Background

Last May, the Legislature passed and Governor Dayton signed SF 2469, a bill that included a onetime appropriation of $457,000 to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) for the leveraged acquisition of equipment for instructional programs that produce graduates with skills in high-demand occupations. To receive these state funds, MnSCU colleges and universities were required to leverage the state dollars by securing matching cash or inkind contributions from nonstate sources such as local businesses, vendors or foundations. As part of the application process, MnSCU colleges and universities were required to have the non-state matching funds secured and demonstrate that the equipment will be installed or ordered by December 31, 2012. The Legislative Leveraged Equipment Fund has enabled the purchase of 24 pieces of new equipment, with a total value of nearly $1.2 million. MnSCU colleges and universities secured $731,000 in contributions from 53 businesses, four vendors and six foundations, more than matching the $457,000 state appropriation. The leveraged equipment will serve students at 12 colleges and 3 universities and support training in highdemand fields such as machine technology, engineering, automotive technology, healthcare, information technology and sciences.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Leveraged Equipment Successes MN West Community and Technical College
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington campus received $74,779 in state funds matched by $102,570 in private funding for a mobile welding lab and related equipment valued at $177,349 to help meet a pronounced need for welders and metal fabricators in southwestern Minnesota. This will be the colleges second mobile lab and will support students and incumbent workers in learning three types of welding and an improved ventilation system that meets proposed federal air quality standards for workers.

Above: Inside the mobile lab Below: MN West mobile lab

Southwest Minnesota State University

Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall campus received$14,765 in state funds matched by $14,765 in private funding for equipment valued at $29,530 that will allow food science and culinology students to gain practical experience and knowledge in assessing characteristics of various food products and in food product development involving allergens such as gluten, peanut, lactoglobulin and ovalbumin.

Viking Range

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Alexandria Technical and Community College

Alexandria Technical and Community College received $32,175 in state funds matched by $59,835 in private funding for Mazak Computerized Numerical Controlled (CNC) Milling and Turning Centers valued at $92,010. The equipment will provide hands on experience in advanced precision machining skills for students in the colleges machine tool technology programs; incumbent workers in customized training programs; and middle school students and middle and high school teachers who attend the colleges annual summer camps.

Mazak Milling Center

St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University received $120,000 in state funds matched by $245,198 in private funding for an X-ray diffractometer valued at $365,198 that will allow students and faculty in undergraduate and graduate programs to gain a deeper and more practical understanding of X-ray diffraction techniques used by scientists and engineers in such fields as biology, chemistry, physics, mechanical and electrical engineering, geology, The new D8 Discover diffractometer earth science, ecology and anthropology.

Thank you for supporting the Machine Tool Technology Program at Alexandria Technical and Community College. Kent Knutson, ATCC student

D8 Discover diffractometer components

Winona State University

Winona State University $5,540 in state funds matched by $5,539 for a Biaxial Strain Gage Extensometer valued at $11,079 that measures mechanical properties of composite materials. Composite engineering students will use this state-of-the-art engineering tool to select, analyze, fabricate and test materials; design and conduct experiments; and assess and interpret data related to structure, properties, processing and performance of materials.

While we could have purchased the equipment for our own in-house use, having the equipment at the Winona State University COMTEC labs has the additional benefit of exposing students to our materials and the tests that help our customers. - Karl Hoppe, 98 WSU Grad; Senior Engineer, RTP Company

Winona State Universitys new Biaxaial Exstensometer

Central Lakes College

Central Lakes College, Brainerd campus received $68,500 in state funds matched by $81,500 in private funding for a Caterpillar Wheel Loader and one Caterpillar Hydraulic Excavator valued at 150,000 for the heavy equipment operations and maintenance, and diesel equipment technicians programs. Students will gain experience using equipment with joysticks and GPS technology instead of outdated manual lever controls and in meeting industry demands for increased precision.

Caterpillar Hydraulic Excavator

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MnSCU FY2014 - FY2015 Leveraged Equipment Request

Simulation of Distributing Biennial Budget Request Funds (Rounded down to nearest 1,000)
Two Year Funding Estimates 5 Year Average Equipment Spending (100k min 1 mil max) College/University Leveraged Equipment Alexandria Technical and Community College $995,000 Anoka-Ramsey Community College $311,000 Anoka Technical College $248,000 Bemidji State University & Northwest Tech College $609,000 Central Lakes College $819,000 Century College $972,000 Dakota County Technical College $718,000 Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College $100,000 Hennepin Technical College $1,000,000 Inver Hills Community College $496,000 Lake Superior College $834,000 Metropolitan State University $345,000 Minneapolis Community & Technical College $1,000,000 Minnesota State College -Southeast Technical $383,000 Minnesota State Community & Technical College $1,000,000 Minnesota State University, Mankato $1,000,000 Minnesota State University Moorhead $683,000 Minnesota West Community & Technical College $606,000 Normandale Community College $762,000 North Hennepin Community College $578,000 Northeast Higher Ed District $472,000 Northland Community & Technical College $595,000 Pine Technical College $140,000 Ridgewater College $1,000,000 Riverland Community College $312,000 Rochester Community & Technical College $807,000 Saint Paul College $932,000 South Central College $510,000 Southwest Minnesota State University $329,000 St. Cloud State University $1,000,000 St. Cloud Technical & Community College $507,000 Winona State University $816,000 TOTAL $20,879,000 MnSCU Finance Division $21,000,000 October 26, 2012 $121,000