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About Coon Rapids Campus

The Coon Rapids Campus is nestled on the scenic banks of the Mississippi River on the western edge of Coon Rapids, twenty miles north of the Twin Cities, and just one mile from the city of Anoka. The 101.5-acre suburban campus primarily serves the northern metropolitan Twin Cities area. The Coon Rapids Campus offers more than 50 different career and degree options and six bachelor programs.

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Campus History

Anoka-Ramsey began in 1965 with 600 students in a wing of Centennial High School in Circle Pines, MN. In 1967 the college moved to the current Coon Rapids location with the newly-constructed facility opened doors to 1,373 students, becoming the first "junior college" campus in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. Today, the facility encompasses 453,572 sq. ft.

CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY

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Current Projects

The campus has submitted a 2016 Capital Project request: Nursing and Active Learning Center and Humanities Design and Renovation. This project initiates the design and renovation of an existing 1960s-era humanities building and funds the design of a new Nursing and Active Learning Center (NALC) and related campus redevelopment. Subsequent phases will affect nearly all areas of campus, demolishing two existing buildings and constructing the new Nursing and Active Learning Center. The NALC will contain new nursing labs and learning spaces that support current and anticipated student demand in both the Associate in Science in Nursing Degree (ADN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) levels for Minnesota Alliance for Nursing Education (MANE) curriculum
The campus has been awarded a Renewable Development Funds grant of 828K from XCEL Energy for the development of a 478 KW Solar photovoltaic array. The project cost of 1.893M will include both roof and ground mound arrays.
The campus has a Guaranteed Energy Savings Program project in process which through an Investment Grade Audit has indicated savings through lighting, water conservation and controls upgrades which will fund the balance of the project in 18 years. The project completion date is fall of 2017.

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Meet Jared Waln

Jared Waln

Arts & Communication

AFA Music

"The whole music department at Anoka Ramsey is amazing! All the instructors are very helpful. Not only are they wonderful educators, but they have also been great mentors for me. They have pushed me, and helped me reach my potential further than I’ve expected."
Meet Anna Pescola

Anna Pescola

Natural Sciences

AS Environmental Science

"The approachable faculty is the main contributor to my success as a student. I took mostly STEM core classes where the classes were small, but the content could get pretty heavy. Every professor I had made me feel comfortable visiting their office to get help."
Meet Pablo Samaniego

Pablo Samaniego

MnTC

Associate in Arts

"I chose Anoka-Ramsey for three reasons: Affordability, transferability and location. It is the most affordable tuition in the state, and one of the lowest in the country. I want to transfer to the University of Minnesota’s Bio-chemical program, and my courses will transfer. And it is located on the Mississippi.

The best things about Anoka-Ramsey, though, are the great resources-the Academic Support Center, the Advising Center, the Counseling Center have nice staff committed to your success."