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Photo of Black History Month speaker

Front Page | Press Releases

Black History Month Speaker Rescheduled for April 6

March 30, 2023

Join us to hear Dr. Karlos K. Hill, an expert on racism and race relations, at 11:00 a.m. virtually on Zoom.

economic impact graphic

Front Page | Operations | Press Releases

Study Reveals: Ridgewater’s Annual Impact Hits $155 million annually

Ridgewater’s 2021-22 economic impact hit $155 million. Factors? Tax revenue, capital projects, employee volunteer time and donations, and more.

Ridgewater Community Health Fairs and Healthcare Job Fairs

Front Page | Press Releases

Public invited to free health fairs, healthcare job fairs

March 15, 2023

Health, wellness and careers are the primary goals of the Ridgewater Community Health Fairs set for March 21 in Hutchinson and March 23 in Willmar.

Welding students at work

Front Page | Press Releases

Ridgewater SkillsFest highlights technical skills

March 13, 2023

First-place winners announced for 17 technical competitions

Photo of Warrior athletes and coaches celebrating national success

Athletics | Awards | Front Page

Two Ridgewater Warriors Named Wrestling All-Americans

March 8, 2023

Ridgewater Warriors Cole Holien and Wil Yasseri placed seventh at NJCAA Division III nationals to earn All-American honors.

Ridgewater Dean of Student Heidi Olson

Awards | Front Page | Press Releases

Ridgewater Dean Receives Honor for Student Support

March 2, 2023

Ridgewater Dean of Students Heidi Olson receives a PTK National Honor Society 2023 Distinguished College Administrator Award.

Meat cutting instructor in partner shop setting

Front Page | Press Releases

Meat Cutting Program Expanding with $625,000 Grant

Ridgewater to add two new certificates to Meat Cutting program thanks to $625K grant.

Ridgewater Warrior Cole Holien became a Region 13 141-pound champion Feb 19 in Thief River Falls. He and five teammates will now head to NJCAA National Championships in Iowa on March 3-4. Additional Warriors headed to the big show include Austin Schlangen, Brady Holien, Taedon Nichols, as well as repeat national contenders Rick Jones and Wil Yasseri.

Athletics | Front Page | Press Releases

Six Ridgewater Warriors Qualify for NJCAA Wrestling Nationals

March 1, 2023

Six Ridgewater Warrior wrestlers are headed to nationals.

Front Page | Press Releases

New Ridgewater-SWIF venture to expand childcare teachers for high-demand industry

February 24, 2023

Early childhood education workers had more incentive than ever to choose Ridgewater College to advance their careers this semester.

Media Alert: Skills Fest, annual high school technical skills competition

February 2, 2023

Mark your media calendars for Friday, February 10, when Ridgewater College will host Skills Fest 2023 at its Willmar campus.

Awards | Front Page | Press Releases

Two Ridgewater students named to All-State Academic Team

January 31, 2023

Students Lizza Dinndorf and Zoey Lovold will represent Ridgewater on the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) National Honor Society All-Minnesota Academic Team.

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Awards | Front Page | Press Releases

Ridgewater College Announces Fall Semester 2022 Deans’ List

January 30, 2023

Ridgewater College would like to acknowledge those students earning recognition on the Deans’ lists for Fall Semester 2022.

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