Northwest Area Learning Center

Challenger Elementary, located in Thief River Falls, Minn., offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular programs to students. Its curriculum includes language arts, math, science, social studies, computers, and physical and health education. It also provides music and dance classes to students. It organizes various programs, such as early intervention, and speech and language classes. The school organizes various after school band and marching classes for students. It also has facilities that include information, technology and media centers. The school additionally organizes athletic programs that include soccer, chess, cheerleading, and track and field. It provides services to more than 800 students in grades kindergarten through five.

The Northwest Service Cooperative partners with various schools, cities, counties and other government agencies and provides innovative programs and services that maximize resources. It serves the residents of Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Beltrami, Polk, Pennington, Red Lake, Clearwater, Norman, Mahnomen and Hubbard counties in Minnesota. The Northwest Service Cooperative administers the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program, which employs certified teachers and provides instruction in the areas of citizenship, basic skills, math, reading and writing. It also offers the English as a Second Language program, as well as conducts GED preparation classes. The Northwest Service Cooperative is located in Thief River Falls, Minn.

Northland Community and Technical College, located in Thief River Falls, Minn., offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular programs to students. The academic departments of the college include career and technology, liberal arts and transfer, distance education, management education, and outreach and innovation. Its curriculum includes accounting, administrative assistant, architectural technology, automated systems, business, cardiovascular technology invasive programs. It also provides courses in various subjects, such as carpentry, clinical laboratory technician, computer modeling and animation, computer service networking, cosmetology and criminal justice. Its library has a large collection of digital course notes, course documents, and international and domestic newspaper collections. The college provides various other services, such as housing facilities, transportation and financial assistance. It also involves students in various sports activities, such as basketball, baseball, softball, golf, football and tennis.