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A little bit of Minnesota Nice, mixed with some North Dakota Kind.

Fargo, oh boy, itā€™s not just the land of frigid winters and hotdish potlucks ā€“ itā€™s a haven for community connections thatā€™ll warm your heart (and maybe your toes if you wear warm socks).

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Community Involvement

Neighbors helping neighbors. It’s how things get done around here. And we always welcome more neighbors who are willing to step up and make a difference.

Health & Wellness

The Fargo Moorhead community has local YMCA clubs, community and rec centers.

Clubs & Organizations

The Fargo Moorhead community has local YMCA clubs, and numerous professional networks.

K-12 Education

Our region’s schools work together to make education relevant to the emerging needs of the 21st century. That includes a strong STEM focus and measuring the “four C’s”- communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.

Colleges & Universities

If you love to learn, you’re in the right place. We’re all about seeking opportunities to grow and advance. We keep our thinking caps on year- round.

Faith Communities

The Fargo Moorhead community is a rich and beautiful tapestry of religious and cultural diversity.

We have things to do

Fargo-Moorhead is a happening place with things to do today and every day. Whether youā€™re looking for beer & food festivals, live music, performing arts, sporting events, or another activity, chances are, youā€™ll find something to do this weekend.

Fall

Oktoberfest Dachshund Race

Winter

Tree Lighting in Broadway Square

spring

Outdoor concerts at RibFest & Red River Fair.

Summer

Red River Farmer's Market

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Faith Community

The FM area has abundant Christian congregations ready to welcome visitors and residents to worship services. In addition, Fargo Moorhead is proud to have many Hindu residents, the Jewish synagogue Temple Beth-El, a Bahaā€™i congregation, several active Buddhist communities, and a Muslim community of more than 5,000 people. Native American spirituality contributes an essential component to the cultural and religious life of the region, as embodied in the Fargo Moorhead Native American Center. Non-religious folks also call Fargo Moorhead home, with organizations like the Lake Agassiz Free Thinkers.

Center for Interfaith Projects

The mission of the Center for Interfaith Projects is to educate the community about different faiths and secular worldviews; increase understanding and respect across lines of difference; foster interfaith cooperation to solve community problems; and help individuals in search of a spiritual or secular home to find one.

Forum on Faith and Life

The Forum on Faith and Life, established by Concordia College in 2011, is an interfaith resource center that provides the community opportunities to encounter interfaith and intra-faith neighbors and grow in mutual understanding and respect. Concordia Collegeā€™s Better Together Interfaith Alliance student organization has gleaned national recognition and awards for its interfaith cooperation efforts in the F-M area.
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Spiritual Communities

A True College Town

With 30,000 higher education students, the region is alive with energy and opportunity. Fargo-Moorhead is home to Division I, II, and III universities, a unique Tri-College University consortium, and a robust system of community, technical, and business colleges.

North Dakota State University

This student-focused, land-grant, research university, is a top-ranked institution with 14,000 students. NDSU is listed in the National Science Foundationā€™s top 100 in several areas.

Minnesota State University Moorhead

With 6,000 students, this university offers a low student-to-faculty ratio and 247 academic programs, including some unique opportunities.

Concordia College

A four-year liberal arts college focused on preparing students to be ready for anything, Concordia offers 120+ programs of study, 22 NCAA Division III athletic teams, 19 performing music ensembles, and hundreds of campus activities.

Tri-College University

This unique cooperative agreement between Concordia, MSUM, NDSU, MState and NDSCS allows students enrolled at one of the schools to take classes at any of the others without paying extra tuition or going through additional admission procedures.

Minnesota State Community & Technical College

The Moorhead campus of Minnesota State Community & Technical College gives nearly 2,500 students the opportunity to get hired in two years or less or transfer to a college or university to complete a four-year degree.

North Dakota State College of Science

One of the oldest residential two-year colleges in the country, NDSCS offers a complete collegiate experience, including outstanding academics, residence halls and a campus life with student clubs and organizations, fine arts and athletics.

Rasmussen College

The Fargo campus of Rasmussen offers an extensive list of degrees in seven schools of studyā€”many of which are available online.

University of Mary

University of Mary is a Catholic Benedictine university that offers one of the most affordable private educations in the country. Its Fargo campus is one of 13.

University of Jamestown - Fargo Campus

Housing the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, the University of Jamestown Fargo campus is located in a state-of-the-art facility and provides professional preparation to graduate physical therapists focused on quality patient outcomes.

Community, It Takes Every One of Us

Neighbors helping neighbors. Itā€™s how things get done around here. And we always welcome more neighbors who are willing to step up and make a difference.

Charitable Organizations

Clubs & Service

Connect with Professionals in the Community

It’s important to find a career you can grow with. Professional networks give you the opportunity to meet with like-minded individuals all over the community, have fun, and learn valuable insights on your career.Ā 

Networking Opportunities

Let's Connect!

Connect with professionals without leaving home or making the commitment to a club.Ā 

Reach out to our Community Champions to talk about Fargo job openings, careers, housing, and more!Ā 

Fargo Moorhead Parks, Golf Courses, Outdoor Recreation & More!

Find some Fun!

Bikers, bladers and skaters are rolling at the Fargo Skate Park, a formed-concrete facility that is open dawn to dusk and has challenges for beginner, intermediate and advanced athletes. Four disc golf courses will keep your head spinning with a smile. Theyā€™re just part of the metro areaā€™s extensive system of 175 public parks that cover more than 3,000 acres, including 99 miles of biking and hiking trails, 20 public and several private golf courses, and softball, baseball, tennis, swimming and cross-country skiing facilities.Ā 

In Fargo, anglers are a short drive to a plethora of fresh water fishing with plenty of lake options in both North Dakota and Minnesota. When it comes to hunting, big game, waterfowl and upland game are just the beginning. Just want to watch wildlife? There are plenty of places to hike or go birdwatching

Great School Districts to Choose From

Our regionā€™s schools work together to make education relevant to the emerging needs of the 21st century. That includes a strong STEM focus and measuring the ā€œfour Cā€™sā€ā€”communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.

Our high school students earn SAT and ACT scores that are consistently above the national averages, and, compared to other communities, more of our high school students graduate and more go on to college.Ā 

Private school networks are strong here, too. Evangelical, Lutheran, parochial and Montessori schools are all options. Find preschool and childcare options.

Your youngster will get a strong foundation in our schools so they can go on to do big things.

Fargo-Moorhead is the Health Care "Hub" of the Area

Fargo-Moorhead’s three medical centers make the metro area a healthcare hub for the Red River Valley and beyond. Along with the intensive care centers, Fargo and Moorhead are home to over 80+ clinics, urgent cares, Psychiatric Facilities, Mental Health Counseling, walk-ins, and family clinics.Ā 

Sanford Health

With hundreds of physicians in over 80 specialty areas of medicine, Sanford Fargo offers the latest treatment and expertise with Centers of Excellence in care of the heart, cancer, womenā€™s, childrenā€™s, trauma, orthopedics/sports medicine and brain and spine.

Essentia Health

Essentia Health-Fargo offers patients a number of clinic locations and a 104-bed hospital. Essentiaā€™s Centers of Excellence include a cancer center and heart & vascular center.

Veterans Administration

Services are available to more than 89,000 veterans living in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota.

WHO TO TRUST WITH YOUR PRECIOUS LITTLE ONES?

Itā€™s an important question. Luckily, this area is populated with people who are uncommonly trustworthy, compassionate and, well, North Dakota and Minnesota niceā€”just the kind of people you want caring for your kids.

Hector International Airport

Nonstop jet service to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Orlando-Sanford, and Phoenix-Mesa plus connecting flights around the globe.

Bus lines

Sit back and relax while professionals drive. Regular routes and charters are available for trips throughout the U.S. and our northern neighbor, Canada.

MATBUS

Metro Area Transit buses, or MATBUS, transports passengers throughout the metro area Monday through Saturday. They also provide paratransit for those unable to travel on fixed routes without assistance.

Uber/Lyft

Thereā€™s an active on-demand car service community in the metro area with Uber and Lyft providers getting you to and fro with the touch of a smartphone button.

Taxis

Traditional taxi services serve the metro area, and many are willing to travel to neighboring towns as well.

Amtrak Train

Spread out, sleep, eat or just relax as you travel the countryside from downtown Fargo to destinations all over the country. Step off the train and onto the sidewalks of big cities and quaint towns.

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