{{Short description|College in Minnesota, United States}} {{citation style|date=March 2014}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox university | name = Minnesota North College – Rainy River | image = Rainy_River_logo.jpg | image_size = 150px | established = 1967<ref name="Macmillan, 593">(Macmillan, 593)</ref> | closed = Rainy River Community College | type = Public community college | parent = Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System | former_name =
| city = International Falls, Minnesota | country = U.S. | coor = {{Coord|48.5943|-93.4276|region:US-MN_type:edu_source:gnis|display=inline|notes=<ref>{{Gnis|649800|Rainy River State Junior College}}</ref>}} | students = 350 | colors = {{color box|#FF0000|border=silver}}{{color box|#FFFFFF|border=silver}}{{color box|#000000|border=silver}} Red, white, black<ref name="Men's, 1"/> | athletics_affiliations = NJCAA, MCAC, ACHA | sports_nickname = Voyageurs<ref name="Men's, 1">(Men's, 1)</ref> | mascot = <!-- or: | mascots = --> | website = {{URL|https://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== 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== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics |url=https://minnesotanorth.edu/athletics/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Minnesota North |language=en-US}}</ref>
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. <ref>[https://www.fox21online.com/2024/03/05/minnesota-north-college-rainy-river-mens-basketball-bound-for-national-tournament/ "Minnesota North College-Rainy River Men’s Basketball Bound for National Tournament, FOX 21"]</ref>
While the school was forced to cut its programs,<ref>[https://www.fox21online.com/2020/06/18/rainy-river-community-college-suspends-womens-hockey-program/ "Rainy River Community College Suspends Women’s Hockey Program, FOX 21"]</ref> 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. <ref>[https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mice/Record_Book/index "NJCAA Men's Ice Hockey Records"]</ref> The women's team, meanwhile, won three American Collegiate Hockey Association national titles in 2008, 2009 and 2011. <ref>[https://www.achahockey.org/mens-division-1-national-champions-2 "ACHA List of National Champions"]</ref>
==Student activities== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clubs and Organizations - Rainy River |url=https://minnesotanorth.edu/campuses/rainy-river-community-college/clubs-and-organizations/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Minnesota North |language=en-US}}</ref> They also hold different events during the year including Awareness Week, and Diversity Week.<ref name="Macmillan, 594">(Macmillan, 594)</ref>
==Library== 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.<ref name="Macmillan, 594"/>
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==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.rainyriver.edu/}}
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