System Legislative Budget Requests
2006 Capital Budget Request
Space to Learn: Shaping Minnesota's Future (PDF)
January 2006
Space to Learn: Shaping Minnesota’s Future describes the 27 projects in the system’s $280.4 million capital request to the 2006 Legislature. Every state college and university in the system will benefit from these projects, which will improve learning spaces and services to students.
The largest single item and the system’s top priority is a request for $110 million in repair and replacement funds. These funds will be used to replace 845,000 square feet of roofs, improve the reliability of aging mechanical and electrical systems and comply with fire safety code, health code and accessibility requirements.
The 2006 capital budget request also places an emphasis on projects that will help colleges and universities expand their capacity to educate health care professionals and make improvements in laboratories and science facilities. Investment in science facility improvements will enable the colleges and universities to continue to educate more nurses and health care professionals to meet increasing demand.
The 27 projects on the system’s priority list have been winnowed through a rigorous selection process from more than $500 million in requests from the colleges and universities. The system’s Board of Trustees approved the priority list in June 2005.
2006-2007 Operating Budget Request
Degrees of Success: Making Minnesota Work (PDF)
January 2005
2006 supplemental budget request (PDF)
Public support for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the 370,000 students they serve is an investment in the future of the state. The 32 state colleges and universities enroll more Minnesota undergraduates than all other higher education providers combined, and more than 80 percent of graduates stay in Minnesota to work or continue their education.
The 32,000 state college and university students who graduate each year make Minnesota work: business owners and teachers, nurses and carpenters, social workers and electricians, journalists and lab technicians, city managers and police officers, accountants and computer programmers and more.
With this budget request, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are seeking an increase of $66.5 million over the adjusted base budget to fund strategic priorities, including expanding nursing education programs to meet critical shortages, recruiting and retaining the best teachers, helping farmers and small business owners succeed, expanding online education offerings and reaching out to those traditionally underserved by higher education.
If you have questions or comments please e-mail us (budget@so.mnscu.edu) or refer to the staff directory link at the top of this page for additional contact information.
