Ridgewater announces closure of computer art and publishing program

By Linda Vanderwerf

November 30, 2011 at 10:49 AM

WILLMAR - Ridgewater College has announced the closure of its computer art and publishing program.

The program will close at the end of this school year, and second-year students will be able to graduate in the spring.

The school is helping first-year students explore their options for next year.

The program is a victim of budget cuts and low enrollment. The school will lose one full-time faculty member as a result of the closing.

Read more about the closing in Thursday's West Central Tribune.

By Linda Vanderwerf

In 42 years in the newspaper industry, Linda Vanderwerf has worked at several daily newspapers in Minnesota, including the Mesabi Daily News, now called the Mesabi Tribune in Virginia. Previously, she worked for the Las Cruces Sun-News in New Mexico and the Rapid City Journal in the Black Hills of South Dakota. She has been a reporter at the West Central Tribune for nearly 27 years.

Vanderwerf can be reached at email: lvanderwerf@wctrib.com or phone 320-214-4340

Ridgewater announces closure of computer art and publishing program

WILLMAR - Ridgewater College has announced the closure of its computer art and publishing program. The program will close at the end of this school year, and second-year students will be able to graduate in the spring. The school is helping first...