Normandale Community College Business Programs

Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, Normandale Community College is a public institution. Bloomington is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Normandale Community College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Normandale Community College is ranked #127 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 38 colleges in Minnesota, it is ranked at #8.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Normandale Community College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#35	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Normandale Community College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Normandale Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#16	Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#16	Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#18	Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#51	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#101	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#165	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Normandale Community College?

Contact details for Normandale Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9700 France Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431-4399
Phone:	952-358-8200
Website:	www.normandale.edu

How Do I Get Into Normandale Community College?

You can apply to Normandale Community College online at: www.normandale.edu/admissions/apply

Since Normandale Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Normandale Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Normandale Community College, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $5,559 a year. That adds up to $22,236 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Normandale Community College is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Normandale Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,420 undergraduate students at Normandale Community College, with 3,641 being full-time and 5,779 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,641 full-time undergraduates at Normandale Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Normandale Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	372
Black or African American	674
Hispanic or Latino	392
White	1,840
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	296

Over 42 countries are represented at Normandale Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Cameroon.

Online Learning at Normandale Community College

In 2019-2020, 8,641 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Normandale Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Normandale Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Normandale Community College was 126.1%. This is the #321 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Normandale Community College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Normandale Community College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Normandale Community College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Marketing	#21
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#21
General Business/Commerce	#52
General Business/Commerce	#52
General Business Administration and Management	#178
Business Administration & Management	#223

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Normandale Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	1	71	72
General Business Administration and Management	18	10	28
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	27	0	27
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	6	21	27
Accounting	0	24	24
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	9	0	9
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	8	8
General Management Information Systems	0	7	7
Small Business Administration/Management	4	0	4
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	1	0	1
TOTAL	66	141	207

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.