2012 Community Profile - Chamber Organizer

Education
Public and Private Education
Grand Forks and East Grand Forks offer primary and secondary
education in different configurations.
In East Grand Forks, four schools serve the 12 grades, with
one school for grades K–2, another for grades 3–5, a third
for grades 6–8, and a 9–12 high school. Overall, East Grand
Forks Public Schools educate over 2,000 young people
each year.
In Grand Forks, a total of 12 elementary schools serve
grades K–5, while four middle schools serve grades 6–8
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and two high schools and one alternative high school serve
the 9–12 school population. Including the Grand Forks Air
Force Base, these schools serve over 7,600 students.
Parochial education is also available in our community. Sacred
Heart School in East Grand Forks serves pre-K through
12th grade in a Catholic setting. In Grand Forks, two Catholic
schools, Holy Family/St. Mary’s and St. Michaels, provide
education through grade 6. In addition, Riverside Christian
School in East Grand Forks offers pre-K through grade 8
education.
Several students from each high school qualify annually as
Merit or Presidential Scholar candidates,
and Grand Forks students’ ACT scores
are higher than both state and national
averages.
The School for the Blind, located in
Grand Forks, provides services for
students and adults with visual impairment.
Its mission is to function as a
statewide comprehensive resource and
to work cooperatively with related agencies
in providing a full range of services
to all people who are blind or visually
impaired, including those with multiple
disabilities.
Bachelor’s Degrees offered
in Grand Forks:
n Business concentrations in
HR, Management, Marketing
n Organizational Leadership
Master’s Degrees offered in
Grand Forks:
n MBA: Accountancy, Executive,
Health Care, HR Management,
Management
Degrees Offered Online:
n BS in Accounting
n BS in Business with concentrations
n BS in Information Technology
Management
n BS in Organizational Leadership
n RN to BS in Nursing
n MBA: Accountancy, Executive,
Health Care, HR Management,
Management
n MS in Strategic Leadership
n Master of Project Management
n MSN: Nurse Administrator,
Nurse Educator, FNP
n Master of Education in Curriculum,
Instruction and Assessment
The University of Mary recognizes that you
have many obligations — family, work,
community — but you also want to earn your
degree. So we created programs that allow you
to do them all!
Classes start in January, May and August, and meet one night
a week (right here in Grand Forks) or online 24/7. U-Mary’s
tuition is competitive, its value unsurpassed, financial aid is
available, and some programs can be completed in as few as
15 months.
U-Mary is a full participant in the Post-9/11 GI Bill Yellow
Ribbon Program and graduate study scholarships are
available to active duty military and National Guard students.
Classes are held at 1407 24th Ave. S, in the Southpoint Business
Center. Learn how you can live your life and earn your degree!
Contact Lindsie Schoenack at lindsies@umary.edu,
call 738-8320 or visit www.umary.edu/cade.
Forming Mind, Body & Soul
Since 1912
200 3rd Street NW
East Grand Forks, MN 56271
218-773-0877
www.sacredheartegf.net/school
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