ATCC President Michael Seymour recently received the 2026 District 5 Pacesetter of the Year Award from NCMPR. The award honors community college leaders who demonstrate outstanding commitment to marketing, communications, and institutional storytelling.

The 2026 Legends Gala marked the beginning of ATCC's 65th anniversary celebration and start of The Best is Yet to Come campaign, which will help support a new Student Success Center for future students. The event also honored Jeanne Batesole and Polaris as the 2026 Philanthropists of the Year and featured an inspiring alumni success story from ATCC graduate Nicole Ray.

ATCC's annual Baby Lab brought together alumni, infants, current students, and prospective students for a unique real-world child development experience.

We are proud to announce that our new transportation training facility will be named the Central Specialties Transportation Center in recognition of a transformational philanthropic commitment from Central Specialties, Inc. (CSI).

ATCC students have the opportunity to make history as recruiting begins for the college's new Women's Flag Football team.

ATCC's Think & Thrive program received a Civic Engagement Grant from West Central Initiative to support a free Fall 2026 speaker series featuring David Schultz and C.L. Lindsay III on voting rights, free speech, and civic engagement.

Higher education institutions across the country are facing uncertainty as conversations center on declining enrollment, rising costs, and the rapid evolution of AI. Yet here in Alexandria, a different story is unfolding.

Alexandria College was ranked the no. 1 community college in Minnesota and no. 10 nationally in WalletHub's 2026 Best & Worst Community Colleges rankings, reflecting ATCC's strong student success metrics, including a 78% graduation and transfer rate, a 99.4% related job placement rate, and a long-standing commitment to affordability, academic support, and workforce preparation.

ATCC welcomed more than 90 middle and high school students to campus throughout the summer for a series of hands-on camps designed to give students an early look at career fields, college programs, and the skills needed for each.

Driven by years of intentional investment and innovation, Alexandria College has achieved record-breaking FY2026 enrollment, strengthening its position as a destination college for students across Minnesota and beyond.