{"id":285119,"date":"2026-07-02T18:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/285119\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:49:08","slug":"new-partnership-brings-st-cloud-state-graduate-programs-to-brooklyn-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/285119\/","title":{"rendered":"New Partnership Brings St. Cloud State Graduate Programs to Brooklyn Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1:23 PM | Thursday, July 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Local professionals looking to advance their careers in medical technology or counseling will soon have an option to do so in Brooklyn Park.<\/p>\n<p>North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) has officially partnered with St. Cloud State University (SCSU) to host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcloudstate.edu\/twincities\/programs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">several of the university\u2019s graduate programs<\/a> directly on the Brooklyn Park campus starting Aug. 3.<\/p>\n<p>The three-year agreement is expected to bring up to 280 graduate students to the NHCC campus.<\/p>\n<p>Students will be able to pursue advanced degrees in several specialized fields, including:<\/p>\n<p>Applied clinical research<br \/>\nMedical technology quality<br \/>\nMaster of engineering management<br \/>\nRegulatory affairs and services<br \/>\nClinical mental health counseling<br \/>\nSchool counseling<\/p>\n<p>These programs were previously housed at St. Cloud State\u2019s satellite location in Plymouth. However, with that lease expiring, university leadership saw an opportunity to transition the programs to Brooklyn Park.<\/p>\n<p>At NHCC, the SCSU graduate students will have access to amenities such as dining options, a fitness and recreation center, community and study spaces, library services, and a food cupboard, along with on-site staff who can connect them to tutoring and mental health support.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204158\" class=\"wp-image-204158 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-12.17.59-PM.png\" alt=\"outside campus shot of north hennepin community college\" width=\"683\" height=\"383\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-204158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students enrolled in State Cloud State University\u2019s Twin Cities programs can take graduate courses at North Hennepin Community College starting this fall.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cOne-Stop\u201d Campus Experience<\/p>\n<p>For NHCC leadership, the partnership represents a major milestone in providing continuous educational pathways for students without forcing them to relocate or travel long distances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t ever have to leave our campus,\u201d said Julio Vargas-Essex, NHCC\u2019s vice president of student affairs and enrollment management. \u201cYou can stay here, complete your bachelor\u2019s\u2014if you\u2019re interested, complete your graduate degree. That\u2019s a really big deal for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To accommodate adult learners, the majority of the graduate courses will be offered during evenings and weekends.<\/p>\n<p>The initial contract between North Hennepin Community College and St. Cloud State University runs for three years, with classes officially launching late this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/ccxmedia.org\/news\/st-cloud-state-president-touts-plymouth-satellite-campus\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">SCSU\u2019s Plymouth Campus Aims to Serve Working Adults<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccxmedia.org\/city\/brooklyn-park\/\" rel=\"tag follow noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Brooklyn Park<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1:23 PM | Thursday, July 2, 2026 Local professionals looking to advance their careers in medical technology or&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285120,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-285119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}