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North Star Promise Scholarship Program Available to Students for First Time Starting in Fall, 2024

Hibbing, MN- Minnesota North College announces the launch of the State of Minnesota’s North Star Promise Scholarship Program, which provides a “last dollar in” scholarship for students with Adjusted Gross Income of less than $80,000 with the ultimate goal of expanding access to higher education and reducing the financial burden… Read More

Baseball players from Minnesota North Rainy River make quite the save near Bemidji

https://www.wdio.com/front-page/top-stories/baseball-players-from-minnesota-north-rainy-river-make-quite-the-save-near-bemidji/… Read More

St. Louis County partners with Minnesota North College – Hibbing to offer skilled apprenticeship program for heavy equipment mechanics

Hibbing, MN-As early as this fall, students in the Diesel Mechanics/Heavy Equipment program at Minnesota North College – Hibbing will have an opportunity to apply for a skilled apprenticeship position with St. Louis County Public Works. This new apprenticeship program will provide valuable real-life experience for students while also helping develop… Read More

Minnesota North College on course to transform higher education in NE Minnesota

***This article originally appeared in Business North and was written by Felicia Schneiderhan The newly consolidated Minnesota North College (MN North) aims to transform higher education and the overall quality of life for many in the region with an expanded initiative to serve people who have never considered college, helping… Read More

Scott Olson starts new job as chancellor, says goodbye to Winona State University

***This article originally appeared in the La Crosse Tribune and was written by Rachel Mergen After 11 years at Winona State University, former president Scott Olson has started a new adventure in his career. Olson started in his new role of chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system Aug. Read More

Minnesota North College Welding Program Students have Successful SkillsUSA Championship

Eveleth, MINN- Minnesota North College’s Welding program students recently completed a successful welding competition through SkillsUSA Championships including being awarded a Gold Medal for their Chapter Display. The SkillsUSA Championships are career competition events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Contests begin locally and… Read More

Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation receives $9.3 million to expand the region’s rural transit options

Grand Rapids, MN – The Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation was awarded a $9.3 million federal Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation Program (ATTAIN) grant to expand and extend the goMARTI pilot deployment in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. goMARTI (Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative) launched operations in September 2022 and… Read More

Empow(HER) expands to two weeks, offers more options

Written by Jesse White EVELETH, MINN – After a successful first year, the organizers of a camp aimed at introducing more women to the trades have expanded the program. “Empow(HER) Girls in the Trades Summer Camp” will now offer two camps—one in Hibbing and one in Eveleth—and several new hands-on… Read More

Minnesota North College to Celebrate the Graduating Class of 2023

Hibbing, MN – Minnesota North College is proud to announce the graduation of the Class of 2023. This year’s graduating class is made up of 868 graduates, who are in good standing to complete their degree requirements in Minnesota North College’s wide variety of programming.  There will be five… Read More

Public Speaking Class Produces Student News Broadcast

Contributed by Aaron Brown Hibbing, MN – Each semester, my Public Speaking class produces a student news broadcast about the Hibbing campus of Minnesota North. You may view “Channel One, Channel Fun” at this link. Students plan every aspect of the newscast, choosing interesting stories and fanning out across campus… Read More