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Creating a Highly Educated Workforce and Growing New Jobs
Saint Paul has extraordinary healthcare and higher education resources that are instrumental in creating a highly educated workforce and growing new jobs. Capital City Partnership is working with the City of Saint Paul on developing new partnerships among business, government, healthcare, and higher education as part of a regional economic development plan to leverage these assets, remain technically advanced, cultivate new jobs, and create a strategic advantage for the City.

St. Joseph's Cyberknife Lobby

St. Joseph's Hospital Cyberknife Lobby
St. Joseph's Hospital is one of several healthcare institutions planning expansion projects.

Healthcare Demand Increases
Saint Paul hospitals are anticipating an increased demand for healthcare services from aging baby boomers, and project a 26 percent increase in hospital use by 2013. Because of this increase in demand, and the need to accommodate the latest medical technology, the healthcare industry is investing in Saint Paul with significant hospital expansion projects.

Healthcare

Saint Paul hospitals and healthcare clinics have an estimated annual economic impact of $3.1 billion.
Healthcare represents the largest employment sector in Saint Paul and employs 32,500 people.
Healthcare is the fastest growing employment sector in Saint Paul and is predicted to grow 43% by 2010, to a total of 43,072 employees.
There are 11 hospitals in the East Metro area; six of them are located in Saint Paul.

The healthcare industry has a significant impact on the overall business climate of Saint Paul and its residents. The east metro area has 11 hospitals, and Saint Paul has 4 large, acclaimed healthcare campuses within or directly adjacent to the Central Business District. Saint Paul hospitals are anticipating an increased demand for healthcare services from aging baby boomers and project a 26% increase in hospital use by 2013. Because of this increase in demand and the need to accommodate the latest medical technology, the healthcare industry is investing in Saint Paul with significant hospital expansion projects.

A College Town

Hamline University is one of 12
higher education institutions in Saint Paul.

Saint Paul ranks third in the nation for higher education institutions per capital. There are 12 higher education institutions in Saint Paul and a total of 23 postsecondary institutions in the East Metro, enrolling nearly 65,000 students each year. Saint Paul has a highly-educated workforce with 60% having Bachelor’s degrees or higher, compared to 20% nationally.

Downtown Saint Paul is home to the College of St. Scholastica’s Saint Paul campus since 2000 and has offered accelerated evening programs for busy adults. More than 600 people have earned undergraduate and graduate degrees, and the site has grown from 3 to 11 accredited programs, ranging from teaching licensure to social work, to its newest offering: the St. Scholastica MBA. Their growth continues with a building addition to be completed in early 2009. Also located in the heart of the city is McNally Smith College of Music, which is devoted to excellence in music industry higher education and in developing music industry professionals.

Higher Education

There are 12 higher education institutions in Saint Paul, and a total of 23 post-secondary institutions in the East Metro area, ranking Saint Paul 3rd in the nation on the basis of four+ year higher education institutions per capita.
The 23 colleges and universities have annual expenditures of over $900 million, employ 11,000 staff , and enroll nearly 65,000 students each year.
Saint Paul area higher education institutions have an annual economic impact on the Twin Cities economy of $1.34 billion.
Saint Paul higher education institutions generate about 21,000 jobs in the Twin Cities.