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Mesabi Range College Overview

Located in Virginia, Minnesota, Mesabi Range College is a public institution. Virginia is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Mesabi Range College Known For?

316 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the undergraduate certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Mesabi Range College.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 49% of the faculty were full-time.

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Mesabi Range College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Mesabi Range College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Online Construction Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Value Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Best Value Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#97 Most Popular Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#102 Most Popular Precision Production Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Mesabi Range College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#34 Highest Paid Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Graduates College Factual
#76 Highest Paid Mental & Social Health Services Graduates College Factual
#147 Highest Paid Allied Health Professions Graduates College Factual
#215 Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates College Factual

Where Is Mesabi Range College?

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Contact details for Mesabi Range College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1001 Chestnut Street West, Virginia, MN 55792
Phone: 218-741-3095

How Do I Get Into Mesabi Range College?

You can apply to Mesabi Range College online at: https://www.mesabirange.edu/admissions/apply-online

Mesabi Range College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Mesabi Range College?

52% Take Out Loans
20.7% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mesabi Range College, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,347 a year. That adds up to $25,388 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mesabi Range College is 20.7%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Mesabi Range College Undergraduate Student Diversity

466 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 926 undergraduate students at Mesabi Range College, with 466 being full-time and 460 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 466 full-time undergraduates at Mesabi Range College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mesabi Range College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 340
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 78

Over 3 countries are represented at Mesabi Range College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Angola, Canada, and Tanzania.

Online Learning at Mesabi Range College

158 Took All Classes Online
534 Took At Least One Class Online
7.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 534 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mesabi Range College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 58th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Mesabi Range College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mesabi Range College was 7.3%. This is the #1,482 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mesabi Range College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Mesabi Range College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business Support & Assistant Services 67%
Education 24%
Special Education 45%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Mesabi Range College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Mesabi Range College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Construction Management #14
Business Support & Assistant Services #253
Special Education #303

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Mesabi Range College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 97 0 97
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 31 0 28 59
Precision Metal Working 0 0 42 42
Mental & Social Health Services 13 6 0 19
Allied Health Professions 0 4 11 15
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 0 15 15
Graphic Communications 0 7 4 11
Special Education 0 11 0 11
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 10 10
Carpentry 0 0 9 9
General Business/Commerce 0 3 4 7
Teaching Assistants 5 1 0 6
Human Services 0 6 0 6
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 2 1 3
Construction 0 0 3 3
Business Administration & Management 1 0 0 1
Construction Management 0 1 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 0 0 1
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 0 0 0
Masonry 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 51 138 127 316

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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