Health and Wellness | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Health and Wellness

Students in massage chairs at MCAD Spa Day

Creating a sense of balance in a busy college life serves everyone well. So it’s important to stay fit in mind and body. For that reason, all students have 24/7 access to the Fitness Center, weekly yoga classes, and counseling by appointment.

24-Hour Fitness Center

  • Treadmill
  • Ellipticals
  • Recumbent bike
  • Weights and workout bench
  • Exercise balls
  • Punching bag and gloves
  • Strength equipment/multi-gym
  • Aerobic step
  • Flat-screen television with cable

MCAD's Fitness Center

On-Campus Yoga

Everyone can unwind, let go, and stretch during a free weekly yoga session with a trained instructor.

Spa/Health Days

During key times throughout the semester, massage therapists, hair stylists, and other health-related businesses bring their discounted services to campus.

Student Counseling and Wellness

Mental Health Services

Student Counseling and Wellness staff welcome all undergraduate and MFA graduate students. They provide supportive and confidential counseling to assist students in managing personal, relational, and social challenges, as well as mental health concerns. Services are free of charge; they include individual and group counseling, supportive listening and feedback, consultation, and guidance during a crisis or stressful times. The staff also offers assistance with referrals for outside resources and helps navigate students’ medical insurance networks. MCAD counselors are all Minnesota-licensed, mental-health providers. Counseling services are available Monday through Friday during fall and spring semesters.

Staff includes:

+ Licensed Psychologist

+ Licensed Clinical Social Worker

+ Licensed Professional Counselor

Wellness Outreach and Activities

Student Counseling and Wellness staff sponsor events for anyone who wants to participate including a weekly Wellness Table in the Student Center, Sleep Awareness, Making Friends, Managing Stress, Nutrition, and more.

Our student staff members provide peer-to-peer information, materials, and events related to college student health and self-care. In addition, the student counseling staff offers educational and skill-strengthening workshops related to student wellness at MCAD.

Address

2501 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Contact Us

612.874.3700
800.874.MCAD (6223)
Fax: 612.874.3701

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Land Acknowledgement

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) acknowledges it is located on traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe people, who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We recognize that this place has a complex and layered history. As a community dedicated to creativity, MCAD is committed to ongoing efforts to support and advocate for American Indian Nations and peoples.


Nondiscrimination Policy

MCAD admits students of any race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or marital status to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or marital status in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.