Central Lakes College - Brainerd

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Mission Statement

Central Lakes College is a full-service, comprehensive community and technical college. We offer a mix of technical college and community college programs and courses from campuses in Brainerd and Staples. We provide the opportunity to get a good start on a bachelor's degree by ensuring the first two years of a four-year college education. Some graduates of Central Lakes College transfer to Minnesota state universities or other colleges to complete four-year degrees. Other students at our college take a career path from more than 40 professional programs leading immediately to rewarding employment. Anyone with a high school diploma or a GED may enroll. Even if you don't have a high school diploma or GED, you may still be admitted if you demonstrate the potential for being successful in college. We are part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, which is a network of 35 two-year and four-year state colleges and universities serving about 145,000 students on 53 campuses in Minnesota and a campus in Akita, Japan.