History
Established in 1961, at the solicitation of nearby School District 206,
Alexandria Area Vocational Technical School was set up through group backing
and state subsidizing. Alexandria Technical and Community College opened with 3 projects and 21 students.
Concentrated on specialized instruction, the school offered Carpentry, Farm
Equipment Mechanics, and Machine Shop.
As the years progressed, the school has encountered the same number of
name changes as it has presidents, however the school's honesty has been
maintained and encouraged by its initiative. Alexandria Technical and Community College notoriety for quality
direction and administration to its students has completed it being a territory
professional specialized school to being Alexandria Technical and Community
College. Through the numerous name changes, the school likewise moved from
being under the nearby school locale to being a state school inside the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities framework in 1995.
The school has never faltered from its emphasis on outstanding
specialized training while working as a far reaching school. Alexandria Technical and Community College was the
initial two year school in Minnesota to be licensed by the Higher Learning
Commission. Its attention on fabulousness has permitted ATCC to better serve
its group, accomplices, and its students through a differing blend of
scholastic projects.
Mission
Alexandria Technical and Community College makes open door for people
and organizations through instruction, development, and authority. The school's
astounding specialized and exchange projects and administrations address their
issues, interests, and capacities and reinforce the financial, social, and
social existence of Minnesota's people group.
Vision
To be the chief organization of vocation readiness and exhaustive long
lasting learning.
Values
Alexandria Technical and Community College values:
- Legacy of commitment and pride in its long standing conventions and rich history of being the school that considerations.
- Associations with students, workforce, and staff cooperating to assemble a strong and empowering environment that is based on honesty, regard, and trust.
- Associations with industry, P-16 training, the group, and the Alexandria Technical and Community College Foundation.
- Advancement of its students, workforce, and staff to engage every individual to have any kind of effect by putting resources into lives.
- Incredibleness in understudy achievement results, which mirror its elevated requirements for diligent work, enthusiasm, and never settling for average quality.
- Learning bolstered by connected and dynamic educational module intended to coach students in their individual learning and accomplishment through empowering connections.
- Assorted qualities as the establishment to acknowledging contrasts and incorporating individuals and thoughts in a strong domain.
- Initiative in the group, the framework, and the commercial center that is maintained through stewardship of assets and responsibility to engage every individual from the group.
- Imaginative society that advances interest, innovativeness, enthusiasm, instinct, vision, and determination.