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Do not fill this in! === Colleges and universities === {{see also|Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system}} [[Image:Weisman-University of Minnesota-2006-09-04.jpg|thumb|alt=striking geometric metallic building in front of more traditional ones|[[University of Minnesota]] teaching [[Weisman Art Museum|art museum]], teaching [[University of Minnesota Medical Center|hospital]], and [[Coffman Memorial Union|student union]] (left to right)]] The [[University of Minnesota]] Twin Cities campus is headquartered in Minneapolis.<ref name=QS /> With more than 50,000 students in 2023, it is the sixth largest campus in the US by enrollment.<ref name=THE /> College rankings for 2023 place the school in the range of 44th<ref name=Shanghai>{{cite web |title = University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |url = https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities |date = 2022 |publisher = [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] |access-date = February 19, 2023 |archive-date = September 30, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210930202405/https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities |url-status = live }}</ref> (2022) to 185th for academics worldwide.<ref name=THE>{{cite web |publisher = [[Times Higher Education]] |url = https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-minnesota |title = University of Minnesota |access-date = February 19, 2023 |date = 2023 |archive-date = February 19, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230219185750/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-minnesota |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=QS>{{cite web |title = University of Minnesota Twin Cities |url = https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-minnesota-twin-cities#p2-programs |access-date = February 19, 2023 |date = 2022 |publisher = QS [[Quacquarelli Symonds]] |archive-date = February 19, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230219185800/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-minnesota-twin-cities#p2-programs |url-status = live }}</ref> [[QS World University Rankings|QS]] found a decline in rank over a decade.<ref name=QS /> [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|Shanghai]] found excellence in ecology, business management, library & information science, and biotechnology.<ref name=Shanghai /> Among the 2,000 schools ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' compared in its 2022β2023 best global universities rankings, the University of Minnesota was 57th.<ref name=USNews>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities-174066|title=University of Minnesota Twin Cities|access-date=April 12, 2023|publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|archive-date=April 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423065149/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities-174066|url-status=live}}</ref> The state's [[land-grant university]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-minnesota-twin-cities#p2-overview|title=About University of Minnesota Twin Cities|access-date=April 12, 2023|publisher=QS [[Quacquarelli Symonds]]|archive-date=April 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412161155/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-minnesota-twin-cities#p2-overview|url-status=live}}</ref> the school has unusual autonomy that has existed in Minnesota since 1858, when the state constitution included the provision: [[regent]]s are in control, independent of city government.<ref>{{cite news |title = From academics to COVID mandates, why the University of Minnesota gets to do pretty much whatever it wants |url = https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2022/01/from-academics-to-covid-mandates-why-the-university-of-minnesota-gets-to-pretty-much-do-whatever-it-wants/ |last = Callaghan|first=Peter |date = January 25, 2022 |access-date = February 3, 2022 |work = [[MinnPost]] |archive-date = February 3, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220203164921/https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2022/01/from-academics-to-covid-mandates-why-the-university-of-minnesota-gets-to-pretty-much-do-whatever-it-wants/ |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Augsburg University]], [[Minneapolis College of Art and Design]], and [[North Central University]] are private four-year colleges; the first two offer master's programs.{{sfn|The Princeton Review|2014|pp=49, 490, 538}} The public two-year [[Minneapolis Community and Technical College]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://minneapolis.edu/about-minneapolis-college |title = About Minneapolis College |date = November 9, 2021 |access-date = March 2, 2023 |publisher = [[Minneapolis Community and Technical College]] |archive-date = March 3, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230303003000/https://minneapolis.edu/about-minneapolis-college |url-status = live }}</ref> and the private [[Dunwoody College of Technology]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://dunwoody.edu/about/about-us/ |title = About Us |access-date = March 2, 2023 |publisher = [[Dunwoody College of Technology]] |archive-date = March 3, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230303004503/https://dunwoody.edu/about/about-us/ |url-status = live }}</ref> provide career training and associate degrees and the latter offers a bachelor's program. [[Saint Mary's University of Minnesota]] has a Twin Cities campus for its graduate and professional programs.{{sfn|The Princeton Review|2014|p=655}} Opening a new Minneapolis site in 2023, [[Red Lake Nation College]] is a federally recognized [[Tribal colleges and universities|tribal college]] site that teaches [[Ojibwe]] culture.<ref>{{cite news |title = Open House at RLNC's New Minneapolis Site on June 2 |url = https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2022/06/01/news/open-house-at-rlncs-new-minneapolis-site-on-june-2/106410.html |work = Red Lake Nation News |date = June 1, 2022 |access-date = January 7, 2023 |archive-date = January 7, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230107222240/https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2022/06/01/news/open-house-at-rlncs-new-minneapolis-site-on-june-2/106410.html |url-status = live }}</ref> The large, principally [[distance education|online universities]] [[Capella University]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.capella.edu/contact-us/ |title = We're here to help you |access-date = March 2, 2023 |publisher = [[Capella University]] |archive-date = March 2, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230302232512/https://www.capella.edu/contact-us/ |url-status = live }}</ref> and [[Walden University (Minnesota)|Walden University]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.waldenu.edu/contact-us |title = Contact Us |access-date = March 2, 2023 |publisher = [[Walden University]] |archive-date = March 2, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230302232513/https://www.waldenu.edu/contact-us |url-status = live }}</ref> are both headquartered in the city. The public four-year [[Metropolitan State University]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.metrostate.edu/about/locations/minneapolis |title = Minneapolis |access-date = March 2, 2023 |publisher = [[Metropolitan State University]] |archive-date = March 2, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230302231920/https://www.metrostate.edu/about/locations/minneapolis |url-status = live }}</ref> and the private four-year [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.stthomas.edu/about/our-campuses/ |title = Our Campuses |access-date = March 2, 2023 |publisher = [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]] |archive-date = March 2, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230302231915/https://www.stthomas.edu/about/our-campuses/ |url-status = live }}</ref> are post-secondary institutions based elsewhere that have campuses in Minneapolis. The city has more than twenty-five licensed career schools. These institutions offer short term training, some diplomas, and certificates in a wide variety of fields including business, yoga, Pilates, portfolio development, CompTIA certification, floral design, cosmetology, construction, healthcare, information technology, and for those who wish to become a personal trainer, ophthalmic technician, or phlebotomy technician.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/sPages/141All.cfm?sort=city |title = Licensed Career Schools |access-date = March 2, 2023 |publisher = [[Minnesota Office of Higher Education]] |archive-date = March 3, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230303000132/https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/sPages/141All.cfm?sort=city |url-status = live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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