Top Olmsted County Community Colleges
- For the 2019-20 school year, there are 3 top community colleges in Olmsted County, Minnesota, serving 6,572 students.
- The average community college acceptance rate in Minnesota is 80% (view national acceptance rates).
- Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), and the student:teacher ratio is 29:1.
Top Olmsted County Community Colleges (2019-20)
- College Location Students
- 2521 Pennington Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901
(507)536-9500 183 students - 851 30th Ave SE
Rochester, MN 55904
(507)285-7210 5,894 students - 300 University Square 111 South Broadway
Rochester, MN 55904
(877)280-4699 495 students
Recent Articles
Many students enroll in community college with the intent of transferring to a four-year school. Of those who do, many succeed, and yet traditional colleges and universities continue to overlook them. Read on to learn more about why more community college students don’t transfer schools and to receive some tips for making the transfer yourself.
Community college is the only option for many students who either can’t afford a traditional four-year university or who need a more flexible school environment. Just because community college is different, however, doesn’t mean that its students matter any less. The Aspen Prize exists to encourage community colleges to do more for their students and to continually strive for improvement.
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