The Minnesota State system of colleges and universities has lost around 31 percent of its students in 10 years. The hot job market may be good for the state’s young workers, but the continuing plunge in college enrollment could have lasting consequences for Minnesota’s economy, according to the head of the state’s largest higher education system. Minnesota State Chancellor Devinder Malhotra has been asking lawmakers for a record $350 million increase in state support for the 26 state colleges and seven universities.
