Students from Alexandria Technical and Community College competed in the 2024 SkillsUSA Minnesota State Championships and claimed 27 first place, 25 second place, and 17 third place spots with 19 students advancing to the national competition in Atlanta, Georgia, June 24-29, 2024.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded Alexandria Technical and Community College a $750,000 grant as part of the Drive for 5 Workforce initiative.

As of April 4, 2024, the Department of Education has indicated they will continue to send small batches of FAFSAs to schools and will gradually increase the volume over a series of weeks. ATCC currently anticipates being able to process FAFSA data beginning in May.

Author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once wrote, “a goal without a plan is just a wish.” At Alexandria Technical & Community College, we have embraced a very results-driven goal setting culture. When establishing enrollment goals we look not only at total headcount, but at full year equivalent (FYE)—the total number of credits sold divided by 30. Looking at both metrics allows us to establish goals toward serving more students and ensuring a balance between full- and part-time students. Since establishing our five-year plan (2020-2024), our primary goals have been to increase headcount to more than 4,000 (+8.7%), and increase FYE to more than 2,000 (+15.7%). These are optimal numbers for the college given our facilities and program capacity, and after years of hard work and monitoring, these goals are now within our reach.