Riverland News
Riverland and Minnesota State Freeze Undergraduate Tuition
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities approved the annual operating budget for FY2024 that includes a freeze in undergraduate tuition at FY2023 levels, which averaged $8,685 at the system’s universities and $5,471 at its colleges. Riverland Community College is included in the tuition freeze, a move made possible by funding approved by the legislature and Governor Walz in their higher education funding bill for the 2024 – 2025 biennium.
Riverland Names Ukaga New Associate Dean of Food and Agriculture
Dr. Okechukwu Ukaga began his new position as Associate Dean of Food and Agriculture on June 15, 2023.
With a post-graduate diploma in Ag Economics from the University of Nigeria, a master’s degree. in Education, Dr. Ukaga also has an MBA from Florida A & M University, and a doctorate in Extension Education from Pennsylvania State University.