Hennepin Technical College is part of the Minnesota State College system and is the biggest technical college in Minnesota with campuses in Eden Prairie and nearby Brooklyn Park. The college offers more than 40 technology program options. Major areas of study programs consist of courses in business and information technology, construction and building careers, education careers, emergency and public safety careers, floral and landscape careers, health careers and others. Hennepin Technical College participates in federal and state student aid programs.
The ITT Technical Institute has more than 125 locations throughout the United States including two Minnesota campuses in Eden Prairie and Brooklyn Center. The school is a private college focusing in technology-oriented programs. Classes are offered in the college's School of Information Technology, Electronics Technology, Drafting and Design and Criminal Justice. ITT Technical Institute offers Bachelor of Science and Associate in Applied Science Degree options for students. The school offers both campus and online classes.
Since Eden Prairie is located in the suburban Twin Cities area near Minneapolis and St. Paul, there are local colleges nearby such as the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and private colleges such as Macalester, St. Thomas, Hamline and St. Olaf. In the suburban area of the Twin Cities, the Minnesota State Colleges system also has Normandale Community College in Bloomington, located about a 15 minute drive from Eden Prairie. Normandale Community College has degrees in the Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Applied Science and Associate in Science.
Private and public schools in Minnesota and throughout the United States offer online college options for students living in Eden Prairie. In Minnesota, the public post-secondary school system offered through the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has 32 colleges and universities statewide that offer thousands of online courses and hundreds of online degrees. Internet access and computer lab facilities to attend an online college in Eden Prairie are free at the Eden Prairie Library.