welcome to msu - great falls

From: CEO / Dean Gwen Joseph

The commitment of our faculty and staff, the community, and leaders within the Montana State University and the Montana University System, has yielded incredible outcomes. This collective effort has solidified the success of MSU – Great Falls and provides the foundation for continued opportunities to develop the most in our students and community.

During the past five years, the campus community focused on creating purpose, establishing measurable outcomes and setting the stage for our evolution into one of the premier comprehensive two-year colleges in the Rocky Mountain West. In the next five years, we will target our resources and invest in strategies and opportunities identified to increase students’ access to and success in post-secondary education. At MSU – Great Falls we follow students from the first time they enroll through their success.

As a comprehensive community college, MSU-Great Falls plays a critical role in preparing individuals for success in college coursework through developmental and adult basic education. In addition, the faculty and staff at the College guide students in completing transfer programming and successfully transferring to a four-year college or university in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree. Through applied programming, our students successfully attain credentials leading to life-sustaining careers. And, as our community’s college, we support social and economic development through outreach, lifelong learning and active partnerships.

We are setting records for both student enrollments and graduation rates. The total number of workforce related degrees and credentials awarded in the 2010/11 academic year increased significantly and graduates in healthcare fields continued to experience nearly perfect pass rates on their licensing exams. Both degree attainment and pass rates on licensing exams are measures of student success and both are a result of high quality teaching. We are pleased that the work we do is having the impact of changing lives and achieving dreams.

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