Valley City State University

101 Sw College St, Valley city, ND 58072 -  View Map

Tel: (701)845-7990

 Visit School Website

 Request Info / Application

Add to My Saved Schools

School Overview:

School Notes:

• VCSU is clearly focused on preparing individual learners for the future. People are now working aggressively on projects where students document learning progress with digital portfolios. There is also an important effort to provide students with international experience capitalizing on close ties with universities in Mexico and Canada. All of these efforts ensure that the learning environment is dynamic and exciting
• University purpose is to award degrees in education, business, and the liberal arts and sciences;, deliver a quality educational experience in an innovative culture and a technologically enhanced environment; serve the best interests of our students, region, and society; lead in effectively applying information media technologies for learning and promote the appreciation of diversity, a multicultural perspective, and global awareness.
• The University is located in the southeastern part of the state in the city from which the institution takes its name. Valley City has a population of approximately 8000 and is located fifty-eight miles west of Fargo on Interstate 94, making the campus easily accessible both from the east and west. The fifty-five acre campus, one of the most attractive in North Dakota, is bordered on the south by a forested hillside and on the north by the Sheyenne River. Campus architecture features a graceful blend of historic and modern buildings.
• Valley City State University os accredited by North Central Association, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
• Valley City State University (VCSU) has been recognized in the America's Best Colleges 2005 edition of U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 5 public Comprehensive Colleges in the Midwest.
• Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

• Valley City State to announce major donor to turf project (Valley City Times Record)
  posted on July 13, 2011 at 03:41:08 pm
  Valley City State University is expected to announce the major donor to its new football field turf project and the new name of its football field at a press conference on July 19.
• Smith makes it through first cuts for national team (Altona Red River Valley Echo)
  posted on July 5, 2011 at 04:09:56 am
  A Gretna softball player took part in tryouts for the Canadian National Senior team in Surrey, B.C., June 25-28, moving on to the Yukon for the second round of cuts less than two months after her record setting season with Valley City State University ended.
• Maurer shuts down Foxes (Laramie Boomerang)
  posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:22:35 am
  Dan Maurer was the first pitcher to step on the mound and the last to step off. The lefty hurler completed his third and senior season at Valley City State University this spring in Valley City, N.D. with modest pitching stats.
• Valley City man arrested in VCSU thefts (Valley City Times Record)
  posted on May 25, 2011 at 03:04:44 pm
  A Valley City man was arrested in connection with thefts at Valley City State University. Joseph Allen Uffelman, 24, is charged with two counts of burglary and two counts of theft of property in the May 19 thefts. The charges are Class C felonies.
• Some VCSU graduates find jobs in field, some go for further education (Valley City Times Record)
  posted on May 19, 2011 at 10:49:47 pm
  Some of the 225 Valley City State University students eligible to graduate Saturday found jobs in the fields they trained for, some decided to continue their educations, some are accepting jobs to fill in until they start or find jobs needing their skills, and some are going into teaching.

View all past news stories

School Map:

Get: driving directions   Weather: 10-day forecast or monthly climate averages.