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News | Published on October 21, 2025 at 2:59pm GMT+0000 | Author: Tucker Henderson
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receive scholarship from M State
Sixty-three Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) students have been awarded $2,500 scholarships this academic year through the Minnesota Legislature’s Workforce Development Scholarship program.
The scholarships can be renewed for a second year for a total maximum award of $5,000 per student over four semesters, which covers about half the cost of tuition for full-time students at M State.
Newly-entering students who enroll in degree and diploma programs for careers in more than 40 high-demand fields – such as healthcare, IT, early childhood education, advanced manufacturing, public safety and transportation – may be eligible to receive a scholarship. Those who enroll in one of these programs at M State or another Minnesota State system college or university and complete a FAFSA (Federal Application for Student Aid) are automatically considered.
Additional eligibility requirements include taking at least nine credits per semester, maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher, and being a Minnesota resident.
Local students who received a scholarship include: Raimy Warling, New York Mills, Associate Degree Nursing-AS; John Hart, Ottertail, Associate Degree Nursing-AS and Brittany Hofmann, Associate Degree Nursing-AS.
Workforce Development Scholarships began in 2017 and are made possible by state funding as well as private match funds. For more information, visit minnesota.edu/workforce-development-scholarships.
About M State
A member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities, M State (Minnesota State Community and Technical College) serves more than 10,000 students in credit and non-credit courses each year in over 70 career and liberal arts programs online and in-person at its four campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. The college also partners with communities to provide workforce development services and other responsive training programs to 500 businesses and thousands of annual participants.