Normandale Community College is a public community college in Bloomington, Minnesota. The college serves primarily the communities of the southwestern portion of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Established in 1968 as Normandale State Junior College with an initial enrollment of 1,358 students; today Normandale annually enrolls more than 14,000 students. Normandale is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
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Former name | Normandale State Junior College |
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| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1968 |
Parent institution | Minnesota State Colleges and Universities |
| President | Joyce Ester |
| Students | 14,663 (2022-23)[1] |
| Location | , , United States 44°49′46″N 93°19′52″W / 44.82944°N 93.33111°W |
| Campus | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Colors | Scarlet and gold |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Mascot | Norman the Lion |
| Website | www |
Campus
editNormandale Community College is located at West 98th Street and France Avenue South in Bloomington, Minnesota, on a 90-acre (36 ha) site 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Interstate 494. The campus is accessible to persons with disabilities, and features eight contemporary brick buildings around a central courtyard. These buildings include the following: Academic Partnership Center, Activities, Building Services, College Services, Fine Arts, Library, Science, and a newly renovated Student Center. The campus also features a Japanese Garden.[2] The Academic Partnership Center is in conjunction with Minnesota State University, Mankato. A 727-space four story parking ramp opened in Fall 2012.
The Minnesota Japanese School, a weekend Japanese educational program, previously held its classes at the college.[3] Additionally, Nine Mile Creek transects the college campus near East Marsh Lake Park's wetlands and was the initial site for their host city's "Adopt-A-Wetland" service learning prototype (2003–2004).
Accreditation
editNormandale Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Individual program accreditations include: American Dental Association, American Dietetic Association, Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Minnesota State Board of Nursing, and the National League for Nursing. Normandale is one of only four community colleges across the nation that is now accredited in three Fine Arts areas: National Association of Schools of Music, National Association of Schools of Theatre, and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Notable alumni
edit- Abdimalik Askar – A Minnesota politician, educator, and entrepreneur. In March 2014, he was officially endorsed as the Republican Party of Minnesota's candidate running for the Minnesota House of Representatives in Minneapolis' District 60B.[4][5] He was also endorsed for the same seat in 2016.
- Roger Chamberlain – A Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. As a member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 38.
- Mary Liz Holberg - Member of the Dakota County, Minnesota Board of Commissioners,[6] and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 58A, which encompasses most of the city of Lakeville in Dakota County.
- Dolal Idd - killed by Minneapolis police in a shootout on December 30, 2020
- Andrew Johnson – Minneapolis City Councilmember.[7]
- Thomas E. Petersen, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
- A. J. Sass, youth LGBTQIA+ author.
- Chuck Schafer – former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
References
edit- ^ "Minnesota State 2022-23 Guidebook" (PDF). www.minnstate.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Normandale Community College Japanese Garden website
- ^ "北米の補習授業校一覧" (Archive). MEXT. January 2, 2003. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "ミネソタ MINNESOTA JAPANESE SCHOOL[...]（学校所在地）c/o Normandale Community College 9700 France Ave.South Bloomington, MN55431, U.S.A."
- ^ "MNGOP Endorses Abdimalik Askar". Republican Party of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Minnesota GOP endorsed its first Somali-American candidate for state House". StarTribune. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Home - Board of Commissioners". Board of Commissioners. Dakota County, MN. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Christensen, Tesha M. (February 24, 2016). "What has Andrew Johnson been up to in his first term?". Longfellow/Nokomis Messenger. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.