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Rasmussen College Moorhead Will Have Grand Opening Gala

June 16, 2008

Contact:
Wendy Knafla
Senior Marketing Manager
Phone: (320) 251-5600
Cell: (320) 420-1313
WendyK@Rasmussen.edu

Moorhead (MN) — The Moorhead campus of Rasmussen College is celebrating its recent opening of the seventh Minnesota campus at its Grand Opening Gala on Wednesday, June 25, 2008.

This 12,000 square foot facility, located off of Highway I-94 at Exit 1, will open its doors to students, staff, alumni, employers, Chamber of Commerce Members, friends of the college, and the general public. The new facility includes Allied Health labs, classrooms for Business and Justice Studies courses, offices, and possible locations for building expansions.

"I am extremely pleased to add another campus to the Rasmussen family," said Regional Vice President, Tawnie Cortez. "This campus will bring regionally accredited degrees, a great student support staff, and career-focused programs to the Fargo-Moorhead area."

At the Grand Gala Opening there will be food and beverages, door prizes, a caricature artist, a live radio remote, tours of the campus, demonstrations of the equipment in the Exercise Science Laboratory, and an appearance from Rasmussen College's new mascot, Ras-Moose-n.

The Moorhead campus offers Bachelor's and Associate's degrees, along with many different certificates and diplomas. Rasmussen College has a strong focus on programs that are in high demand and has a career service department that will help graduates get placed in careers related to their field of study.

The event will run from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:00 pm. The address for the new Rasmussen College Moorhead campus is 1250 29th Avenue South - Moorhead, MN 56560.

ABOUT RASMUSSEN COLLEGE
Rasmussen College, founded in 1900, is an institution of higher learning dedicated the growth and development of students, employees and the communities it serves. Rasmussen College, Inc. is a premier provider of online educational experiences serving more than 7,500 students through its network of 13 Rasmussen College campuses in the Midwest and Southeast and 12 virtual campuses operated by its Deltak Edu division. Through these 25 campuses, Rasmussen offers students a broad range of quality programs ranging from certificates to Masters focused on the areas with the greatest occupation opportunities. To learn more about Rasmussen College, please visit www.rasmussen.edu.

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