Nick was chosen for this award by the Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators (MAAE).   Agriculture educators from both secondary and postsecondary levels in Minnesota are considered for this award. 

Riverland Community College Theatre’s spring play production, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, begins performances on Feb. 26.

The 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration was held at Riverland Community College  on Monday evening, honoring the contributions King made to economic justice, according to a press release. It was an evening of music and thoughtful reflection.

Farmers and agricultural landowners interested in planting cover crops or interested in the basic of cover crops are invited to an informational session.

 MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND MINNESOTA STATE LAUNCH NEW INITIATIVE TO HELP ADULT LEARNERS COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE DEGREE

MN Reconnect offers personalized support across
four Minnesota State college campuses including Riverland

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) and Minnesota State are launching a new program to help adult learners re-enroll and finish their postsecondary education: MN Reconnect.

Community leaders sat down at Riverland Community College Monday to create a five-year road map for the college. The topics included the institution's budget, student needs and the school's role in the community.

Riverland Community College will sponsor “Big Arts in the Big Apple,” March 6 through 10, 2020, a 5-day study trip to New York City, one of America’s most vibrant and historic cultural centers. Led by experienced Riverland faculty members Scott Blankenbaker and Lindsey Duoos Williams, “Big Arts in the Big Apple” will feature theater, art, music, culture, and sight-seeing. Participants will have the opportunity to experience Chinatown, the Metropolitan Opera, the Statue of Liberty, Broadway shows, and much more.

Riverland Community College will host four separate career cluster focused events based at the campus where the programs are located. Our goal in this event  is to provide a focused, worthwhile career exploration experience involving hands-on activities and demonstrations – as well as more time for prospects to connect with faculty, Riverland students, and business and industry partners.

Riverland Community College Theatre kicks off their 2019-2020 season with the play Wilson’s Girl: Unpacking the Beef in a Minnesota Town. In this world premiere, local Minnesota playwright Eva Barr adapts Cheri Register’s 2001 memoir about coming of age in Albert Lea during the 1959 Wilson’s meatpacking plant strike.

A groundbreaking for a new transportation, trade, and industrial education center was held Tuesday at Riverland Community College’s Albert Lea campus.

Riverland Community College Theatre Director Lindsey Duoos Williams announced the Riverland’s 2019-2020 lineup today. The new season will present a variety of plays and musicals, including a world premiere of a new play by a local playwright to be performed at both the Austin and Albert Lea campuses.

Auditions for Wilson’s Girl will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 27 and 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. Auditions for Once Upon a Mattress will be held Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 9 and 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. 

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society announces Magulado
named Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar

Dani-Annkay Magulado, a business major from Riverland Community College is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2019 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

The two performance choirs will join forces for the
Season providing more opportunities for musicians

The 2019-2020 concert seasons for the Northwestern Singers and for Riverland Community College’s College Choir will look remarkably similar.

That’s because the Riverland College Choir and the Northwestern Singers are joining their choirs together for the season. Although the missions of the two groups are different, their overall goal is the same: to make and share great music.

Riverland Community College and Minnesota State University, Mankato
host an open house for working adults pursuing business degree

If you are a working adult looking to start or complete a degree, Riverland Community College and Minnesota State University, Mankato have partnered to deliver an innovative, fully online, flexible program. Learn more about our innovative FlexPace^SM program that allows working adults to earn business degrees at an Open House scheduled for June 26 at the Owatonna Campus from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event will also be streamed live via the internet for those that can’t make a personal appearance.

Out of 1,300 chapters in nine countries, Riverland Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Zeta Eta chapter honors student organization has been named a Distinguished Chapter at the 2019 Phi Theta Kappa International Catalyst convention in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend.

An Austin student is hoping to become president of a group that represents college students across Minnesota, and he's focusing on an issue that's being felt in places you might not think.

Why college? To fully understand all the benefits that a college can provide in achieving a future career, it helps to be on a college campus. All Pacelli junior and high School students have been provided such a visit this spring to Riverland Community College.