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oya¶ihi!

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¤okeca uå?

aå¡e™u iyohi ™a¶u owas saåpa waß™eyada¶e ¶™e.Mazas¶a o™a ya¶amna ¶™e. Peœu™a yaciå ¶iåhaå yuke ¶™e, oya™e e™¶iya waoya¶iye ¶™e. ya߶a™a iyoni¶¡i ¶’a

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o™a ya¶amna ¶™e.

to¶a™a¶iya mazas¶a o™a ya¶amna ¶™e. nakuå tawanic’iye ¶’a ™a¶u o™a unis¡e ¶™e. ¤a¶u yaciå ¶’a ™a¶u ecanuå yaciå ¶iå hena oya¶ihi ¶™e wouås¡e wa¶aå™uya oti dußtaå kiåhaå.

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wa¶aåtuya oti wowa¡i waåœi duhe

¶iåhaå o™a ¶™e. Wayawa ti ed de

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¤okeca uå?

Cheng he waniye™u 20 ¶’a pharmacist

heca ¶™a ciå. tiwahe tawa ¶iå

waniye™u 13 ded hi¡i. Cheng wouås¡e

wa¶aå™uya ti i iciåß tiwahe tawa ¶iå

to¶ata¶iya ™aåyaå awaåwicaya¶a ¶™a

ciå. tiwahe tawa ¶iå ßahdo¥aå¡i.

he™aåhaå iye to¶aheya wouås¡e

wa¶aå™uya ti i.

“ ina eye: ‘wayawa hduß™aå,’ ¶’a hecamuå.”

-Cheng

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Wouås¡e wa¶aå™uya ti ™o¶eca he?

oya™e toktokca ¶iå he o™a¡i. ¤uwe owas ihduto¶ça¡i ¶™e. Dena oya™e okodakiçiya¡i. Mnisota Wouåspe

wakaåtuya kiå hena oya™e toktokca wico™a wayawawicakiya¡i. ia¡i 80

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duhe ¶iåhaå wo¶aœuœu yuke.

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sdodyaye ¶™e. nakuå itaåcaå henica oya¶ihi ¶aiß oya¶ihi ßni he sodyaye ¶™e. to¶a™a¶iya ™a¶u wico®aå waß™eyadake

he sdodyaya ¶™e ¶’a nihduwiyaye ¶’a ™aåyaå yauå ¶™e.

“ te®i¶e. Wayawa¡i. tiwahe. Wico®aå. t¶a to¶a™a¶iya waßte ¶™e.”

-tasheena

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tuåwiå tawa ¶iå o¶iya¡i wayawa ¶iå

heca toka™a¶iya ™aåyaå ni¡i ¶™e.

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oWabdawa waß™e ßni? Da¶o™a ia wabdawa owa¶ihi he? ¤a¶u

wa¶ihi he?

woiwan¥a o™a. Waiwan¥a¡i ¶iåhaå heced eceedaå. Wico™a oniciya¡i ¶™a o¶ihipi.

Wabdawa waß™e ßni? hina® oya¶ihi. nina ®tani, taåyaå ®tani ¶’a ™uwe oniciye k™a inuå¥a oya¶ihi. Community ¶’a technical colleges,

high school diploma ¶aiß GeD yaciå ¶™e. standardized tests yaciå ßni, ¶’a high school icazo ¶’a class rank yaciå ßni.

¤uwedaå ito¶ab tiwahe mitawa e™anhan wouåspe wakaåtuya ta i¡ ßni? heca niye to¶aheya ¶™e. ¤aåyaå waniya¶api ¶™e tiwahe nitawa ¶iå ¶’a nihuå¶a¶e nina i™aå¡i ¶™e.

siçeça wicabduhe?huå¶a¶e¡i wico™a¡i. Wouåspe wakaåtuya oti uå¥e wakaåyeœa awaåyaåka yuha¡i kaiß oniciya¡i o¶ihi¡i. nakuå

uå¥e mazas¶a uå owiça¶iya¡i o¶ihi¡i. admissions counselor ¶aiß financial aid advisor hena sdodya¡i.

Waßiçu iwae ßni? Waßiçu ia wayawa¡i. Wouås¡e wakaå™uya otig hena oniçiya¡i o¶ihi¡i waßiçu ia¡i ed.

¤u¶™ed wati kta he? uå¥e wouås¡e wa¶aå™uya otig hena ed yati oya¶ihi ¶™e. ‡aiß tu¶™ed ikiyeda yati oya¶ihi. ‡aiß tiya™aåhan yau oya¶ihi.

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Wa¶aœuœu owa¶ihi ¶™a he?two-thirds çed full-time undergraduate wouås¡e¶uwa Mniso™a Wouås¡e Wa¶aåtuya otig hena ed mazas¶a uå owica¶iya¡i. Wouås¡e¶uwa uå¥e mazas¶a uå¥e ¶aiß owas wicak’u¡i heca wayawa¡i ¶iå hdaœuœu¡i ¶™e.

Mazas¶a: ¤ona¶ça yaciå he? sdodyaya yaciå ¶™e ¶iåhaå Free application for Federal student aid, ¶aiß FaFsa, form yaciå, Wi™e®i Wi ¶’a

wiyawapi to¶aheya waniye™u aha¶e wadawa ecan. na¶uå online at www.fafsa.ed.gov ¶aiß guidance counselor

oniciya o¶ihi. ¤a¶u o™a seçeça t¶a ™a¶omni dena sdodyaya yaciå ¶iåhaå dena ecanuå ¶™e.

Wao¶iya¡i ™o¡a. Wico™a dena uå¡i.Wadawa yaciå ¶iåhaå oya¶ihi.

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Wo¶aœuœu mazas¶a ¶iå Mniso™a

Wouåspe Wa¶aå™uya otig ed

çonana iciåß Mniso™a uåß¡a ¶aœuœu

¶™e ™uwe Mniso™a e™aåhaå ¶iåhaå.

Mazas¶a waåœi ya¶aœuœu ¶iåhan,

Mniso™a $1.05 ¶aœuœu ¶™e.

Waniye™u waåœi dena¶ça çed*Mniso™a Wouås¡e Wa¶aå™uya otig hena two-year state Colleges $4,565Four-year state universities $6,083De çonana uå¥e $9,000 ¶’a $36,000 ¶aœuœu¡i waniye™u waåœi* De ™uwe Mniso™a e™aåhaå ¶iåhaå hena¶ça 15 credits per semester, full-time credit

load. Part time de ¶iåhaå çonana ¶™e. Dena owas to¶ça o¶ihi.

Mazas¶a i™uya De waß™e. Dena i™uya. ¤uwe¶aß™a de icu o¶ihi. Guidance counselor nitawa ¶çi woyahda¶e ¶iåhaå dena oniçiya¶e ¶™e.

Mazas¶a Mazas¶a $400 ¶’a $6,500

waniye™u waåœi iyaçu oya¶ihi.

na¶uå eçi¡aß ya¶aœuœu ¶™e ßni.

‰™ani ™ayani oya¶ihi. ‰™ayani

’a wadawa oya¶ihi. oya¶ihi iåhaå nu¡in eçanuå oya¶ihi.

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Mazas¶a odo™api adawa ¶iåhaå mazas¶a

yado™a oya¶ihi. ¤ka de eci¡aß a¶aœuœu ¶™e. na¶uå eci¡aß aœuœu¡i ¶™a waßa¶edaå.

Woy¶

“Mazas¶a owado™a owa¶ihi ßni ¶iåhaå wouås¡e wa¶aå™uya ti ™a wabdawa owa¶ihi ¶™e ßni t¶a.”

-Jade

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Jade waniye™u 20 ¶’a advertising major

heça. huå¶a¶e tawa ¶iå wouås¡e

wa¶aå™uya ti ™a ye ¶™e ¶iå ¶aœuœu¡i ¶™a

o¶ihipi ¶™e ßni sdodye. heça waiwaå¥e

¶’a FaFsa form içu. Jade Pell mazas¶a

içu ¶’a na¶uå Minnesota mazas¶a içu ¶’a

na¶uå wayawa ¶™a mazas¶a odo™a o¶ihi.

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“ ta¶udaå iya¶ipe ßni wo. Wayawa yahduß™an ¶iåhaå nina iyoni¶pi ¶™e do.”

-Roman

Roman waniye™u 25 ¶’a engineering

major heça. ukraine heciya ™aåhaå ¶’a

2005 hehaå hi. ohiåni deciya wowapi

su™a waåœi içu ciå ¶eye wouås¡e

wa¶aå™uya ti waåœi e™aåhaå. Waßiçu iapi

uås¡e wayawa ti e™aåhaå.

to¶aheya ™a¶™okamuå ¶™a he? ¤a¶u waciå he? Wouås¡e wa¶aå™uya ti de ¶™e ¶iåhaå waniye™u yamni math, science ¶’a social studies, ¶’a english waniye™u ™ob.

technical ¶’a community colleges, high school diploma ¶aiß GeD yaciå. aCt ¶aiß sat test score yaciå state

universities ed. university admissions office ed de ¶iåhaå sdodyaye ¶™e. na¶uå dena duhe ßni ¶aß hina® da oya¶ihi

¶™e. ecadaå dena ecanuå ¶iåhaå waß™e ¶™e.

Waåna ya߶aå ¶iåhaå waß™e ¶™e. 1. Guidance counselor nitawa ¶ci woyahda¶e ¶iåhaå oniçiye ¶™e.

2. Wowa¡i waå Go Places, eyapi. he i™uya. he ™a¶u o™a owa¡i. Waåœi high school career center

¶aiß counseling office e™aåhaå iyaçu oya¶ihi. ‡aiß e-mail start.here@so.mnscu.edu. ¤uk™ed wowa¡i iyaçu cee

ohda¶a wo.

3. t ito¶aå u wo. Mniso™a Wouås¡e Wa¶aå™uya hena waåœi ob wohda¶e ¶’a tito¶aå yau yaciå ¶ehe ¶™e.

4. Wouås¡e wa¶aå™uya ti waåœidaå ¶aiß ota waß™eyada¶e ¶iå he ya¶a®ni¥e ¶™e. iß guidance counselor

waåœi ¶ci woyahda¶e ¶™e, iß www.mnscu.edu/students/application.html, ¶aiß 1-888-345-2537.

5. Mazas¶a yada oya¶ihi Wi™e®i Wi ¶’a wiyawapi to¶aheya waniye™u aha¶e wadawa ecan. na¶uå

FaFsa he guidance counselor nitawa nic’u o¶ihi ¶aiß online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Waåna ya߶aå ¶iåhaå waß™e. Mas’apa: 1-888-345-2537 e-mail: start.here@so.mnscu.edu Visit: yesyoucan.mnscu.edu

Wowapi ¶iå Waßicu, isaåyuhedaå, somali, hmong, i¶çe Waßicu, Russian, Vietnamese, ‰a®atuåwaå ¶’a Dako™a ia owa¡i. Waåœi yaciå ¶iåhaå e-mail start.here@so.mnscu.edu. ¤uk™ed wowa¡i iyaçu cee owa wo.

this brochure is available in english, spanish, somali, hmong, French, Russian, Vietnamese, ojibwe and Dakota. to request a copy, e-mail start.here@so.mnscu.edu. include your mailing address.

na¶uå: Waßicu ia wauås¡ewicakiya¡i.

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Mniso™a Wouås¡e Wa¶aå™uya

hena yupiya ¶’a ™aåyaå

wauås¡ewicakiya¡i. ikiyedaå yaciå

¶iåhaå yati ¶™e. ‡aiß ™okiya ™aåhaå

yati ¶’a ™a¶u o™a saå¡a toktokça

waß™eyada¶e ¶iå uånis¡e ¶™e.

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Northland Community & Technical CollegeThief River Falls

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Minnesota State Community & Technical CollegeMoorhead

Alexandria TechnicalCollege

Alexandria

Central Lakes CollegeStaples

Central Lakes CollegeBrainerdMinnesota

State Community & Technical CollegeFergus Falls

Minnesota StateCommunity & Technical CollegeWadena

NE-ItascaCommunity College

Grand Rapids

NE-HibbingCommunity College

Hibbing

Lake SuperiorCollege

DuluthFond du Lac Tribal &Community College

Cloquet

Pine Technical CollegePine City

Anoka-RamseyCommunity

CollegeCambridge

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St. CloudTechnical College

RidgewaterCollege

Willmar

Minnesota West Community & Technical CollegeGranite Falls

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Minnesota WestCommunity & Technical CollegeJackson

RiverlandCommunity

CollegeAlbert Lea

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TechnicalRed Wing

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South Central College

Faribault

RiverlandCommunity CollegeAustin 6/08

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Technical CollegeMinneapolis Saint Paul

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Rochester Community &Technical College

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South Central College

North Mankato

Minnesota WestCommunity &

Technical College

Worthington

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NE-Mesabi RangeCommunity & Technical College

Virginia

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Minnesota StateCommunity & Technical CollegeDetroit Lakes

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¤uk™e waåœi wouås¡e wa¶aå™uya ti omawaß™e ¶™a he?

¤a¶u o™a.uå¥e çonana¡i, uå¥e wico™api, t¶a Mniso™a Wouås¡e Wa¶aå™uya hena owas

wauås¡ewicakiya¡i waß™eß™e wicayuha¡i.

• 7 state universities o™a degree programs yuha¡i.

• 25 state technical colleges, community colleges ¶’a combined co lleges

waniye™u waåœi ¶’a waniye™u num programs yuha¡i. Full-time

wouås¡e¶uwa henica ¶iåhaå waniye™u nuå¡a çed yahduß™an ¶™e certificate,

diploma ¶aiß degree ¶ci. ‡aiß associate degree hehaå ™okiya to¶aå de ¶’a

bachelor’s degree waåœi duha oya¶ihi.

2-year state Colleges 4-year state universities

Campus itaåcaå

2-year State Colleges Alexandria Technical CollegeAlexandriawww.alextech.edu1-888-234-1222

Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCambridge, Coon Rapidswww.anokaramsey.edu763-433-1100

Anoka Technical CollegeAnokawww.anokatech.edu763-576-4850

Central Lakes CollegeBrainerd, Stapleswww.clcmn.edu1-800-933-0346

Century CollegeWhite Bear Lakewww.century.edu1-800-228-1978

Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemountwww.dctc.edu1-877-937-3282

Fond du Lac Tribal & Community CollegeCloquetwww.fdltcc.edu1-800-657-3712

Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Eden Prairiewww.hennepintech.edu1-800-345-4655

Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heightswww.inverhills.edu651-450-8500 Lake Superior CollegeDuluthwww.lsc.edu1-800-432-2884

Minneapolis Community & Technical CollegeMinneapoliswww.minneapolis.edu1-800-247-0911

Minnesota State College - Southeast TechnicalRed Wing, Winonawww.southeastmn.edu1-877-853-8324

Minnesota State Community & Technical CollegeDetroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead, Wadenawww.minnesota.edu1-888-696-7282

Minnesota West Community & Technical CollegeCanby, Granite Falls, Jackson, Pipestone, Worthingtonwww.mnwest.edu1-800-658-2330

Normandale Community CollegeBloomingtonwww.normandale.edu1-866-880-8740

North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Parkwww.nhcc.edu1-800-818-0395 Northeast Higher Education District

Hibbing Community College Hibbing www.hibbing.edu 1-800-224-4422

Itasca Community College Grand Rapids www.itascacc.edu 1-800-996-6422 Mesabi Range Community & Technical College Eveleth, Virginia www.mesabirange.edu 1-800-657-3860

Rainy River Community College International Falls www.rrcc.mnscu.edu 1-800-456-3996

Vermilion Community College Ely www.vcc.edu 1-800-657-3608

Northland Community & Technical CollegEast Grand Forks, Thief River Fallswww.northlandcollege.edu1-800-959-6282

Northwest Technical College*Bemidjiwww.ntcmn.edu1-800-942-8324

Pine Technical CollegePine Citywww.pinetech.edu1-800-521-7463

Ridgewater CollegeHutchinson, Willmarwww.ridgewater.edu1-800-722-1151

Riverland Community CollegeAlbert Lea, Austinwww.riverland.edu1-800-247-5039

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Rochester Community & Technical CollegeRochesterwww.rctc.edu1-800-247-1296

St. Cloud Technical CollegeSt. Cloudwww.sctc.edu1-800-222-1009 Saint Paul CollegeSt. Paulwww.saintpaul.edu1-800-227-6029

South Central CollegeFaribault, North Mankatowww.southcentral.edu1-800-722-9359

* Northwest Technical College is aligned with Bemidji State University.

4 -year State Universities Bemidji State UniversityBemidjiwww.bemidjistate.edu1-877-236-4354

Metropolitan State UniversitySt. Paul, Minneapoliswww.metrostate.edu651-793-1300

Minnesota State University, MankatoMankatowww.mnsu.edu1-800-722-0544 Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorheadwww.mnstate.edu1-800-593-7246 St. Cloud State UniversitySt. Cloudwww.stcloudstate.edu 1-877-654-7278

Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshallwww.southwestmsu.edu1-800-642-0684 Winona State UniversityWinonawww.winona.edu 1-800-342-5978

Mniso™a Wouås¡e Wa¶aå™uya otig hena system equal opportunity employer ¶’a educator heca. Wowapi saåpa

yaciå ¶iåhaå 651-296-8012 ¶aiß 1-888-MnsCu-4-u (1-888-667-2848). tty: 651-282-2660.

Dena wouås¡e wa¶aå™uya hena ™u¶™ed yaå¶a ee. na¶uå 1-888-345-2537, ¶aiß www.mnscu.edu.

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