Minnesota North College – Rainy River

College in Minnesota, United States

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Minnesota North College – Rainy River

Type| Public community college
Active| 1967[1]–Rainy River Community College

Parent institution

| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System
Students| 350
Location|

International Falls, Minnesota

U.S.

48°35′39″N 93°25′39″W﻿ / ﻿48.5943°N 93.4276°W﻿ / 48.5943; -93.4276[2]
Colors|  Red, white, black[3]
Nickname| Voyageurs[3]

Sporting affiliations

| NJCAA, MCAC, ACHA
Website| minnesotanorth.edu

Minnesota North College – Rainy River, previously Rainy River Community College, is a public community college in International Falls, Minnesota. In 2022, the board of trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities merged the college with several others into a single institution called Minnesota North College.

## Academics

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The campus offers the Associate in Arts degree, Associate in Science degree, and certificate programs. It also provides several programs shared with other colleges.

## Athletics

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As part of Minnesota North College, a member of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), Voyageur Athletics include baseball, softball, men's basketball, women's basketball, and volleyball.[4]

The Rainy River men's basketball team earned their first regional title since 1991 and a trip to the NJCAA DIII tournament in 2024 by edging Riverland Community College. [5]

While the school was forced to cut its programs,[6] Rainy River has a storied history in the sport of ice hockey. The men's hockey team won two NJCAA national championships in 1977 and 1999. [7] The women's team, meanwhile, won three American Collegiate Hockey Association national titles in 2008, 2009 and 2011. [8]

## Student activities

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The campus offers an 18-hole disc golf course, a lighted cross country trail for skiing and hiking, and several water features including ponds, decks, and walkways. The campus has an active Phi Theta Kappa honor society and Student Senate.[9] They also hold different events during the year including Awareness Week, and Diversity Week.[10]

## Library

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The campus library has 20,000 books and an online public access catalog available 24 hours a day. There are 70 computers available on campus for general student use. There is a staffed computer lab providing training of computers, technology, software, and the Internet.[10]

## References

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1. ^ (Macmillan, 593)
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy River State Junior College
3. ^ a b (Men's, 1)
4. ^ "Athletics". Minnesota North. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
5. ^ "Minnesota North College-Rainy River Men’s Basketball Bound for National Tournament, FOX 21"
6. ^ "Rainy River Community College Suspends Women’s Hockey Program, FOX 21"
7. ^ "NJCAA Men's Ice Hockey Records"
8. ^ "ACHA List of National Champions"
9. ^ "Clubs and Organizations - Rainy River". Minnesota North. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
10. ^ a b (Macmillan, 594)

## External links

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* Official website

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Colleges and universities in Minnesota

Public: University of Minnesota System|

* University of Minnesota
* Duluth
* Crookston
* Morris
* Rochester

Public: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system|

* Bemidji State
* Metropolitan State
* Minnesota State, Mankato
* MSU Moorhead
* St. Cloud State
* Southwest Minnesota State
* Winona State

Private institutions|

* Adler
* Augsburg
* Bethany Lutheran
* Bethel
* Carleton
* Concordia (Moorhead)
* Concordia (St. Paul)
* Crossroads
* Crown
* Dunwoody
* Free Lutheran Bible College
* Gustavus Adolphus
* Hamline
* Luther Seminary
* Macalester
* Minneapolis College of Art and Design
* Martin Luther
* North Central
* Northwestern
* Northwestern Health Sciences
* Oak Hills
* St. Benedict/St. John's
* St. Catherine
* Saint Mary's
* St. Olaf
* St. Scholastica
* St. Thomas

Community/technical colleges|

| Minnesota North College|

* Hibbing
* Itasca
* Mesabi Range
* Rainy River
* Vermilion

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* Alexandria TC
* Anoka TC
* Anoka-Ramsey CC
* Central Lakes
* Century
* Dakota County TC
* Fond du Lac Tribal CC
* Hennepin TC
* Inver Hills CC
* Lake Superior
* Leech Lake Tribal
* Minneapolis CTC
* MSC-Southeast Technical
* Minnesota State CTC
* Minnesota West CTC
* Normandale CC
* North Hennepin CC
* Northland CTC
* Pine TC
* Red Lake Nation CC
* Ridgewater
* Riverland CC
* Rochester CTC
* St. Cloud TCC
* Saint Paul CTC
* South Central
* White Earth Tribal CC

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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system

Four-year universities|

* Bemidji State University
* Minnesota State University, Mankato
* Minnesota State University Moorhead
* Metropolitan State University
* Southwest Minnesota State University
* St. Cloud State University
* Winona State University

Community and
technical colleges|

* Alexandria Technical and Community College
* Anoka Technical College
* Anoka-Ramsey Community College
* Central Lakes College
* Century College
* Dakota County Technical College
* Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
* Hennepin Technical College
* Hibbing Community College
* Inver Hills Community College
* Itasca Community College
* Lake Superior College
* Mesabi Range College
* Minnesota State Community & Technical College
* Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical
* Minneapolis Community and Technical College
* Minnesota West Community & Technical College
* Normandale Community College
* North Hennepin Community College
* Northland Community & Technical College
* Northwest Technical College
* Pine Technical and Community College
* Rainy River Community College
* Ridgewater College
* Riverland Community College
* Rochester Community & Technical College
* St. Cloud Technical and Community College
* Saint Paul College
* South Central College
* Vermilion Community College

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* ISNI
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* United States

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