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Riverland Community College

Austin, Minnesota Public 2-year Town

Overview

Riverland Community College is a public two-year institution based in Austin, Minnesota. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 3,959 students in fall 2024. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Riverland Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business/Commerce, and Electrician. It awarded 827 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 29 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,959
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
827
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 74

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Health Professions 13
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Construction Trades 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 4
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Precision Production 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Education 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
75%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
407
Certificates under 1 year
196
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
114
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
110

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,959
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,959
Full-time, fall 2024
30%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,236
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
29
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Kathleen Linaker
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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