Child and Family Development
Child and Family Development / Crittenton Center
Through a partnership with the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Board, in September 2024 Crittenton Center began providing childcare and preschool services in Orange City. Crittenton Center’s Child Development programs follow research and play-based curriculum, and children are cared for by certified teachers and trained classroom educators. To learn more, visit www.crittentoncenter.org.
For more information about Crittenton’s Child and Family Development services in Orange City, go here!
Schools
Orange City Christian School
Orange City Christian School offers an alternative for parents committed to intentional, scripturally-directed instruction. The K-8 programs are fully-accredited by the Iowa Department of Education. Orange City Christian School promotes the philosophy that parents have the primary responsibility for the education of their children and is honored to partner with them in the academic instruction and spiritual nurture of their children. Their combined enrollment of 600 students are drawn from a six county area.
For more information about Orange City Christian School visit orangecitychristian.net.
MOC-FV Middle School
MOC-Floyd Valley Middle School is dedicated to providing 360 students with a quality education through outstanding opportunities and programs that deepen their learning and involvement. The dedicated and committed staff at the Middle School works diligently to develop the “whole child” through a developmentally appropriate curriculum, fine arts opportunities, athletic opportunities, a wide range of exploratory classes, STEM and Makerspace activities, computer coding activities, and character education programs. Through the use of technology, in which students are 1:1 with devices, students are developing needed 21st Century skills and are learning to communicate, create, and think critically through projects, discussions, and other activities.
The dedicated Middle School staff works collaboratively to meet the unique, individual needs of students and provide them with an appropriate educational experience in a safe environment. The Middle School’s goal is to develop the necessary academic, social, and emotional skills for our students to succeed in the 21st century. Positive values such as “Do What’s Right,” “Do Your Best,” and “Treat Others How You Want to Be Treated” are taught and modeled; they are the backbone of the school and help provide a safe and secure learning environment. The combination of an excellent staff, quality educational programs, and great facilities make MOC-Floyd Valley Middle School a great place to be!
MOC-FV High School
MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District offers strong academic grounding, numerous college preparatory courses, and opportunities to enroll in local college programs while still in high school. Students also receive support from school and community for involvement in a broad range of activities. Successful athletic teams compete in seven men’s sports and five women’s sports, while award-winning music programs include marching band, concert band, orchestra, choir, swing band, plus musical theatre. The American Music Conference named, “Orange City one of the top 100 places to live in America for quality music education.” Regional and state speech competitions engage more than 20% of MOC-FV students. Serving a population of nearly 10,000 people, the district covers 251 miles of rural farmland plus several small towns, with approximately 2,000 students, and has a strong community support from Alton, Hospers, Granville, Orange City, Maurice, and Newkirk.
For information about MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District visit mocfv.org
Unity Christian High School
Unity Christian High School offers an alternative for parents committed to intentional, scripturally-directed instruction. The 9-12 programs are fully-accredited by the Iowa Department of Education. Unity’s academic strength and highly-rated technology programs are enhanced by a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1, 84% of Unity students are involved in extra-curricular activities. Their combined enrollment of 600 students are drawn from a six county area.
For more information about Unity Christian High School visit www.unitychristian.net.
Northwestern College
Iowa’s Standout Christian College, Northwestern College in Orange City provides an education committed to excellent academics and a Christ-centered worldview in a community in which students are known and valued.
More than 1,700 students attend Northwestern, coming from 29 states and 26 countries. Northwestern offers more than 135 academic programs, including bachelor’s degrees; online master’s degree programs in business, counseling and education; and an on-site master’s degree program in physician assistant studies.
More than 85% of Northwestern’s full-time professors have earned the highest degree in their field, from places like Notre Dame, UCLA and Yale. The faculty includes Fulbright Scholars and an Iowa Professor of the Year. A low student/faculty ratio of 15:1 makes individualized instruction a reality.
Northwestern offers internship opportunities locally, regionally and throughout the country. Study abroad programs are available in Romania and numerous other countries.
More than $75 million has been spent on construction and renovation projects in the last decade.
99.5% of recent Northwestern alumni were employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.
Northwest Iowa Community College
Only twenty minutes northeast of Orange City, in Sheldon IA, Northwest Iowa Community College (NWICC) offers a broad range of educational options for 2400 credit students during 2009-2010. NWICC offers over 30 programs in varied fields including arts and sciences, business, computers, health, manufacturing, automotive, electrical, plus a variety of trade and technical programs. NWICC offers four programs that are not found anywhere else in Iowa: Powerline, Industrial Instrumentation and Control, Automotive Machining, and Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance. NWICC was named one of the “120 Best Community Colleges in the nation” by the Washington D.C. based Aspen Institute which was an outcome of the White House Summit on Education last year.
For more information about Northwest Iowa Community College visit nwicc.edu.