Please note: Effective January 1, 2025, a new Metro College Alliance course exchange agreement will serve students in place of the Tri-College University consortium, which sunsets at the end of 2024. Students will continue to enjoy broadened educational opportunities through this partnership and the same seamless course enrollment process. The Metro College Alliance is designed to adapt to the evolving higher education landscape, ensuring that students continue to benefit from the collaborative spirit of the five colleges and universities that adhere to the agreement: Concordia College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, North Dakota State College of Science, North Dakota State University, and Minnesota State Community and Technical College.
The Metro College Alliance course exchange program allows students to take two courses per semester at a host campus while taking at least one course at their home campus. (See the Course Exchange and Cooperative Agreement for exceptions.) Students must fill out the Course Exchange Agreement Registration Form and submit the form to the home campus for course registration purposes. From there, campus personnel complete the registration process on behalf of the student once open enrollment begins at the host campus. Students should NOT register for Metro College Alliance courses independently, as they would not be considered without the proper registration forms. Please read the Metro College Alliance Registration Information Guide for all applicable policies and procedures.
- Course Exchange Agreement
- Course Exchange Agreement - Registration Form
- Course Exchange Agreement - Appeal Form
Questions? Contact your Home Institution:
| Institution | Phone Number | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia College | (218) 299-3250 | registrar@cord.edu |
| Minnesota State Community & Technical College | (218) 299-6545 | tricollege@minnesota.edu |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | (218) 477-2565 | registrar@mnstate.edu |
| North Dakota State College of Science | (701) 671-2521 | ndscs.studentrecords@ndscs.edu |
| North Dakota State University | (701) 231-7981 | ndsu.registrar@ndsu.edu |
Additional Metro College Alliance Information
Campus Parking
A separate parking permit is not issued for Metro College Alliance parking. If vehicles have a current home-campus permit, they may be parked in the following lots on other campuses.
- Concordia — Metro College Alliance students, faculty, and staff can park in the O parking lots
- M-State — Apply for free parking permit at the Moorhead campus
- MSUM — Metro College Alliance students can park in the G parking lots.
- NDSCS
- NDSU — Parking Lots R, TA and Fargo Dome lots B, C, D and E. Faculty/staff permits are honored in the AE and TA lots. Individuals with state-issued mobility-impaired permits may park in any mobility-impaired space on campus provided the home institution permit and the state-issued mobility-impaired permit are clearly displayed in conjunction with one another. Free parking is not available at NDSU for Metro College Alliance faculty and staff possessing a retiree parking permit not issued by NDSU.
Drivers are subject to traffic regulations of each institution. Lot restrictions are eased after 5 p.m., but there is no overnight parking.