Riverland Community College

Austin Public Schools, Riverland Community College, and Winona State University have collaborated to offer an Associate in Arts degree through Riverland and a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education through WSU.  Students complete the AA at Riverland Community College in Austin, and complete the second two years online through Winona State University

Riverland Community College offers an affordable, personalized educational environment with seasoned faculty and smaller class sizes using various delivery methods: traditional classroom, online, interactive television, or a combination for added flexibility. Complete the AA degree with electives to emphasize teaching goals. Teacher candidates will have clinical experiences in one or more schools before the traditional teaching begins.

Upon completion of the AA program, students continue their studies in Elementary Education through Winona State University in Austin. The WSU program admission requirements for the Elementary Education program are as follows:

• A cumulative 2.75 GPA for the most recent 30 credits.
• Earned a "B" or better in at least one ENGL course: ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1105
• Earned a "B" or better in SPCH 1100
• Completed at least one of the three MATH courses and earned a "C" or better: MATH 1110 (or higher math class) or MATH2021, and MATH2203
• Applied and been accepted to Winona State University
• Completed the Early Clinical requirement

Typical Work Tasks

From CAREERwise.org

People who work in this career often:

• Apply multiple teaching methods.
• Read to students.
• Teach others to use technology or equipment.
• Develop instructional objectives.
• Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
• Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
• Plan educational activities.
• Plan experiential learning activities.
• Encourage students.
• Create technology-based learning materials.

Last Updated: May 19, 2016