Mesabi Range College Teaching Programs

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

Where Is Mesabi Range College?

Contact details for Mesabi Range College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1001 Chestnut Street West, Virginia, MN 55792
Phone:	218-741-3095
Website:	www.mesabirange.edu

How Do I Get Into Mesabi Range College?

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

Since Mesabi Range College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Mesabi Range College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 14.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Mesabi Range College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 926 undergraduate students at Mesabi Range College, with 466 being full-time and 460 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

This school is the 19th 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 #1,080 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mesabi Range College regardless of major.

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
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	#19
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 Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	6	6
Teacher Assistant/Aide	0	0
TOTAL	6	6

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.