Laurentian Community and Technical College District comprises two institutions and three campuses Mesabi Range Community and Technical College in Eveleth and Virginia, and Vermilion Community College in Ely . Vermilion Community College is an environmental liberal arts college overlooking one of the most beautiful wilderness regions in North America the million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Vermilion is a residential college with a complete residence life program.
Vermilion's faculty and administration stress a quality education in an environment that emphasizes a personal interest in you. Vermilion s Forest Management-Wildlife Option, leading to an Associate in Applied Science degree, is one of only 22 in the United States to be recognized by the Society of American Foresters.