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Argosy University - Twin Cities, Eagan, Minnesota
Assistance Offered Waived tuition for students who have already registered and paid tuition at their home institution for Fall 2005. Both on-campus and online courses available. If not yet paid tuition at home institution, they will be assessed the lesser of the current published tuition and fees at home institution, or Argosy University's published tuition and fees.
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact 1.800.377.0617

Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Assistance Offered Offering temporary admissions to students for the fall semester; has housing and financial aid available
Restrictions
Tuition Financial considerations will be made on an individual basis.
Housing
Enrollment Deadline September 9th
Contact Admissions (800) 788-5678; (612) 330-1001 or (612) 330-1717 or admissions@augsburg.edu

College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Assistance Offered Offering admission, campus housing, and financial aid.
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Teri Durbin, Associate Director of Admission (800) 544-1489 or (320) 363-5852; tdurbin@csbsju.edu

Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
Assistance Offered Enrollment as non degree seeking students for the semester and residence hall rooms on campus (if desired). We started classes on Wednesday, September 7 - best interest of any students wishing to take classes to be available on Monday, September 12.
Restrictions
Tuition Student pays tuition to home institution (no Macalester charge) Room (residence hall) and board provided free or at very low cost for the semester
Housing Room and board available on campus; no cost for the semester
Enrollment Deadline Preferably by Monday, September 12th
Contact Jayne Niemi, Registrar 651.696.6200 or niemi@macalester.edu Laurie Hamre, Dean of Students 651.696.6220 or hamre@macalester.edu

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, St. Paul, Minnesota
Assistance Offered The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Katrina Student Relief Fund will provide assistance for up to 300 students displaced by Hurricane Katrina who wish to enroll at any of our 32 state colleges and universities, including online programs offered through www.minnesotaonline.org. Monetary assistance is available for tuition, fees, books, equipment, housing and other education-related expenses.
Restrictions
Tuition Need and award determinations will be made on campus by student life and financial aid advisors. Awards will be made as applications are received and considered.
Housing Temporary student housing is available in various locations. Space is available at college residence halls and at faculty and staff homes in areas surrounding college and university campuses.
Enrollment Deadline Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 Semesters (enrollment dates vary by institution).
Contact Students should call the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Katrina Student Relief call center at 1-800-456-8519 or visit our Katrina Student Relief Web site at: http://distance.minnesota.edu/katrina/ Donations to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Katrina Student Relief Fund are being accepted at www.katrinarelief.mnscu.edu.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (public system of Minnesota's seven state universities and 25 two-year community and technical colleges), State-wide Institutions, Minnesota
Assistance Offered The 32 Minnesota State Colleges and State Universities can accommodate at least 300 students whose college educations were disrupted by Hurricane Katrina. College and university officials will work individually with students to help them enroll and obtain assistance such as tuition support or deferrals, financial aid, scholarships and assistance with other expenses. In addition to openings available at college campuses, the system offers more than 1,000 online course sections and/or programs through Minnesota Online.
Restrictions
Tuition In-state tuition and relief funds toward fees, books, travel and housing are available based on student need; additional philanthropic support is also available with non-specified limits.
Housing State aid available through individual institutions.
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Students who have access to the Internet and who wish to take online classes can get information at www.minnesotaonline.org . A toll-free number, 1-800-456-8519, has been set up to assist students in finding openings.

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota
Assistance Offered Assistance with tuition, fees, books, equipment, housing, day-to-day living expenses and other education-related expenses for students enrolled in Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama colleges or universities whose campuses were affected by Hurricane Katrina. For eligible undergraduate and graduate on-campus and online students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato during the 2005-2006 academic year. Aid to eligible students is available through the Taylor Relief Fund; for details go to www.katrinarelief.mnscu.edu
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing On-campus space for up to 100 students. Off-campus and family housing also available.
Enrollment Deadline By November for the winter-spring semester (January-May).
Contact Brian Jones: (800) 722-0544 x. 1822, or brian.jones@mnsu.edu

Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minnesota
Assistance Offered Free tuition, room and board for the 2nd half of Fall Semester
Restrictions
Tuition 0$
Housing yes; cost is waived.
Enrollment Deadline open
Contact www.nwc.edu; All forms, info and online assistance is offered at www.nwc.edu

Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, Minnesota
Assistance Offered U.S. News & World Report #1 for 9 straight years. Higher Learning Commission 10 year accreditation.
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Richard Shearer, Director of Enrollment Management (507) 537-6286

St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Assistance Offered Expedited enrollment, on-campus housing, in-state tuition, financial aid on a case-by-case basis.
Restrictions
Tuition Tuition $158.65 per credit
Housing Residential halls on campus
Enrollment Deadline Contact by Wednesday, Sept. 14
Contact Admissions Office, 1-877-654-7278

The Art Institutes International Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Assistance Offered The Art Institutes will make available both on-campus and online courses that might be able to permit dislocated students to progress in their academic careers during this semester of disruption. Students at a university forced to close by Hurricane Katrina may register at any of The Art Institutes 31 locations across the nation for courses, on a space-available basis, for the fall semester. The Art Institutes is a group of 31educational institutions located throughout North America. Offering a broad range of programs including: audio production, culinary arts, culinary management, fashion design, fashion marketing, graphic design, industrial design technology, interior design, media arts & animation, multimedia & Web design, photography, restaurant management and video production. Not all programs are offered at all schools.
Restrictions
Tuition The Art Institutes will waive tuition for dislocated students who have already registered and paid tuition at their home institution for the fall 2005 semester. If dislocated students have not yet paid their tuition at their home institution, they will be assessed the lesser of the current published tuition and fees at the home institution, or The Art Institutes’ published tuition and fees for the fall semester, as determined by the school president.
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact www.artinstitutes.edu/katrina or call the National Admissions Information Center at 1-888-328-7900

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Assistance Offered The University will expedite admission for fall semester (beginning next week, Tuesday, Sept.6) and spring semester for impacted students. The Office of Student Finance will work with each student on a case-by-case basis
Restrictions
Tuition
Housing
Enrollment Deadline
Contact Wayne Sigler (admissions director)

Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Assistance Offered As a distance learning organization, Walden can offer a wide array of online graduate and undergraduate courses to visiting students, and can transfer financial aid from home institution. See website for programs. No limit to the number of that we can accommodate. Walden can also offer part-time faculty positions to faculty from affected institutions interested in teaching at a distance in education, management, psychology, public health, public policy, nursing, social work, and engineering. See website for e-hiring information. All courses are online, so computer access is essential.
Restrictions
Tuition Varies by program. Check the website for tuition rates.
Housing None
Enrollment Deadline Walden begins programs frequently throughout the fall, and students can start at various times, beginning in October.
Contact Dina Vakiaros, Director of Admissions at 410-843-8743 or dina.vakiaros@waldenu.edu

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