Students considering their higher education options can apply for admission to any of the 30 colleges and seven universities of Minnesota State without paying an undergraduate application fee for all or part of October as part of Minnesota State Week and College Knowledge Month promotions.
Riverland Community College recently became one of only three colleges in the country to earn accreditation for its concurrent enrollment program this year. The National Association of Concurrent Enrollment Programs (NACEP) is the predominate accrediting body for dual enrollment college classes taught in the high schools. The Riverland College NOW Program is fully accredited.
Riverland Community College is pleased to announce the students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2021spring president’s and dean’s lists. Riverland congratulates these individuals for their outstanding academic accomplishments.
The trucking industry has been taking a bit of a detour lately.
Driver numbers are declining as the trucking business need keeps increasing.
Jonathan Rymer is an instructor at Riverland Community and Technical College.
"Most of the folks that are retiring, they've worked thirty, forty years in it. And they're retiring," he said. "There's just not enough young folks to come and replace them."
Today, on this anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, we honor how he has changed the world by posting the next Equity 2030 blog article, Minnesota State Leading the Way to Law Enforcement Education Reform, coauthored by Minnesota State Trustee George Soule, Minnesota Higher Education Commissioner Dennis Olson, and Minnesota State Associate Vice Chancellor Satasha Green-Stephen. This article, as well as past and future blog posts, can be found on the Minnesota Equity 2030 webpage.
A house built as a collaboration between the Riverland Community College Carpentry and Electrical program and the Austin Housing Redevelopment Authority will soon be on the market.
Riverland’s team spirit and positive energy were on full display while working on a service project to donate books to “Books for Africa”. “Books for Africa” is a non-profit that collects book donations in the United States and distributes them to different countries and communities in Africa. The bookstore needed to dispose of some books to create space in the store. Books the faculty were no longer using or older editions that could not be returned to publishers.
Riverland Community College Theatre continues its 2020-2021 season with a musical adaptation of As You Like It that will be prerecorded and available as video on demand.
Getting into college after high school may be tough for some, but there's a program in Austin looking to make the transition easier.
It's called the R-STEP Academy. It's a free program for teens and young adults ages 16 to 22 to have an opportunity to prepare for college by taking college level math, writing and career exploration courses like STEM.
Singers from Riverland’s College Choir joined singers from around the state for a virtual choir project. A partnership of community college choirs from Riverland, Anoka-Ramsey, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis College, Normandale, and North Hennepin made this recording to allow students to connect with each other while also creating and learning.https://www.facebook.com/RiverlandTheatreMusic
Nick Schiltz, a Riverland Community College Instructor in our Center of Agriculture and Food Science Technology, and a Member of the Minnesota Association of Agriculture Educators, has been named the 2020-2021 Minnesota Association for Career and Technical Education (MnACTE) New Teacher of the Year.
The Riverland website has launched a new more robust events calendar.
You can get tested at a Minnesota Department of Health Community Testing Site or by ordering an At-Home Saliva Test.
Everyone visiting campus should do the daily Home Screening Assessment prior to visiting a campus location.
With gratitude for The Hormel Foundation, I’m pleased to announce that Riverland Community College has been awarded the following grants for 2021 totaling $441,000.
In addition to these grants, Riverland students receive generous support through The Hormel Foundation Austin Assurance Scholarship program as well. This semester we have 234 Austin and Pacelli high school graduates from the classes of 2019 and 2020 enrolled here at Riverland. This scholarship has a significant impact on our FYE and the success of these students.
The Hormel Foundation's generous support plays an important role in our community and Riverland Community College is a grateful recipient and partner.
Many thanks to all who contributed to submitting these grant requests and for the project work that will impact our students!