The Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center proudly presents Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 2. This special performance is part of CLC’s Cultural Arts series, dedicated to providing the Brainerd lakes community with diverse, high-quality arts programming. …

Central Lakes College and the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) honored student Fae Ruikka as part of the fourth annual ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll. The 2025 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll recognizes college students at participating campuses who have gone above and beyond to advance …

You are invited to nominate an outstanding CLC educator for the upcoming Minnesota State Board of Trustees Educator of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is an honor granted upon Minnesota State faculty to acknowledge and reward exceptional professional accomplishments and to encourage ongoing excellence in teaching. …

The community is invited to attend the 4th annual 5K for Mental Health Awareness, happening Saturday, April 26 at 9 a.m. at the college’s Brainerd campus. There is also a one-mile walk option.   The 5K for Mental Health Awareness, co-hosted by Central Lakes College and Crow Wing Energized, aims …

The Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center proudly presents RENT, Jonathan Larson’s revolutionary rock musical that changed the landscape of Broadway. Performances run April 10–19 on the Chalberg Theatre stage. Marking nearly 30 years since its Broadway debut, RENT remains a cultural touchstone for a generation of theatre lovers. With …

The community is invited to attend the next Rosenmeier Forum titled “The Past, Present and Future of Minnesota Courts” with featured speakers retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Barry Anderson and Tad Jude, retired Tenth Judicial District Court judge. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22 in …

Natalie Petersen, Graduated 2016 Please tell us what you are doing now After graduating CLC, I attended the College of St. Scholastica and earned my Bachelors Degree in Social Work. I completed internships at Essentia Health and Crow Wing County. While interning at Crow Wing County I found my passion …

Central Lakes College was named a Voter Friendly Campus, one of 272 campuses in 39 states and the District of Columbia by Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The initiative recognizes institutions that have planned and implemented practices that encourage their …

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its softball weekly awards for the week of March 10-16. Raiders honored include: Position Player of the Week: Morgan Kloss Pitcher of the Week: Kaitlyn Geschwill

Three Raiders were named to the NJCAA Region 13 DIII All-Region 13 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams for the 2024-25 season. Honored were: Men’s Basketball All-Region 13 Team Jaiquavius Ackey DeWayne Givens Women’s Basketball All-Region 13 Team Chesney Phillipp