Rainy River Community College

Rainy River Community College (RRCC) is a public community college in International Falls, Minnesota. It is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.[4]

Rainy River Community College
TypePublic
Established1967 (1967)[1]
ProvostRoxanne Kelly[1]
Students350[1]
Location
International Falls, Minnesota
,
U.S.

48.5943°N 93.4276°W / 48.5943; -93.4276[2]
Colors     [3]
NicknameVoyageurs[3]
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA, MCAC, ACHA
Websitewww.rainyriver.edu

In March 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system approved merger of RRCC with Hibbing Community College, Itasca Community College, Mesabi Range College and Vermilion Community College into a single institution called Minnesota North College.[5]

Academics

RRCC offers the Associate in Arts degree, Associate in Science degree, and certificate programs. It also provides several programs shared with other colleges.

Enrollment

Total enrollment is around 350. The student to faculty ratio is 15:1. Breakdown of students include 8% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 15% African American, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 7% international, and 54% are 25 years of age or older.[1] RRCC operates on a semester type of calendar, and has an open admission policy. There is academic remediation for students entering the program, an ESL program, services for students that are learning disabled, advanced placement courses, honors programs, independent study, summer session courses taken for credit, a part-time degree program, adult and continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.[1] Students are considered a first year student if they have 31 or fewer credits, a second year student if they have 32 or more credits, and a full-time student if they take 12 or more credits a semester.[6]

Student activities

RRCC has an Anishinaabe Student Coalition, Student Senate, and Black Student Association. They also hold different events during the year including Awareness Week, and Diversity Week.[7] Athletic teams consist of women's volleyball, basketball, club hockey, and softball; and men's basketball, extramural hockey, and baseball. RRCC is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association and the American Collegiate Hockey Association and competes in the Minnesota Community College Conference.[8]

Library

The RRCC Library has 20,000 books and an online public access catalog available 24 hours a day. The computer labs have 70 computers available on campus for general student use. There is also a staffed computer lab on campus that provides training of computers, technology, software, and the Internet.[7]

References
  1. (Macmillan, 593)
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy River State Junior College
  3. (Men's, 1)
  4. Fisher, Barb. "Recruiter, Marketing Director" (PDF). MNSCU. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  5. Whitford, Emma (March 17, 2022). "Merger Approved for 5 Minnesota Community Colleges". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. (Rainy, 13)
  7. (Macmillan, 594)
  8. (Athletics, 1)
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