Minnesota Office of Higher Education

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is a cabinet-level state agency providing students with financial aid programs and information to help them gain access to postsecondary education. The agency also serves as the state's clearinghouse for data, research and analysis on postsecondary enrollment, financial aid, finance and trends. MISSION (General Info) "To support the pursuit and completion of a higher education credential by every Minnesotan, regardless of race, gender, or socio-economic status, in order to enhance our democracy, the State's economic vitality, and individual quality of life." Through our advocacy and actions, we work to: achieve student financial access to postsecondary education; enable students to choose among postsecondary educational options; protect and inform educational consumers; produce independent, statewide information on postsecondary education; and facilitate interaction among and collaborate with organizations that share responsibility for education in Minnesota.