Red Wing Technical College

Minnesota State College Southeast is a technical and community college with campuses in Red Wing and Winona, Minnesota, which were originally two separate vocational institutes. It is part of the Minnesota State colleges and universities system. The Red Wing campus is nationally renowned for its string instrument and brass instrument repair programs. There are only a few colleges in the nation which offer these programs. The United States Marine Corps and US Navy send their band instrument repair techs to the school.

The Winona campus was founded in 1949 as the Winona Area Vocational-Technical School. The current campus was opened in Winona in 1967. In 1971, the Red Wing Area Vocational-Technical Institute, was founded, opening doors to its new campus in 1973. The colleges merged under the Minnesota Technical College System in 1992.

In 2016, the college was granted a mission change to become a community and technical college, offering the associate of arts degree as well as technical programs. At that time the college changed its name to Minnesota State College Southeast.

Minnesota State College Southeast is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

1949

Winona Area Vocational-Technical School, the second public vocational-technical school in the State of Minnesota, is founded in Winona.

1965

The name is changed to Winona Area Technical School.

1966

The building at 1250 Homer Road in Winona is funded. In the fall of 1967, the Homer Road facility opens its doors to students.

1971

The Winona facility is expanded and its capacity doubled.

Winona campus name changes to Winona Area Technical Institute.

Red Wing becomes the 34th and final community in Minnesota to be awarded an Area Vocational Technical Institute.

1973

Red Wing Area Vocational Technical Institute facility at 308 Pioneer Road opens its doors to students.

1987

Red Wing campus name changes to Red Wing Technical Institute.

1989

The Minnesota Technical Institute System, which includes both the Red Wing and Winona schools, becomes the Minnesota Technical College System.

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