McNally Smith College Of Music

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

McNally Smith College of Music is a private college of contemporary music in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Initially named Musictech College, it was renamed McNally Smith College in honor of its founders Doug Smith and Jack McNally in 2005. Diploma courses, associate’s degrees, and bachelor’s degrees are offered in composition and songwriting; music business; performance in bass, guitar, voice, drums, brass & woodwinds, keyboard, and strings; and live sound, production, and recording engineering.

McNally Smith College of Music has a number of student loan options and grants for those who are eligible including Federal Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG), Federal Work Study, Federal Family Educational Loans, and Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants (SEOG).

The college also offers scholarships such as the Schmitt Music Scholarship, the Chris Coleman Brass & Woodwinds Scholarship, the Bed Sidran Scholarship for Excellence in Music Production, and the Conclave Music Business Scholarship.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in music and engineering.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 570 in 2009-2010 (582 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ENGINEERING (46 awarded)

• Engineering

MUSIC (52 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition