Minnesota North College

The Minnesota Wildfire Academy in Grand Rapids, hosted by the Minnesota Incident Command System, is the state’s largest interagency wildland fire training event.

New degrees in arboriculture, addiction studies, mental health services, social work and water operations prepare students for careers in high-demand fields, the college said.

The Range Astronomy Club will celebrate National Astronomy Day at the Paulucci Space Theater in Hibbing on Saturday, May 3, beginning at 4 p.m.

Public campuses facing tighter budgets hope their outreach can keep low- to middle-income students enrolled.

The Empower program at MNC - Hibbing hosts a Women in the Workforce event for high school students to encourage engineering, construction and other careers in the trades.

The community is invited to the celebration, which will include keynote speaker, Keith Turner, Dean of Student Success, Equity, and Inclusion at Minnesota North College.

There's plenty to do throughout Northern Minnesota this week, including a harvest fair in Bemidji and a mental health conference in Grand Rapids.

A total of 364 non-resident and non-reciprocity students paid more because of this tuition difference last year, according to the college.

A teaching dental clinic at Minnesota North College - Hibbing serves patients on the Iron Range while expanding the dental workforce.

Aaron Wenger was a poet and physicist who was instrumental in starting the engineering program at Itasca Community College, now Minnesota North-Itasca. He was a regular part of KAXE's programming for many years, whether he was sharing a poem, a story, or his thoughts on the universe.