MN Reconnect Resources for Colleges

If you have questions about this program, please contact the staff member listed on this page via email. If a staff member is not listed, please email info.ohe@state.mn.us and provide a detailed description of your question.

Since 2018, the MN Reconnect program has been helping adult Minnesotans, ages 25 to 62, re-enroll back in college to finish their education through special services and benefits tailored to the needs of adult learners, including:

• Scholarships of $1,000 per semester
• Funds to pay off student financial holds preventing re-enrollment
• Improved campus services and advising, including a personal navigator trained to help returning adults be successful.

Visit the MN Reconnect website here.

Which Institutions Are Participating?

Central Lakes College (new)
Dakota County Technical College (new)
Minneapolis College (new)
North Hennepin Community College (new)
Pine Technical & Community College (new)
Inver Hills Community College
Lake Superior College
Riverland Community College
South Central College

Who do I Contact with Questions?

MN Reconnect Program Coordinator
Shelly Auldrich | shelly.auldrich@minnstate.edu

MN Reconnect Navigators

• Central Lakes College | Tambera Garza | tambera.garza@clcmn.edu
• Dakota County Technical College | Aria Kronebusch | aria.kronebusch@dctc.edu
• Inver Hills Community College | Heidi Thury | hthury@inverhills.edu
• Lake Superior College | Emily Chapinski | emily.chapinski@lsc.edu
• Minneapolis College | Arcelle Taylor | arcelle.taylor@minneapolis.edu
• North Hennepin Community College | Madison Chuba | madison.chuba@nhcc.edu
• Pine Technical & Community College | Amanda Spencer | amanda.spencer@pine.edu
• Riverland Community College | Amy Wagner | amy.wagner@riverland.edu
• South Central College | Matt Leisen | reconnect@southcentral.edu
  

Resources

• MN Reconnect website
• State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO), Adult Promise Programs
• Education Commission of the States, Supporting Adult Learners for Postsecondary Success
• Beyond the Info Gap: Other hurdles for adult learners in state policy contexts
• Finding the Will to Fund State Financial Aid Programs for Adult Learners
• State Innovations for Near-Completers
• Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
• State Aid and Other Financial Supports
• TN Reconnect
• Learn More Indiana - Adult Learners
• Lumina Foundation