Student Health & Counseling
COVID-19 UPDATE: This is a challenging time and many of us are feeling stress or anxiety. United Healthcare is offering a free emotional-support helpline for all students through Optum, one of their subsidiary companies. Their 24/7 toll-free helpline number, 866-342-6892, is free of charge and open to any student.
Our counselors are also available to help students. To schedule an appointment with a Ridgewater counselor, call 320-222-5971 or schedule using our online form.
Ridgewater College recognizes the relationship between personal development, emotional wellness, health and wellness, and success in academic pursuits.
Our counseling program is designed to support and assist students who have personal issues which impede their academic progress by offering crisis intervention, brief solution-oriented counseling, and referrals to other agencies, services, or professionals in the community.
We offer a variety of health resource links to students as well as a health fair on each campus.
There is no fee charged to Ridgewater students for counseling services.