Ridgewater College

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Associate's — Public Rural-serving Medium

General Characteristics

Highest offering	At least 2, but less than 4 academic yrs
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Ridgewater College Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance and Tutoring. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Partial Services/Facilities For Students With Learning Disabilities, Services/Facilities For Hearing Impaired, Services/Facilities For Speech Or Communications Disorders, Services/Facilities For Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Accessibility, 1000 work stations, available in: libraries, computer centers, Email Accounts Provided to All Students, Online Course Registration for Freshmen, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network, Computer Repair Service Available On Campus, Discounted Computer Software for Sale, Wireless Network, Offers distance learning courses or programs (online or partially online): Yes, During Normal Term Periods, Percent of courses taught as online courses: 2%, Percent of courses taught as blended (online and offline): 1% and Percent of courses taught face-to-face: 97%. Ridgewater College is unique in its study options. That is, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major and Study Abroad.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Ridgewater College.

English Language and Literature:

English, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology, Conservation Biology

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Mathematics/Computer Science

Computer Science:

Computer Networking/Telecommunications, Computer Programming – Specific Applications, Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Web/Multimedia Design, Web/Multimedia Management, Word Processing

Personal and Culinary Services:

Aesthetics/Skin Care, Cosmetology, Manicure/Nails

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Commercial Photography, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General, Photography

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

History:

History – General

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Digital Communications/Multimedia, Journalism, Mass Communications/Media Studies, Publishing

Education:

Adult/Continuing Teacher Education, Art Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, Instructional Media, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Teacher Assistance, multiple levels

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Activity Director, Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Health System Administration, Home Attendant, Massage Therapy, Medical Administrative Assistance, Medical Assistance, Medical Insurance Billing, Medical Radiologic Technology, Medical Records Technology, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Practical, Nursing Assistance, Substance Abuse Counseling, Veterinarian Assistance

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies, Police Science

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Social Sciences:

Criminology, Economics, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology, Urban Studies

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Accounting Technology, Administrative/Secretarial Services, Business – General, Fashion Merchandising, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, Office Clerical Services, Retailing, Sales and Distribution

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Health/Physical Fitness, recreation & fitness – general

Again, for international students, the application fee is 20.

Ridgewater College Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Transfer students are not ignored, but did not report the exact number of transfer students. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 89% and Open admission, but with selective admission to some programs. Remember that this can change at any time.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 1st of August. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Besides, the SAT subject section score due date was not reported.

Ridgewater College Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form.

Ridgewater College Students

The university is a Public, Community College, Technical College, Two-year, Coed, where 89 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. The school’s size is approximately three thousand, six hundred and seventeen degree-seeking undergrads and one thousand, four hundred and twenty first-time degree-seeking freshmen. Further, the student body consists of twenty-six percent part-time students, fifty-four percent women, forty-six percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, one percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, ninety percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien and five percent race per ethnicity unreported. Ridgewater College offers Associate degrees. Again, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus.

This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. Further, the university has many unique facilites such as Natural wooded prairie and wetlands areas for biological study; nursing simulation centers; art galleries.. Naturally, the school is located 100 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul, (Willmar campus), 60 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul (Hutchinson campus).

Ridgewater College Athletics

The Warriors are a member of NJCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s Intercollegiate Football
• Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Golf
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
• Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling