“Public technical and community college with campuses in Red Wing and Winona, Minnesota.”
Minnesota State College Southeast is a public technical and community college with two campuses in Minnesota, one in Red Wing and another in Winona. The Red Wing campus is nationally renowned for its string instrument and woodwind and brass instrument repair programs, with the US Marine Corps and US Navy sending their band instrument repair techs to the school.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Test Optional — You can submit scores if they help your case, but they're not required.
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Open admissions; rolling applications accepted year-round. International applicants should submit at least 60 days before term start to allow I-20 issuance.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$6,432
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
MSC Southeast's signature programs and the reason the college is known nationally. Three tracks — Band Instrument Repair, Guitar Repair and Building, and Violin Repair and Making — each with its own diploma. Programs trace back to 1974 (violin/guitar) and 1976 (band) and serve students from all 50 states and dozens of countries.
Practical Nursing, Associate Degree Nursing, Medical Assistant, and allied-health programs preparing graduates for the regional Mayo Clinic Health System and Olmsted/Winona County hospital networks.
HVAC/Refrigeration, Welding, Diesel Technology, Heavy Truck Maintenance, Truck Driving, and Industrial Mechanic programs — Minnesota State Southeast's bread and butter and a major workforce pipeline for Southeast MN manufacturing and trucking.
Mechanical Engineering Technology, Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD), Architectural Drafting, and related design programs aligned with regional manufacturing employers.
AA/AS transfer pathways, Business Management, Accounting, Computer Information Systems, and Cybersecurity, designed for transfer to Winona State, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, and Minnesota State system universities.
Nationally renowned program at the Red Wing campus; one of only a handful in the country
Trains band instrument repair techs for the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $6,432
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
