Regan Kunst grew up in the Reidsville area, and Lauren “Lars” Clifton in Eden. Little did they know as they approached high school that their lives would collide, they would become fast friends, and follow the same pathway into their futures. After graduating from Rockingham County High School, they both enrolled in Rockingham Community College …Read More
The brand new Agribusiness Technology program at Rockingham Community College is gaining a lot of traction in this historically agricultural county. The program began this fall and teaches students the entrepreneurial and technical skills necessary to manage a profitable, environmentally sound, community-based small farm or agriculture business, or to manage agriculturally related operations within diversified …Read More
WENTWORTH – The Center for Workforce Development should begin construction in 13 months. On Friday, Oct. 30, the State Construction Office approved the second stage of the project, design development, which involved finalizing the facility layout. Now the third and final stage begins, involving construction documents. “College staff will meet with the architects this month …Read More
Rockingham County high school juniors and seniors can earn a degree from Rockingham Community College in Manufacturing Technology and start a career – with zero debt! Through the RockATOP program (Rockingham Apprenticeship and Technical Opportunities Partnership), students apprentice with local manufacturing facilities, and take college courses for free, while still in high school. The Manufacturing …Read More
Back in 2016, Logan Boothe had an experience that changed the course of his future. “My grandpa, who was a big part of my life, got very sick and ended up in Duke and had heart surgery. At the hospital, I was watching the nurses and doctors work around the clock keeping him alive and …Read More
Second-year RCC student Hannia Adame-Riquelme, who is working toward her Associate Degree in Fine Arts, designed and painted a barn quilt square for RCC’s Historical Village. Old meets new after a wooden quilt square was placed like a shining star on the gable of the Tobacco Factory in the Historical Village on the campus of …Read More
One local company is eight workers richer this fall, after high school seniors and recent graduates in the RockATOP program officially signed on as full apprentices at Machine Specialties Inc. during a ceremony at Rockingham Community College on Wednesday, Aug. 19. A ninth apprentice signed on with Rockingham County Schools. Through Rockingham Apprenticeship & Technical …Read More
The Rockingham Community College Board of Trustees will hold its regular bimonthly meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. While the Trustees traditionally meet in person in the Gwynn Boardroom in the Administration Building, they will meet in the Activity Room of the Whitcomb Student Center in order to space out due to the COVID-19 …Read More
The RCC Foundation Board of Directors has funded $144,300 in campus grants for the 2020-2021 academic year. A majority of the 15 grants help students academically. One of the largest awards was $24,000 for Workforce Development Scholarships. Students taking non-credit courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. The Eagle Train and Gain Scholarship was …Read More
Dalton McMichael High School juniors and seniors can enroll in a Web Technologies program of study that will enable them to earn high school and college credits at the same time, on their Mayodan campus. This program is offered to all Rockingham County juniors and seniors from public and private schools and home schools; however, …Read More
Technology Support Services at RCC is working with several groups across the county to provide additional technology resources to our students. On Friday, Aug. 7, RCC established a partnership with the Madison-Mayodan Recreation Center to provide RCC students with free high-speed internet Wi-Fi access in its parking lot so students can complete online assignments for …Read More
Free internet access will be provided to 25 Rockingham Community College students who are enrolled in at least 9 credit hours and meet other eligibility criteria. The deadline to apply for the grant is Aug. 18. The College is sending a message to eligible students, so be sure to log in and check your RCC …Read More
Rockingham Community College reorganized its commencement exercises with health and safety in mind, splitting the ceremony across two days as RCC President Dr. Mark Kinlaw presented certificates, diplomas and degrees to the College’s December, May, and July graduates. The graduation ceremony was held on Thursday and Friday, July 23-24. To practice social distancing, groups of …Read More
Rockingham Community College held a graduation ceremony on Wednesday, July 22, honoring graduates of its High School Equivalency and Adult High School programs. Finishing the programs this year were 28 HSE students and three AHS students. In a modified ceremony, graduates and their families stayed in their vehicles until called to enter the gym hallway …Read More
WENTWORTH – Rockingham Community College has put into place its plan for the fall semester, paying close attention to the health and safety of its students and employees in light of COVID-19. Classes begin on Monday, Aug. 17, with a majority offered online. “Like many community college campuses in North Carolina and nationwide, we have …Read More
REIDSVILLE – A machining lab that will enable students to earn high school credits – and tuition-free college credits at the same time – and to finish with a certificate in hand, will open this fall. High school juniors and seniors can enroll in the program, taught by Rockingham Community College instructors, and pay only …Read More
The Rockingham Community College Board of Trustees will hold its regular bimonthly meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 21. While the Trustees traditionally meet in person in the Gwynn Boardroom in the Administration Building, due to the COVID-19 situation, visitors are restricted, and several Trustees will join the meeting by phone. The public is invited …Read More
WENTWORTH – Rockingham Community College has awarded another group of students with emergency funds through the CARES Act, for a total so far of $254,190. RCC awarded more than $150,000 to 280-plus spring semester students during the first wave of applications, which deadlined on May 11. Following a second wave of applications on June 5, …Read More
Rockingham Community College is accepting bids on several pieces of brewery equipment, now that the Brewery Science degree program has been discontinued. The RCC Board of Trustees Executive Committee voted on June 15 to offer the following items for bid: Five (5) 1/6 barrel ball lock stainless steel kegs (used) Minimum bid: $20 Four (4) …Read More
The Rockingham Community College Board of Trustees Executive Committee tentatively plans to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 15. The meeting may not be held; this is a contingency plan. The public is invited to listen to the meeting’s open session by phone by calling 336-791-6933 and entering pass code 051920#.