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The Place to Live
The Twin Cities and the state of Minnesota regularly receive raves in the national media.

A few brags:
The Twin Cities is one of the best places to live based on overall quality of life. (Places Rated Almanac and Money magazine)
The Twin Cities is among the top places to balance business and family. (Fortune magazine)
Minneapolis has one of the highest number of computers per capita. (Yahoo! Internet Life magazine)
Americans consider Minneapolis one of the safest large cities in the United States. (Gallup Poll, 2000)

Minneapolis was named one of the five cleanest cities in the country. (Fortune magazine)

Twin Cities Life

Home to 2.7 million people — many of whom have come here from the farthest points on the globe — the Twin Cities are among the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States. In fact, it is ranked as one of the top 10 metro areas for projected job growth (Inc. magazine).

The Twin Cities is an extended laboratory for learning. For homework, you might watch a production at the world-renowned Guthrie Theater. Or observe state legislators in action at the Capitol. Or listen to the experiences of a family recently arrived from Eastern Europe.

When you need a break from studying, there are plenty of other things to do:

For the outdoorswoman:
There's fun in the snow and on hundreds of lakes and waterways; parks and trails are everywhere.

For the theater buff:
There are discount student tickets to one captivating production or another (we're second only to New York City in the number of theater seats per capita).

For the shopper:
There are funky shops on Hennepin and Grand avenues, as well as the big-city-caliber shopping of Nicollet Mall. Don't forget the Mall of America!

For the sports fan:
There are the Vikings (football), the Twins (baseball), the Lynx (women's basketball), the Timberwolves (men's basketball) and the Wild (hockey).
For the artist:
There are some of the Midwest's best museums, including the Walker Art Center with its internationally renowned collection.

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Students take in a show at the downtown St. Paul theater, "The Palace."

 

Business is Boooming
Minnesota has been the birthplace of several Fortune 500 companies. They offer students plenty of opportunities for interships — and places to start a full-time career.
3M
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Cenex Harvest States
General Mills, Inc.
Hormel Foods Corp.
Lutheran Brotherhood
Medtronic Inc.
Nash Finch Co.
Northwest Airlines
St. Paul Companies, Inc.
Supervalu
Target Corp.
UnitedHealth Group
U.S. Bancorp

Office of Admissions
The College of St. Catherine
2004 Randolph Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

(651) 690-8850 or
1 (800) 656-KATE