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Normandale Community College

  • LocationBloomington, MN
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 9,620 students
Official website

Normandale Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 1.3 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Normandale Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Edward's Catholic Church: 1.3 mi1Nativity of Mary: 2.1 mi2St. Richard's Catholic Church: 2.7 mi3Normandale Community College (campus)N2 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Edward's Catholic Church — 1.3 mi
  2. Nativity of Mary — 2.1 mi
  3. St. Richard's Catholic Church — 2.7 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingCity
Study abroadOffered
Students per faculty member31 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
9,620
Total students9,620
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$12,972
Cost of attendance (per year)$18,694
Median federal debt at graduation$12,000
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
27%
First-year retention62%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$50,207
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants28%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

The Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: Cathedral of Saint Paul

Source: archspm.org, archspm.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county using NCES Catholic school records. Confirm with the diocese.

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