Rainy River Community College (RRCC) is a community college located in International Falls, Minnesota. It is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
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Degrees/programs offered
RRCC offers the following two year degree programs: Associate in Arts degree, Associate in Science - Health Science, Communications Studies Transfer Pathway and Exercise Science Transfer Pathway. There are certificate programs that include: Accounting and Bookkeeping, Coaching, Fitness Specialist, Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide and Truck Driving. There are shared programs that include: Addiction Studies (Mesabi Range College), Early Childhood Education (Mesabi Range College), Hospitality Management (Normandale Community College, Medical Laboratory Technician (Lake Superior College), Practical Nursing (Itasca Community College), Registered Nursing (Hibbing Community College), and Pharmacy Technician (Hibbing Community College).
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Enrollment information
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. 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. 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.
Extra curricular 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. 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.
Library and computer lab
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.
References
External links
- Rainy River Community College (RRCC)
- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)
- National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
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