Developing a student resource center and a student healthcare center in order to become a more student-ready college

The Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, doing business as Normandale Community College, received a three-year, $949,864 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant funding will support the development of a new Student Resource Center and Student Healthcare Center at Normandale Community College in order to enhance student support services and make the institution more student-ready.

The FIPSE program aims to support innovative postsecondary education reforms and expand opportunities through direct funding of community college projects. Normandale Community College will use the grant funding to establish these new student facilities by September 2026 to improve instruction and overall student experience in alignment with the FIPSE program's goals.