Recently, Riverland Community College reconnected with a former student who graduated with an Associate in Arts (AA) degree in 2006.  He continued his higher education at the University of Minnesota and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English in 2008.

The PSEO program is available to students throughout the state to promote "rigorous educational pursuits and provide a wider variety of options for students." Through PSEO, students receive both high school and college credit for college courses completed. PSEO students may take courses on a college campus or at their high school if available. PSEO courses offered at the high school are commonly called concurrent enrollment courses.