Last Updated: 9/23/2013
Lake Superior College
Grant Fact Sheet
Applicant Organization
Mailing Address
Telephone Number
Fax Number
URL
Business Officers
Awards to be sent to
Primary officials signing documents:
Alternative officials signing documents:
Checks Payable to
Finance Officer
Lake Superior College
2101 Trinity Rd.
Duluth, MN 55811
218-733-7600
www.lsc.edu
President and VP of Academic and Student Affairs
VP Mark Magnuson
VP Al Finlayson
Lake Superior College
Nickoel Anderson
Organization Type, Tax Exempt Status, Legislative Districts, & Agreement Numbers
Organization Type
Public/State controlled institution of higher education
Tax Exempt Status
Title IV-eligible institution of higher education
County
Saint Louis
State Legislative District
07
Employer/Federal/TaxID Number
41-1687554
Title IV Code
005757
Corporate Gov’t Entity (CAGE) Code
1RMD4
Data Universal Number System (DUNS)
19-3188752 or 193188752-0000
Minnesota Tax ID Number
2135425
LSC Vendor Number (SWIFT)
0000215676
Most Current Enrollment
Total number of students served:
Full-time students:
Part-time students:
Percent female:
Percent male:
Percent students of color:
Institutional Profile
8,982
39.7%
60.3%
51.5%
43.1%
9.6%
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Last Updated: 9/23/2013
Boilerplate Organization Description:
Lake Superior College is a two-year, post-secondary institution offering more than 100 majors, programs
for transfer, continuing education, and customized training. Lake Superior College is an open-enrolment,
public education institution dedicated to academic excellence and committed to student success. The
College annually prepares 9,000 credit students for an associate’s degree, transfer to a four-year
institution, immediate entrance to the job market, upgraded career skills, training opportunities, or
enhanced life-long learning skills.
Lake Superior College was founded in 1995 when the Duluth Technical College and Duluth Community
College Center merged. The Lake Superior College campus was built in 1968 and has been expanded to
include an Academic and Student Services building, a remodeled Student Life Center and a brand new
Health and Sciences Center. Off campus the College has built the Emergency Response Training Center,
which provides world-class training for emergency response professionals, including firefighters and
emergency medical technicians. The Center for Advanced Aviation Center is housed at the Duluth
International Airport and offers a complete line of full and part time professional and custom pilot
training programs for airplanes and helicopters, combining the breadth and flexibility of a local airport
flight school and a college aviation degree program.
A long-time provider of online education, the college operates one of the largest and most
comprehensive online instructional programs in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system,
serving more than 2,200 students and offering more than 165 course sections online. More than 25
percent of the college’s credits are provided online. Online programs include dialysis patient care,
accounting, business administration, network administration and an Associate in Arts transfer degree.
Lake Superior College provides high quality, affordable higher education that benefits diverse learners,
employers, and the community. The College's academic, technical, continuing education, and workforce
development offerings prepare learners for a rapidly changing global community. Our services support
learning, and our partnerships connect the college and its learners to a broader spectrum of community
life. Lake Superior College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central
Association.
Highlights:
Lake Superior College is situated on a wooded campus that overlooks Duluth’s breathtaking Lake
Superior harbor and St. Louis River valley. It features award-winning architecture, comfortable
classrooms, and beautiful study and library facilities. The campus has a natural setting that includes an
urban forest, award-winning nature trails, disc golf course and a designated trout stream. A new $12.1
million Health and Science Center opened in January 2012.
Lake Superior College offers more than 80 technical majors, programs for transfer, continuing education
and customized training for business and industry.
A long-time provider of online education, the college operates one of the largest and most
comprehensive online instructional programs in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system,
serving more than 2,200 students and offering more than 165 course sections online. More than 25
percent of the college’s credits are provided online. Online programs include dialysis patient care,
accounting, business administration, network administration and an Associate in Arts transfer degree.
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The college’s Emergency Response Training Center provides world-class training for emergency
response professionals, including firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
The college provides dental hygiene and physical therapy services to students and uninsured residents
of the region through faculty-supervised student clinics.
LSC has been designated as a military friendly campus for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Largest programs
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Associate in Arts degree
Radiologic technology
Associate degree nurse
Dental hygiene
Fire technology and administration
Practical nursing
Unique programs
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Professional pilot
Paralegal
Dialysis patient care technician
Fire technology and administration