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Minnesota North College – Mesabi Range Virginia

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    Coordinates:47°28′16″N92°31′29″W / 47.4711°N 92.5247°W /47.4711; -92.5247[1]
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    Minnesota North College – Mesabi Range Virginia
    Main entrance of Minnesota North College – Mesabi Range Virginia
    Motto Lead The Way
    Type Publiccommunity college
    Established 1925
    Parent institution
    		Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System
    Provost Shelly McCauley Jugovich
    Students 1,700
    Location
    Virginia, Minnesota
    ,
    U.S.

    47°28′16″N92°31′29″W / 47.4711°N 92.5247°W /47.4711; -92.5247[1]
    Colors Gold and green
    Nickname Norse
    Sporting affiliations
    		NJCAA,Minnesota College Athletic Conference
    Mascot Norsemen
    Website minnesotanorth.edu/campuses/mesabi-range-virginia/

    Minnesota North College – Mesabi Range Virginia, most recently known as Mesabi Range College (MRC) Virginia campus, which was formerly known as Mesabi Range Community and Technical College) is apubliccommunity collegecampus located inVirginia, Minnesota. In 2022, the board of trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities merged the college with several others into a single institution calledMinnesota North College.

    History

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    The college traced its roots to 1923 whenVirginia Junior Collegecame into existence. When the new campus was built across from the lake on the corner of W. Chestnut and N 9th, in the current location, the name was changed toMesabi State Junior Collegethen toMesabi Range Community and Technical College. Its name changed again, in January 2014, to Mesabi Range College.[2]It is named for theMesabi Range, an iron-ore deposit in Minnesota'sIron Rangewhere the campus andMinnesota North College – Mesabi Range Evelethare located.

    In 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities mergedHibbing Community CollegewithItasca Community College,Mesabi Range College,Rainy River Community College, andVermilion Community Collegeinto a single institution calledMinnesota North College.[3]

    Athletics

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    As part of Minnesota North College, a member of theMinnesota College Athletic Conference(MCAC) within theNational Junior College Athletic Association(NJCAA), Norse athletics includebaseball,softball,football, men'sbasketball, women's basketball, andvolleyball.[4]

    Notable alumni

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    References

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    1. ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mesabi Range College
    2. ^Brenda K. Kochevar (March 24, 2014).""Mesabi Range College" Official Name as of January 2014"(PDF).www.mesabirange.com. Mesabi Range College. RetrievedDecember 22,2016.
    3. ^Whitford, Emma (March 17, 2022)."Merger Approved for 5 Minnesota Community Colleges".Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved21 March2022.
    4. ^"Athletics".Minnesota North. Retrieved2022-10-02.
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