Table of Contents Campus Directory. 2 History and Mission. 6 General Education, Minnesota Transfer Curriculum, Transfer Information, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science, Diploma, Certificate Programs of Study. 51 Computerized Small Business Management, Small Business Management, Farm Business Management, Lamb & Wool Management Career and Workplace Solutions.
109 Applying, Admission to the College, Admission for Immigrants, Admission for Senior Citizens, Financial Aid, Veteran’s Benefits, Student Services, Intercollegiate Athletics. Directory of College Administration and Faculty. 130 Disclaimer Minnesota West reserves the right to cancel, postpone and re-schedule course offerings as necessary. This catalog is produced from materials available at the time of publication.
The College also reserves the right to make changes in catalog information when necessary to correct errors. This document can be made available in alternative formats such as large print, Braille, or audio tape. For the most recent information see www.edu For student rights and conduct policies and appeals see www.edu/current-students Page 1 2020-2022 CATALOG Web Site: www.edu Toll Free: 800-658-2330 Campus Addresses and Phone Numbers Canby Campus Fairmont High School Granite Falls Campus 1011 First Street West 900 Johnson Street 1593 11th Avenue Canby, MN 56220 Fairmont, MN 56031 Granite Falls, MN 56241 FAX 507-223-5291 FAX 320-564-4582 Jackson Campus Luverne Educational Center Marshall Center P. Box 269 for Health Careers 1001 West Erie Road 401 West Street 311 N.
Spring Street PO Box 359 Jackson, MN 56143 Luverne, MN 56156 Marshall, MN 56258 FAX 507-847-5389 FAX 507-449-0254 FAX 507-537-7081 www.edu/training Pipestone Campus Worthington Campus P. Box 250 1450 Collegeway 1314 North Hiawatha Ave. Worthington, MN 56187 Pipestone, MN 56164 FAX 507-372-5803 FAX 507-825-4656 MINNESOTA STATE SYSTEM Minnesota West Community & Technical College is a member institution of the Minnesota State colleges and universities. Minnesota State is the largest single provider of higher education in the state of Minnesota with 30 community and technical colleges and seven state universities located on 54 campuses.
"Minnesota West Community & Technical College is an open enrollment institution committed to equal opportunity. Students with limited English proficiency will have equal opportunity in the admissions process." Minnesota State Wells Fargo Place 30 7th St. Paul, MN 55101-7804 651-296-8012 Page 2 History Minnesota West Community & Technical College is a comprehensive community and technical college with five southwestern Minnesota campuses, located in Canby, Granite Falls, Jackson, Pipestone, and Worthington and two learning centers located in Marshall and Luverne. Minnesota West provides students with the opportunity to earn an Associate Degree, Diploma, or Certificate.
Minnesota West has a long standing tradition of providing quality liberal arts/transfer and technical education. On January 1, 1997, Worthington Community College and Southwestern Technical College merged as Minnesota West Community & Technical College. The four campuses that comprised Southwestern Technical College began as local area vocational schools. The individual campuses have a history dating back more than 50 years.
The campuses were originally under the jurisdiction of the local high school board of education and offered programs that served the local and regional economy. On July 1, 1985, the four area technical institutes at Canby, Granite Falls, Jackson, and Pipestone were officially merged to form Southwestern Technical Institute. The Minnesota State Legislature renamed all technical institutes as technical colleges on July 1, 1989. Southwestern Technical College was a member institution of the former Minnesota Technical College System and on July 1, 1995, became a member institution of Minnesota State.
The former Worthington Community College was established in 1936 as an institution of higher education by and under the jurisdiction of the local school district to meet the post-secondary education needs of the community and surrounding area. The first campus was located in the Worthington High School, and in 1966 the College moved to its current 76 acre campus located to the north of Lake Okabena. In 1964 Worthington Junior College was transferred to the State Junior College Board and was named Worthington State Junior College. In 1973 the name was changed to Worthington Community College and the College was placed under the jurisdiction of the Minnesota Community College System.
On July 1, 1995, Worthington Community College became a member institution of Minnesota State. Two centers in Marshall and Luverne have been added to Minnesota West Community & Technical College to serve the students of those areas. Mission Statement Minnesota West Community & Technical College prepares learners for a lifetime of success. Our Vision Minnesota West is the regional college of choice.
Implement comprehensive program management 2. Improve curriculum delivery options 3. Develop college resources 4. Strengthen awareness of Minnesota West identity 6.
Improve enrollment management To view 2017-2023 Strategic Plan see http://www.edu/about/strategic-planning Page 3 General Information Affirmative Action/Nondiscrimination Student Services staff on each campus are designated as the persons available to all enrolled students and It is the policy of Minnesota West Community & prospective students regarding consumer information. Technical College to undertake and maintain a program This information is made available upon request through of equal opportunity and of non-discrimination as publications and mailings. determined by Minnesota State policy 1B.1 in educational opportunities and employment. No person Data Privacy shall be discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment, personnel practices or All actions concerned with data collected and filed or access to and participation in, programs, services, and stored at the College shall be administered in activities with regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion, compliance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with Section 13.
The President or designee shall regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender be the responsible authority concerning Directory identity, gender expression or membership or activity in Information or Public Data, Private Data, and a local commission as defined by law. Contact Karen Confidential Data. Requests to obtain data should be Miller, Affirmative Action Officer; 1011 First Street West; made under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Canby, MN 56220. Phone 507-223-1335 or email Act and the College may require a fee to retrieve Public karen.04 of the MGDPA, individuals who are Individuals with Disabilities the subjects of government data have the right to It is the policy of the College to provide access to and access private data about themselves or to release this encourage participation in programs, services, and information to other individuals.
The subject must make activities to qualified individuals with known disabilities a request in writing and sign the required Minnesota as required by Federal and State statutes. West form for release of this data. There is no fee charged to the individual for accessing or releasing this Students with certain types of disabilities should be data. aware that some programs and courses require specific physical abilities.
Please consult with the instructor Accreditation and Approvals and/or advisor for possible accommodations prior to enrollment. Minnesota West Community & Technical College is a member of Minnesota State, which consists of 37 public College ADA Coordinator for employees is colleges and universities on 54 campuses. Karen Miller who can be reached at: karen.edu The College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central College ADA Coordinator for students is Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (NCA). Salome Chonko who can be reached at: View the institutional Self Study and the Request for salome.edu Institutional Change for the Higher Learning Commission on our website in the “About Us” section.
Consumer Information/Student Right NCA may be contacted at the following address: to Know The Higher Learning Commission Minnesota West Community & Technical College, in 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400 compliance with the Title VI of the Educational Chicago, IL 60602-2504 Amendments of 1976 to the Higher Education Act and 800-621-7440 subsequent Federal Legislation, will provide and disseminate consumer information to all prospective and enrolled students. This information shall include, but not be limited to the following: admission requirements, financial aid programs, costs, job placement, probation policy, campus crime statistics, student retention, refund policy, and transfer. Students who do not have a high school diploma or GED can obtain one while attending Minnesota West. The College Deans, Registrar, or the Page 4 Additional Accrediting and Approval Organizations Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Accreditation Commission for Education in Training Nursing (ACEN), Inc.
1600 University Avenue, Suite 200 3343 Peachtree Road NE, # 850 St. Paul, Minnesota 55104-3825 Atlanta, GA 30326 651-643-3060 404-975-5000 FAX: 404-975-5020 Minnesota Department of Agriculture American Dental Association 90 West Plato Boulevard Commission of Dental Accreditation Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107 211 East Chicago Avenue 651-297-2200 Chicago, Illinois 60601-2678 312-440-2500 Minnesota Department of Commerce Board of Cosmetology Automotive Service Excellence Education 2829 University Ave SE, Suite 710 Foundation Minneapolis, MN 55414 1503 Edwards Ferry Rd. NE 651-201-2742 Suite 401 Leesburg, VA 20176 Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry 703-669-6650 Board of Electricity 443 Lafayette Road N Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health St Paul, MN 55155 Education Programs 651-284-5315 25400 U. Highway 19 North, Suite 158 Clearwater, FL 33756 Minnesota Department of Rehabilitation Services Phone: 727-210-2350 390 North Robert Street, 1st Floor Fax: 727-210-2354 St.
Paul, MN 55101 The Minnesota West Community & Technical College 651-296-5616 Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Minnesota State Approving Agency for Veterans (www.org) upon the recommendation of the Education Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). MDVA-MN SAA 206 Veteran's Service Bldg Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health 20 West 12th Street Education Programs (CAAHEP) St. Highway 19 North, Suite 158 651-296-2562 Clearwater, FL 33763 Phone: 727-210-2350 National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Fax: 727-210-2354 Laboratory Sciences The Minnesota West Community & Technical College 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 670 Surgical Technology Program is accredited by the Chicago, Illinois 60631 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education 773-714-8880 (www.org) upon recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) Partnership (NACEP) PO Box 578 Joint Review Committee on Education in Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) 919-593-5205 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850 Chicago, IL 60606-3182 United States Department of Education 312-704-5300 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Minnesota Board of Nursing 800-872-5327 1210 Northland Drive #120 Mendota Heights, MN 55120. 612-317-3000 Page 5 Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and General Education Students who complete the Minnesota Transfer Student Requirements: Students will fulfill this area by Curriculum (MnTC) and then transfer to any other completing: Minnesota public baccalaureate degree-granting 1.
ENGL 1101 Composition I (3) university will have fulfilled all lower division general CMST 1130 Small Group Communications education requirements. There are ten goals within the 2. One of the following: ENGL 1102 Composition II (3), required credits. One course may fulfill a maximum of ENGL 2243 Creative Writing (3), or ENGL 2276 two goals; however, credits will only be counted once in Technical Writing (3) total.
One of the following: CMST 1101 Public Speaking (3), CMST 1103 Interpersonal Communications (3) Minnesota West Community & Technical College adheres to the General Education definition embedded in the Minnesota General Education Transfer Area 2. Critical Thinking Curriculum guide. Its mission and goals resonate to Goal: To develop thinkers who are able to unify factual, those ideals. creative, rational, and value-sensitive modes of thought.
Critical thinking skills will be taught and used throughout The MnTC is a framework that integrates a body of the general education curriculum in order to develop knowledge and skills with a study of contemporary students’ awareness of their own thinking and problem- concerns – all essential to meeting an individual’s solving procedures. To integrate new skills into their social, personal and career challenges. Competencies customary ways of thinking, students must be actively needed are identified as common membership in the engaged in practicing thinking skills and applying them human community; personal responsibility for to open-ended problems. intellectual, lifelong learning; an awareness that we live in a diverse world; and the basic skills of discovery, Student Competencies: Students will be able to: integration, application, and communication.