Ridgewater College Healthcare Programs

Located in Willmar, Minnesota, Ridgewater College is a public institution. The surrounding location of Willmar is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Ridgewater College?

Contact details for Ridgewater College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2101 15Th Ave Nw, Willmar, MN 56201
Phone:	800-722-1151
Website:	www.ridgewater.edu

How Do I Get Into Ridgewater College?

You can apply to Ridgewater College online at: https://eservices.minnstate.edu/adm/public/studentWelcome?campusId=308

Ridgewater College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Ridgewater College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ridgewater College, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,178 a year. That adds up to $20,712 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ridgewater College is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ridgewater College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,846 undergraduate students at Ridgewater College, with 1,578 being full-time and 1,268 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,578 full-time undergraduates at Ridgewater College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ridgewater College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	26
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	152
White	1,245
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	85

Over 8 countries are represented at Ridgewater College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Nigeria, and Finland.

Online Learning at Ridgewater College

In 2022-2023, 2,088 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ridgewater College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 19th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Ridgewater College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	33%
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	33%

Ridgewater College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	72	0	72
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	0	11	11	22
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	16	16
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	1	9	10
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	0	9	0	9
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	0	9	0	9
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	4	3	7
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	4	0	4
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	0	4	4
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	3	0	0	3
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	0	2	2
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	0	0	1	1
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	110	46	159

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.