Anoka Ramsey community COLLEGE

Anoka-Ramsey Community College has campuses in Coon Rapids and Cambridge and has been a leading provider of higher education and training in the north suburban area of Minneapolis St. Paul and East Central Minnesota since 1965. Each year the school serves over nine-thousand students of all ages as they pursue associate degrees that transfer as the 1st 2 years of a bachelor's degree, or certificate programs that lead immediately to rewarding careers. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.

Beginning in 1965 with six-hundred students in a wing of Centennial High School in Circle Pines, Anoka-Ramsey Junior College has grown considerably. In 1967 the college moved to the current Coon Rapids Campus of approximately 103 acres. The Cambridge Campus opened in 1978 and has shown consistent growth in enrollment and facilities. In addition, students may complete many ARCC college courses at convenient off-site locations throughout the neighboring communities. During the 2003-2004 academic year, 9,798 students completed credit classes at the college.