colleges and seven state universities serving approximately 400,000 students. It is the fifth-largest higher education system in the United States.
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