1501 Highway 71
International Falls, MN 56649

Located in the heart of Minnesota's northwoods, Rainy River community college is a small school specializing in providing students with a personalized education. The 700+ student body ranges in age from 16 to 84 and hails from a wide array of foreign countries. This 80-acre campus of Rainy River Community College offers programs of study ranging from marketing to math and students can expect to be taught by education professionals rather than graduate students. This school offers associate degrees in the areas of Arts, Science, and Applied Science as well as certificate programs in Office Management, Accounting Technician, Practical nursing, Outdoor Leadership, Health Information Technology, & CISCO networking.

Thanks to collaborative partnerships with other area institutions, Rainy River Community Collegestudents have access to outside programs in areas like Paper Science and Paralegal Studies that aren't offered on campus. Rainy River is also a member of the INEC Nursing Consortium. This partnership allows Rainy River Community College nursing students have the opportunity to make a seamless transition into the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Hibbing.

Students have their choice of living on or near campus and have their choice of six sports teams, an intramural sports program, and six student organizations. Rainy River Community College is also home to a campus chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honors society for two-year college students. In addition to offering academic programs, the school also supports a comprehensive continuing education program designed to fit the needs of the community. Here you'll find customized business training programs as well as personal development workshops available to the general public.

Rainy River Community College students not only receive academic support in the classroom; they also receive support after class is over. Rainy River Community College provides free academic advising, professional and peer tutoring, online academic support, writing labs, study rooms, financial aid advising, career counseling, and disability services to students. To supplement classroom study, the school's Service Learning program allows students to put their skills to the test through volunteer opportunities offered throughout the community.

Quick Facts:

More than 90% of the student body receives some form of financial assistance.

The average age of Rainy River Community College grads is 24.

65% of the campus is female and 13% represent ethnic minorities.

As of this past fall, Rainy River Community College added a brand new Industrial Technology associate degree program to it's academic catalogue.

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