Argosy U building new campus

Argosy University is building a 90,000-square-foot campus in Eagan to accommodate growth in its new degree programs.

The new campus, located at the intersection of Yankee Doodle and Pilot Knob roads, is expected to accommodate up to 1,300 students. It will represent a 50 percent expansion over the school's current facility in Bloomington.

Argosy is a for-profit university that specializes in psychology, education and other practitioner-oriented degrees. The school has 7,300 students spread across 13 campuses and a few satellite facilities across the country.

William Cowan, the president of Argosy's Twin Cities campus, said local enrollment grew 15 percent last year. He said the...