Riverland News
Riverland FBM Instructor Jack LaValla, Named Outstanding Ag Teacher
Riverland Community College Farm Business Management (FBM) Instructor, Jack LaValla of St.Charles recently received top honors as this year’s Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher at the annual conference for the Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators (MAAE). Only one agricultural educator in the Minnesota is selected for this award each year.
Riverland Joins Southern Minnesota Center of Agriculture
Riverland Community College has formally joined the Southern Minnesota Center of Agriculture, a collaborative group of higher educational institutions with related agriculture programs that serve agricultural students, producers and businesses throughout the region.
Riverland's SkillsUSA Chapter Receives Lowe's Grant for Community Service
Lowe’s and SkillsUSA to advance career and technical education through community improvement projects. Lowe’s has awarded a $22,260 grant to the SkillsUSA Chapter at Riverland Community College to help Austin homeowners in need.
Mary Davenport named interim president of Rochester Community and Technical College
The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities today appointed Mary Davenport to serve as the interim president of Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC). The two-year appointment becomes effective July 1.
Tuition set to decrease at Riverland and state colleges
After three consecutive years of tuition freezes, tuition will decrease for the nearly 180,000 students at Minnesota state colleges for academic year 2016-2017, making tuition rates lower than the rates paid for the 2012-13 academic year. This decrease includes Riverland Community College. Meanwhile tuition rates at the seven state universities will remain frozen at the levels charged during the 2015-16 academic year.
MnSCU name to become Minnesota State?
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system is getting a new name, or is it?