At Minneapolis College, supporting students goes beyond the classroom. This spring, the College is expanding its commitment to basic needs by offering TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) commodities through the campus Food Pantry.

TEFAP is a federally supported program that provides free, nutritious food to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. With this addition, eligible students and community members can access additional grocery items—at no cost—to help stretch their budgets and support their well-being.

Minnesota State has completed its first year in partnership with Google and the National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) to provide Google Career Certificates to students as co-curricular offerings or embedded into academic programs. In this first-in-the-nation partnership, Minnesota State is one of 11 higher education systems participating in this Microcredentials Community of Practice, an initiative of the Google AI for Education Accelerator.

Since 2020, the Minnesota Department of Health has partnered with the Adobe Illustrator course at Minneapolis College to encourage students to create illustrations for a public health campaigns. This year, six designs were selected from students in the class for a campaign about vaccines, offering them the opportunity to work alongside the Minnesota Department of Health creative team to hone their designs and earn a generous stipend for their work.

KATYANNA TAYLOR  
My Minneapolis College Story  

If you’re a student, parent, or educator, this story is for you.

During my upperclassman years of high school, I enrolled full-time at Minneapolis College through PSEO (Postsecondary Enrollment Options).

I remember telling my Pre-AP English teacher during lunch that I wanted to graduate high school with an associate’s degree. She and some girls laughed:

“You can’t do that, are you kidding?”

The Metro Transit E Line is a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route in the Twin Cities that debuted in December 2025, connecting the University of Minnesota, downtown Minneapolis, Uptown, and Southdale in Edina via Hennepin and France Avenues. It offers faster, more frequent service with amenities including heated shelters, all-door boarding, and dedicated bus lanes, replacing much of the old Route 6.

Minneapolis College is proud to partner with Foster Advocates to host Empower and Thrive, a foster resource fair created to support young adults and adults who have experienced out-of-home or foster care. Taking place on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, the event reflects a shared commitment to access, stability, and opportunity—on campus and beyond.

Minneapolis College Addiction Counseling student Misty Helm was awarded the 2025 Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist of the Year by MARRCH, an organization that serves its agency and professional members in providing excellence in addiction care throughout Minnesota and beyond.

The fall season and holidays are upon us and Minneapolis College is supporting students with holiday meals, Toys for Tots, and winter weather gear to ease the financial burden on students and their families.

Minneapolis College was awarded a Hunger Free Campus Grant award in the amount of \$41,921 by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The grant program, established to address food insecurity at private, non-profit postsecondary institutions and tribal colleges in Minnesota, was a highly-competitive process with requests exceeding \$1,000,000 from 30 of the 33 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.  

Minneapolis College offers industry-focused business degrees and awards. These programs provide comprehensive training in business functional areas, career skills, and relevant technologies to prepare students for jobs in the business world. The college's proximity to major industry players in Minneapolis offers students a chance to be directly involved in the city's business landscape.