About Anoka Technical College
Founded in 1967, Anoka Technical College is a member of Minnesota State and offers more than 35 career programs leading to occupational careers. For more information, visit AnokaTech.edu/
Mission, Vision and Goal
Mission: Provide innovative career and technical education to help our students and communities live and learn well.
Vision: A vital student-and community-focused institution, providing the finest career and technical education in Minnesota.
The following are goals of Anoka Technical College:
- Commit to student success
- Promote academic excellence
- Foster a vibrant, sustainable organization
- Establish a strong identity and reputation for excellence
- Strengthen and extend meaningful partnerships
Core Competencies
The Assessment Committee at Anoka Technical College has identified the following three core college competencies to be included and formally assessed in every certificate, diploma, and AAS degree. All students graduating will be able to:
- Communicate effectively
- Problem Solve
- Interact in complex, dynamic environments
A more detailed explanation of each competency follows:
- Communicate Effectively
Effective communication involves writing, speaking, or communicating using language appropriate to the audience, technology, and purpose. Effective communication also includes receiving information/listening actively with understanding, demonstrating college-level reading comprehension, and writing in standard English.
- Problem Solve
Problem solving involves recognizing, analyzing, and defining problems, drawing logical well-supported conclusions, and testing them against relevant criteria and standards. Problem solving also includes examining issues by identifying and challenging assumptions (including one’s own), developing alternative solutions or strategies, and evaluating practical and ethical implications.
- Interact in Complex, Dynamic Environments
Interacting in complex, dynamic environments involves collaborating and interacting effectively with others and identifying individual and group roles. It also includes recognizing social responsibilities, ethics, and individual rights in society. Another element is recognizing social diversity, including contributions, traditions, cultures, lifestyles, and/or values of others.
Fast Facts
- Largest programs: Construction Electrician, Information Technology, Nursing Assistant, Practical Nursing, and Welding
- Unique programs: Broadcast Captioning, CNC Service Technician, Judicial Reporting, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Surgical Technology, Quality Technician, and Robotic and Laser Welding
Location
Anoka Technical College is located in the historic river city of Anoka, MN, on 29.3 acres along U.S. Highway 10, about two miles northwest of downtown Anoka. The one-story, 295,000 square-foot main building is a former manufacturing facility built in multiple stages in the 1950s and purchased and renovated for vocational technical education between 1965 and 1969. The building received a major renewal upgrade in 2002 that addressed long-standing building improvement needs. The campus is highly visible due to its location along a major Twin Cities commuter highway (Highway 10) and light rail line (Northstar Corridor).
2023 Student Profile
- 77% of our first year full-time students receive some form of financial aid or scholarship
- 37% receive a Pell Grant
- 46% of our students are male and 54% are female
- 46% of our students are full-time and 54% of our students are parttime
- Fall to fall retention rate is 73% (full-time students)
- Overall graduation rate is 56% (full-time students)
- Overall graduation rate for males is 60% (full-time students)
- Overall graduation rate for females is 38% (full-time students)
- Overall transfer rate is 10%
- Ethnic diversity is:
- 66% White
- 13% Black or African American
- 6% Hispanic/Latino
- 6% Asian
- 4% Two or more races
- 0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
- 0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- 0% Nonresident Alien
- 3% Race/Ethnicity Unknown
Sources: IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=anoka+technical+college&s=all&id=172954–IPEDS College Data Fall 2022 Enrollment Data Statistics; IPEDS College Data 2022-2023 Financial Aide Data Statistics; IPEDS College Data Fall 2020 Cohort Graduation/Transfer Statistics/ Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates (Student Right to Know)
Graduation and transfer rate information is available on the College website.
Accreditation
Anoka Technical College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college was granted initial accreditation in 1999, and its most recent accreditation was granted in 2014. The College is due for reaccreditation in 2024. Higher Learning Commission, 230 S. LaSalle St, Ste 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604, 800-621-7440
All programs offered at Anoka Technical College are approved by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, the Minnesota Division of Rehabilitation Services, and the state-approving agency of Veterans Education. In addition, the following programs are accredited by outside accrediting organizations: Automotive Technology (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation); Concurrent Enrollment Program (NACEP); Health Information Technology (Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM); Medical Assistant (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); Occupational Therapy Assistant (Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE); Practical Nursing (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN); and Surgical Technology (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP).
Other programs within the colleges are certified, licensed or approved by outside agencies, but do not use the term accreditation. Those programs are Construction Electrician (State of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry), Emergency Medical Services (State of Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board), and Judicial Reporting (National Court Reporters Association (NCRA).
Equal Opportunity Institution
Anoka Technical College acknowledges its legal and moral responsibility to ensure equal employment and educational opportunities with no discrimination regarding race, creed, disability, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or inclusion in any group or class protected by state or federal law.
Anoka Technical College is committed to compliance with Title IX, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and all state statutes and regulations relating to removing barriers to equal employment and educational opportunity.
Anoka Technical College is a member of a college community that is committed to creating a positive, supportive environment and welcomes a diversity of opinions and ideas for students, faculty and staff of all cultures. The college will not tolerate racism, harassment, or any derogatory remarks about a student’s race, sexual orientation, religion, class, gender or physical limitations. Anoka Technical College believes the best and most effective learning environment for tomorrow’s leaders is in a multicultural environment.
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