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College Statement on Coronavirus

Rockingham Community College continues to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) in North Carolina. As of March 9, there are no cases of coronavirus associated with RCC. The College has identified a crisis response team, in the event of an outbreak in the community, and is working on contingency plans for maintaining continuity  Read More

RCC Eagles 8-4 after doubleheader win

Rockingham Community College won both games of a doubleheader on Friday against Schoolcraft College, a team that traveled from Michigan for the afternoon games. The Eagles now stand at 8-4, and have yet to face any conference teams. At 1:30 p.m., the RCC Eagles clinched the lead in the fifth inning for a 6-3 victory  Read More

Chase Coggins receives NC Community College System academic award

Chase Coggins has been named one of “The Great Within the 58” – a North Carolina Community College System Academic Excellence Award that recognizes one outstanding student at each community college across the state. His nomination letter, written by an RCC faculty member and presented to an RCC committee to choose its most excellent student,  Read More

Eagles win 3 in double doubleheader

Approaching the fourth week of baseball season, the Rockingham Community College Eagles stand at 6-4. They hit the home field again tomorrow, Feb. 28, for a 2 p.m. doubleheader. Overall, the team has scored 50 runs, three homeruns, and has a .264 batting average, .404 on-base percentage, and a .366 slugging percentage. This past weekend,  Read More

Head Baseball Coach Reece Honeycutt celebrates 100th win at RCC

Head Baseball Coach Reece Honeycutt celebrated HIS 100TH win at Rockingham Community College Saturday, with a 17-1 victory in the second game of a double-header. Honeycutt, in his fifth season here, drives to and from Iredell County every Tuesday through Friday and on game days. Back home, he owns a baseball facility and has travel teams.  Read More

$500 essay contest deadline is March 2

Students, what has your time at RCC meant to you? What led you to choose RCC for your education? Why is RCC the right choice for you and other students? If you can answer these questions in the form of an essay, you could win $500! The Rockingham Community College Foundation is sponsoring this annual  Read More

County manager proclaims February as CTE Month

February has officially been proclaimed as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month across Rockingham County. On Monday, Feb. 10, local college, high school, county and industry leaders gathered with current and prospective apprentices at the Gerald James Library on the campus of Rockingham Community College, for County Manager Lance Metzler to sign the proclamation. “In  Read More

Paramedic course to begin March 16

For more information or to register, contact Jason Collins, RCC Emergency Services Director: 336-342-4261 ext. 2111 or at collinsj1503@rockinghamcc.edu WENTWORTH, N.C. – Rockingham Community College will offer a daytime Paramedic program from March 16, 2020 – March 2, 2021. The upcoming class will meet 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., on Mondays and Tuesdays of the odd  Read More

Auctioneering School to begin March 17

For more information, including the class syllabus, CLICK HERE. To register, visit the website or call Rockingham Community College at 336-342-4261. WENTWORTH, N.C. – Following the November 2018 unanimous approval of the N.C. Auctioneer Licensing Board (NCALB) of Rockingham Community College’s application for an accredited Auctioneering School, the program is set to begin. Classes will  Read More

RCC Foundation seeks board members

The Rockingham Community College Foundation is accepting applications for members of its board of directors. In December 2019, the RCC Trustees began restructuring and reorganizing the Foundation so that its vision and goals better support the College and its newly adopted 2019-2023 strategic plan, which focuses on four main goals: • Student success; • Workforce  Read More

February 2020 Con Ed Courses

If you are interested in beginning a new career or looking for a new job, improving your computer skills, becoming a better employee, or looking for a new hobby, Rockingham Community College offers a variety of short-term, continuing education courses designed to meet your needs: Health AHA BLS Instructor: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 1, 2020,  Read More

All 5 Paramedic graduates pass state exam

Rockingham Community College is celebrating again. On Tuesday morning, Dec. 17, EMS Program Director Jason Collins learned that 100 percent of his recent Paramedic graduates passed the state exam, the North Carolina Paramedic Cognitive Exam. The five graduates, who were pinned on Thursday, Dec. 12, are Kari Bingman, Logan Boothe, Jonathan Schwartz, Evan Webb, and  Read More

Foundation offers $180 scholarship for some WFD course tuition

The RCC Foundation has awarded $10,000 to assist Rockingham Community College students with educational expenses of Workforce Development courses that are 96+ hours and lead to an industry recognized credential that further leads to employment. Beginning immediately, any student who is registering for an eligible Workforce Development Course will be awarded $180 towards the cost  Read More

RCC congratulates its December graduates

Rockingham Community College congratulates the following December graduates, after the College bestowed 54 degrees, diplomas and certificates upon the following 48 students: BLANCH Caleb Jones – Welding Technology Certificate EDEN Michael J. Hurt – Electrical Systems Technology Industrial Wiring Certificate Jakob Jones – Electrical Systems Technology Commercial Wiring Certificate, Electrical Systems Technology Industrial Automation and  Read More

College to restructure RCC Foundation

WENTWORTH – The Trustees of Rockingham Community College are restructuring and reorganizing the RCC Foundation so that its vision and goals better support the College and its newly adopted 2019-2023 strategic plan. The College’s strategic plan focuses on four main goals that include student success, workforce and economic impact, communication, engagement and outreach, along with  Read More

Fall 2019 President’s List and Dean’s List

Rockingham Community College congratulates the following students who were named to the Dean’s List and President’s List for the fall semester. Students on the President’s List for the fall semester maintained a 4.00 grade point average with at least 12 college-level credit hours. Students on the Dean’s List maintained a 3.25 grade point average with  Read More

BLET grads post 100-percent pass rate on state exam

In all of the years that RCC’s Basic Law Enforcement Training School Director Jim Gunn has taught prospective officers, Monday night’s graduating class of 12 was the first time ever that he HAD 100 percent of his students pass the state exam. That’s a long time, considering Gunn taught BLET for the Greensboro Police Department from  Read More

RCC to close for holidays

Rockingham Community College will close at 3 p.m. on December 20 for Holiday Break, and will reopen at 8 a.m. on January 2. While the campus is closed, students may register for Spring and Summer classes online. Spring registration ends at 3 p.m. on Jan. 3.

College Central Network connects students, employers

Rockingham Community College has joined College Central Network, an online platform that connects employers with job seekers not only among the student body and alumni, but in the community. “This is a really important development, which centralizes the process for notifying students about local positions. For a while, the process has been, shoot me an  Read More

RCC Foundation celebrates 293 scholarships

The Rockingham Community College Foundation has handled 293 scholarships awarded to 202 students for this academic year, totaling more than $242,000 of funding provided by donors in the community for the 2019-2020 academic year. On Friday, Nov. 1, the Foundation and the College hosted these students and their donors for an annual scholarship luncheon, providing  Read More
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