Riverland Community College
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| Motto | Success Starts Here |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1940 |
| President | Dr. Adenuga Atewologun |
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Academic staff
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180 |
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Administrative staff
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100 |
| Students | 4,900 |
| Location | Austin, Albert Lea, Owatonna, Minnesota, United States |
| Campus | Three locations in southeast Minnesota |
| Athletics | Blue Devils baseball, fastpitch softball, men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball, and soccer |
| Mascot | Blue Devils (Mr. Scratch) |
| Website | www |
Riverland Community College is a public two-year college with three campuses located in southeastern Minnesota: Albert Lea, Austin, and Owatonna. Founded in 1940, Riverland Community College serves a variety of educational programs and courses to over 4,900 students annually through traditional, hybrid, and online delivery systems.
The college offers an array of academic degrees including bachelor's degrees through partner institutions, Associate in Arts (two-year transfer degrees), Associate in Arts with Emphasis, Associate in Fine Arts, diplomas, and certificates.
Riverland Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association and is one of 31 institutions in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (now Minnesota State) system, the largest single provider of higher education in the state of Minnesota.
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCE
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICE
CONSTRUCTION
EDUCATION
HEALTHCARE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE
PUBLIC SAFETY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
TRANSPORTATION
This excerpt was taken from Academic Dean Ruben Meland’s document titled “Austin Junior College – Nine Years of Community Service”: “Austin Junior College opened its doors of opportunity to the youth of this community on September 3, 1940. The enrollment the first year was comprised of 138 freshmen, served by a faculty of five full-time and four part-time instructors.” (See 1966 for name change)
The “Selected Report on Austin Junior College Prepared for Minnesota Junior College Board dated December 1963” (last page) states: “The Austin Area Vocational-Technical School was established in Austin, Minnesota as a part of the public school system in 1951 and at present (Dec. 1963) provides post high school training to an enrollment of about 250 in: Carpentry, Farm Equipment Mechanics, Welding, Machine Shop (tool & die), Automotive Mechanics, Auto Body Rebuilding, Industrial Electronics, Practical Nursing, and Cosmetology (beauty school).” (See 1972 for name change.)
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