Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead is joining other area high education institutions with an announcement aimed at making school more affordable and accessible. The two-year college announced a yearlong engagement with the Institute on Open Educational Resources, a program designed to offer free or nearly free textbooks and other instructional materials for students pursuing a degree. The college is one of 48 institutions across the country to participate in the 2023-2024 institute. “The initiative is expected to not only increase the affordability of M State — which already has one of the lowest tuition rates of any two-year college in Minnesota – but also bolster student equity, retention, completion and overall success rates," the school wrote in the release.
