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Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 09/02/2010


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Mesabi Range Community & Technical College


1001 Chestnut St. West
Virginia, MN 55792

www.mr.mnscu.edu

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Sue Collins, President
HLC Institution ID: 2836
Current Accreditation Status: Accredited
Accreditation Date(s): (2001*- .)
Accreditation notes: * Note on date of accreditation: First accredited in 1925; in 1967, the merger of Eveleth Junior College and Virginia Junior College resulted in Mesabi State Junior College; in 1982, accreditation was transferred to Arrowhead Community Colleges, a configuration of five separately accredited institutions; in 1997, the Arrowhead Community College Region was reconfigured into five separately accredited institutions with Laurentian Community and Technical College District becoming a combination of Mesabi Range Community College and Vermillion Community College; in 2001, authorization for separate accreditation was sought for Mesabi Range Community and Technical College (at Virginia and Eveleth, MN), and for Vermillion Community College

Commission Participation: PEAQ PARTICIPANT

Year of Last PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2009 - 2010
Year of Next PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2019 - 2020

Last Action: 06/23/2010

Legal Status: Public
Degrees Awarded (details below): A


Stipulations on Affiliation Status Click here for definitions...

:
None.
Approval of New Degree Locations:
Prior Commission approval required.
Approval of Distance Education Degrees:
Prior Commission approval required.
Reports Required:
Progress Report: 12/31/2010; A report on extent of achievement in implementing the Financial Recovery Plan.
Other Visits Scheduled:
Site Confirmation: 2010 - 2011; Site Confirmation Visit to new location in Mt. Iron, MN within 6 months of opening Focused Visit-Mandated: 2012 - 2013; Fall. A visit focused on Assessment of Student Learning.



Enrollment Headcount (last updated: 04/21/2010)
  Full-Time                       Part-Time
Undergraduate: 934   803
Graduate: 0   0
Dual enrollment (high school) programs:   408  



Degree Programs (last updated: 04/21/2010)
  Programs Offered   Degrees Awarded in Last Reported Year
Associate Degrees 16   166
Bachelors Degrees 0   0
Masters Degrees 0   0
Specialist Degrees 0   0
Doctoral Degrees 0   0
 
Certificate Programs (last updated: 04/21/2010)
  Programs Offered   Certificates Awarded in Last Reported Year
Certificates 35   134


Off-Campus Activities (last updated: 06/23/2010) Click here for definitions...

In-State:   Campuses:   Eveleth (MR- Eveleth)
         
    Additional Locations:   Mt. Iron (IMT Building)
         
    Course Locations:   5
         
Out-of-State:   Campuses:   None
         
    Additional Locations:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None
         
Out-of-U.S.:   Campuses:   None
         
    Additional Locations:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None


Distance Learning (last updated: 04/21/2010)

Distance Ed
None
Correspondence Ed
None