Two questions first actually. Is the campus of this school safe? I’m trying to decide between here and Saint Cloud State. Any recommendations between the two? My major is elementary education.
I believe that the U has a much better elementary education program. As for safety, I believe that all just depends who you surround yourself around. I’ve met people who have said both campuses are safe but the surroundings can be pretty dangerous.
@Student4786, you can take a look on College Navigator (National Center for Education Statistics) and compare the Campus Security #'s between the two schools (the campus security tab is toward the bottom). The current set of years are 2012 - 2014. Be sure to look at % of student population as well as actual numbers as one campus might have more or fewer crime events but also a very different total for student population.
You should also be able to look up the campus police log and overall security report for the latest year, if it’s available, just by googling something like UMTC Campus Security Statistics. Do the same for SCSU. All colleges are required by federal law to make these statistics available to the public.