Vermilion Community College

Vermilion Community College is a two-year community college in Ely, Minnesota adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Superior National Forest . Vermilion offers students several niche programs focusing on natural resources, natural sciences, and outdoor education. Founded in Liberal Arts, students can study a variety of programs and areas of interest.

Vermilion is also a residential college offering housing to nearly half of all attending students. This is coupled with a robust student life and resident life programming. Students experience varsity, intramural, and club level athletics and areas of interest.

Vermilion sits on over 80 acres of property on the outskirts of Ely, Minnesota. Students have access to hiking and biking trails, field labs, campsites, and traditional college amenities. Vermilion also runs an off-site Outdoor Learning Center for student use. This center has cabins, a classroom, forest area, a beach with docks, and is located on Fall Lake which servers as an entry point into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).

All students interested in pursuing outdoor education, natural resource education, or are looking for an outdoor experience can find Vermilion as a potential college fit.

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Colleges and universities in Minnesota

Public institutions	Bemidji State Metropolitan State Minnesota State, Mankato MSU Moorhead St. Cloud State Southwest Minnesota State UMC UMD UMM UMR University of Minnesota Winona State

Private institutions	Adler AFLBS Augsburg Bethany Lutheran Bethel Carleton Concordia (Moorhead) Concordia (St. Paul) Crossroads Crown Dunwoody Gustavus Adolphus Hamline Luther Seminary Macalester Minneapolis College of Art and Design Martin Luther North Central Northwestern Northwestern Health Sciences Oak Hills St. Benedict/St. John's St. Catherine Saint Mary's St. Olaf St. Scholastica St. Thomas

Community/technical colleges	Alexandria TC Anoka TC Anoka-Ramsey CC Central Lakes Century Dakota County TC Fond du Lac Tribal CC Hennepin TC Hibbing CC Inver Hills CC Itasca CC Lake Superior Leech Lake Tribal Mesabi Range CTC Minneapolis CTC MSC-Southeast Technical Minnesota State CTC Minnesota West CTC Normandale CC North Hennepin CC Northland CTC Pine TC Rainy River CC Red Lake Nation CC Riverland CC Rochester CTC St. Cloud TCC Saint Paul CTC South Central Vermilion CC White Earth Tribal CC

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)

4 Year Universities	Bemidji State Minnesota State, Mankato Minnesota State Moorhead Metropolitan State Southwest Minnesota State St. Cloud State Winona State

Community and Technical Colleges	Alexandria Technical and Community College Anoka Technical College Anoka-Ramsey Community College Central Lakes College Century College Dakota County Technical College Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College Hennepin Technical College Hibbing Community College Inver Hills Community College Itasca Community College Lake Superior College Mesabi Range Community & Technical College Minnesota State Community & Technical College Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical Minneapolis Community & Technical College Minnesota West Community & Technical College Normandale Community College North Hennepin Community College Northland Community & Technical College Northwest Technical College Pine Technical College Rainy River Community College Ridgewater College Riverland Community College Rochester Community & Technical College St. Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Paul College South Central College Vermilion Community College

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