Itasca Community College

Itasca Community College
Established	1922 (1922)
Academic staff	40
Students	1,900
Location	Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Website	www.itasca.mnscu.edu

Itasca Community College (known as ICC with the slogan "THE BEST PLACE TO START") is a two-year community college located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It was founded in 1922 and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In 2010 Itasca Community College was rated the 5th best community college in the country by The Washington Monthly.

Enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year is about 1900 students, and the school has 40 full-time faculty members. Itasca offers diplomas in practical nursing, wildland fire fighting, and pulp and paper; associate's degrees in applied science in engineering, accounting, forestry/natural resources, and pulp and paper; and professional certificates in child development, geographic information systems,and nursing.

ICC is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (Region XIII). The school fields teams in seven sports, four for men (baseball, basketball, wrestling, and American football) and three for women (softball, volleyball, and basketball). In 2000, men's basketball replaced men's ice hockey as a varsity sport. Teams compete in the Minnesota Community College Conference. At the NJCAA National Wrestling Championship held in Rochester, Minnesota on February 22–24, 2007, heavyweight Chris Miller became ICC's first national champion.

Global Education at ICC

Global Education plays an important role in this small northern Minnesota community college. Every fall, about 20 Danish science and technology students come to ICC from late August until the middle of October. The Danish group spends its first few days in the United States visiting New York City and after arriving in Grand Rapids they spend the first weekend with American host families. The group also goes on several road trips including the Badlands of South Dakota, Duluth, Minnesota, and a Minnesota Twins professional baseball game. The following spring, about 20 ICC students go to Svendborg, Denmark and take classes at HTX Svendborg from early March to early May. ICC students receive college credit and have an opportunity to travel around Europe.

ICC and Danish students outside the state capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota during the 2008 Republican National Convention

In 2008, forty-two members of the United States and Denmark Mass Communication Delegation, from ICC, went to the Twin Cities on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 for the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. According to participants, which included 26 Danish exchange students, the most memorable part of the one-day trip was observing the massive security presence. The delegation also visited the Rally for the Republic event organized by the Campaign for Liberty at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota where they heard Jesse Ventura speak.

Coordinates: 47°14′28″N 93°29′45″W / 47.2411111°N 93.4958333°W / 47.2411111; -93.4958333^[1]

Notable alumni

John T. Davies - Minnesota jurist and legislator^[2]
Brock Larson - wrestler; current mixed martial artist^[3]

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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 System

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

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 and Community College Hennepin Technical College Hibbing Community College Inver Hills Community College Itasca Community College Lake Superior College Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Minnesota State Community & Technical College Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical Minneapolis Community and 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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