Anoka Technical College
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Anoka Technical College is a 2-year technical college in Anoka, Minnesota
. Founded in 1968, ATC is currently celebrating its 41st year.
. The campus is located in the City of Anoka and partially rests on the eastern border of the City of Ramsey. The building is largely the superstructure of the old Cargill
plant. Periodic investments over time have transformed the building and plant into a state-of-the-art technical college.
Shari Olson is the current interim president, and she and her cabinet oversee a roughly 17 million dollar annual budget.
ATC offers over 30 programs in the areas of automotive, business, construction, manufacturing, health, information technology and horticulture.
With the state of the present economy favoring short-term technical education, and some realignment of admissions services, the college is currently experiencing the highest volume of newly enrolled students in 15 years.
These programs respond to industry need and have traditionally seen very high job placement rates. With the current economy, a few programs have seen enrollments decline based on market demand. However, no programs have been canceled and current efforts have yielded overall increased enrollments college wide.
Anoka, Minnesota
At the 2000 census, there were 18,076 people, 7,262 households and 4,408 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,709.0 per square mile . There were 7,398 housing units at an average density of 1,108.7 per square mile...
. Founded in 1968, ATC is currently celebrating its 41st year.
History
Originally a Vocational-Technical College, Anoka Technical College (ATC) was originally managed and funded through Anoka-Hennepin School District 11Anoka-Hennepin School District 11
The Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 is a school district in Minnesota, northwest of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The district serves 13 communities: All of Anoka, Champlin and Coon Rapids, and parts of Andover, Blaine, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Dayton, Fridley, Ham Lake, Nowthen, Oak Grove...
. The campus is located in the City of Anoka and partially rests on the eastern border of the City of Ramsey. The building is largely the superstructure of the old Cargill
Cargill
Cargill, Incorporated is a privately held, multinational corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Founded in 1865, it is now the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue. If it were a public company, it would rank, as of 2011, number 13 on the Fortune 500,...
plant. Periodic investments over time have transformed the building and plant into a state-of-the-art technical college.
Shari Olson is the current interim president, and she and her cabinet oversee a roughly 17 million dollar annual budget.
ATC offers over 30 programs in the areas of automotive, business, construction, manufacturing, health, information technology and horticulture.
With the state of the present economy favoring short-term technical education, and some realignment of admissions services, the college is currently experiencing the highest volume of newly enrolled students in 15 years.
Programs
Programs that are offered at ATC are varied. Generally they fall into the following categories:- Automotive
- Business
- Construction
- Court Reporting
- Electrical Engineering
- Health
- Horticulture
- Information Technology
- Manufacturing
These programs respond to industry need and have traditionally seen very high job placement rates. With the current economy, a few programs have seen enrollments decline based on market demand. However, no programs have been canceled and current efforts have yielded overall increased enrollments college wide.