Facility Instructor Rich Watkins shows prospective students the simulation lab and one of the squad cars for the law enforcement program at Riverland Community College in Austin Thursday afternoon. This squad car was donated to Riverland by the Austin Police Department. The short program was part of Riverland’s Big Day on Campus, where students get a taste of what attending Riverland College would be like and what the school has to offer. The program is held five times each year. — Jenae Hackensmith/Albert Lea Tribune

Program Coordinator and Facility Instructor Steve Wald and Facility Instructor Rich Watkins talk to prospective students about the law enforcement program at Riverland Community College in Austin Thursday afternoon. The short program was part of Riverland’s Big Day on Campus, where students get a taste of what attending Riverland College would be like and what the school has to offer. The program is held five times each year. — Jenae Hackensmith/Albert Lea Tribune