Minnesota West

ALT Eight smiling young women wearing ID badges, three seated in front and five standing behind for a team photo. The OTA program welcomed back one of their graduates to talk about preparing for level II fieldwork and transitioning into the workforce.

ALT A group of students and a facilitator collaborating around a table with laptops, notebooks, and reusable tumblers, discussing work in a campus study room.

ALT Smiling group of OTA students in a clinical classroom giving thumbs-up, standing before a navy wall with motivational words like "COMPREHENSIVE," "COMMUNAL," "COMMITTED," and an anatomy poster on the side.

ALT Healthcare professional wearing purple gloves preparing and securing an IV catheter in a patient’s forearm under a red tourniquet to illustrate IV skills training for practical nurses.

ALT Two smiling student volunteers at a table in a wooded haunted-trail fundraiser, flashing peace signs beside a sign reading "Canby Student Senate — Sponsored Haunted Trail; all proceeds go towards local Food Shelves."

ALT Two people posing at night in a wooded area: one wearing a hockey-style mask and a blood-stained apron giving a thumbs-up, the other smiling and holding up a peace sign while the masked person makes bunny ears behind them.

ALT Three figures in darkness wear grotesque clown masks and costumes—one in black-and-white polka dots and stripes, one blood-stained with a partially disfigured face, and one smaller figure with a blue-wig clown mask and dark jacket—evoking a Halloween/horror scene.

ALT Cart and floor piled with canned goods and grocery bags collected for a campus food drive, placed beside a "Transfer Pathways" college banner and a chalkboard Halloween "Haunted Trail Entrance" sign in a hallway.

ALT High school students collaborating at tables while a teacher circulates and a screen displays a lesson, with two life‑size annotated body silhouettes mounted on the wall.

ALT High school students seated in small groups at classroom tables, working on worksheets and laptops while a lesson displays on a wall screen and two life-size body-outline posters hang on the wall.

ALT Students working in small groups at tables on a classroom assignment while a teacher circulates to assist; a wall screen shows a lesson slide about research methods and decorated life‑size student cutouts are displayed on the wall.

ALT Trunk or Treat poster showing a sinister jack‑o'‑lantern in a witch hat silhouetted against a full moon with ghosts and graveyard, advertising October 30, 4–7 PM at Minnesota West Worthington Campus.

ALT Event poster for "Haunted Trail" presented by Canby Student Senate — Thursday, October 29 at Canby Campus — dripping yellow title over a full moon with a witch and bats flying above a silhouetted town.

ALT Become an Emergency Medical Responder — blended/hybrid course begins Nov 9, 2026 with flexible online coursework, only two in-person skills days, and hands-on CPR/AED, patient assessment and trauma care training; ideal for volunteer firefighters, first responders, and community members.

ALT Group of eight staff members standing and smiling under a large Minnesota West Community & Technical College sign and blue jay logo, wearing pajamas and casual loungewear in a campus lobby.

ALT Students smiling beside a decorated table promoting MN West Homecoming 2026, with Halloween-themed painted pumpkins (one labeled "OTA"), cartoon ghosts, pumpkins and spiderwebs in a school commons.

ALT Two young people carving and painting pumpkins at an orange-covered table during a casual craft session in a school cafeteria, smiling and chatting amid paint bottles, tools and a soda can, with other students and a handprint banner in the background.

ALT Three young people leaning over a table, collaboratively painting and decorating pumpkins while others work on crafts at surrounding tables.

ALT A group of students stand by ground-mounted solar panels while the instructor explains the array’s features outside a school/community building on a cloudy day.

ALT Teacher reviewing plans with three students inside a lab with exposed wooden studs and electrical wiring, discussing a hands-on electrical project.

ALT An instructor explaining controls and wiring as a small group of students that gathered around stacked electrical training panels.

ALT Instructor gesturing while explaining electrical training equipment to three students gathered in a lab with workbenches, wiring panels, and hanging power cords.

ALT Smiling college student with a backpack framed in a blue hexagon above bold civic messaging: "Get registered. Get informed. Vote." and Election Day details — Tuesday, November 3 — with the call to "Make your voice heard."

ALT Healthcare professional wearing purple gloves preparing and securing an IV catheter in a patient’s forearm under a red tourniquet to illustrate IV skills training for practical nurses.

ALT Three students wearing gold paper crowns pose together in a college office lobby, each holding a frosted star-shaped cookie; one wears a Bluejays Softball shirt and they appear to be celebrating.

ALT Smiling young woman wearing a Minnesota West T-shirt holding a star-shaped cookie iced blue with white sprinkles, posed in a college lounge area with study carrels and a computer behind her.

ALT Young woman smiling as she bites a decorated frosted cookie, holding a paper takeout container in a casual office setting with a health-themed poster visible behind her.

ALT Three smiling people wearing gold paper crowns and a blue "Homecoming" sash, posing together and holding cupcakes topped with white frosting and blue sprinkles.

ALT Promotional flyer for a Nursing & Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Camp on Friday, November 13, 9 AM–2 PM, hosted by Sanford Health Worthington with Minnesota West Community & Technical College, showing students practicing nursing and therapy skills with a patient mannequin and activities.

ALT Students lining up to pick up pizza in the Student Commons for Pizza with the President event.

ALT President Terry Gaalswyk talking to students in the Commons during Pizza with the President.

ALT President Terry Gaalswyk talking to students in the Commons during Pizza with the President.

ALT Students lining up to pick up pizza in the Student Commons for Pizza with the President event.

ALT Smiling woman sitting at a desk in an office, pictured next to a blue branded hiring graphic that reads "WE ARE HIRING! ENROLLMENT SPECIALIST," promoting an open enrollment specialist position.