North Hennepin Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

North Hennepin Community College was established in 1966 as North Hennepin State Junior College. At that time, classes were held on the campus of the Osseo Junior High School in Osseo, Minnesota. NHCC moved to its current location in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota in 1969, and adopted its current name in 1972. The campus sits on 84 acres of suburban land.

NHCC enrolls more than 9,000 credit students and over 6,000 in its continuing education classes every year. Online classes are offered here as well.

The academic departments of NHCC include:

• Adult Education and Training
• Business and Technology
• Fine Arts
• Health and Wellness
• Liberal Arts
• Online Learning
• Science and Health Careers
• Student Success Programs

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management and law.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,934 in 2009-2010 (4,625 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 56% of the student body. About 11% 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 Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (845 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Corporate Communications
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Selling Skills and Sales Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (33 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Computer Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (46 awarded)

• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

DESIGN (16 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (13 awarded)

• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (60 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (311 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (15 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (119 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (58 awarded)

• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
• Word Processing

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (63 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies