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RCC Community Day and Take Flight 5K  

Rockingham Community College will host a fall community day, including the Take Flight 5K race, across the beautiful campus in Wentworth, North Carolina. Please join us for both! There will be food trucks, games, music, etc. This is an event you won’t want to miss! You do not need to participate in the 5K to  Read More

Enroll for fall in 1 Saturday

Rockingham Community College is offering two special One-Stop Enrollment events this summer, during which students can take care of everything related to enrolling for the fall semester in one quick session.

First Citizens donates to CWD

Rockingham Community College President Dr. Mark O. Kinlaw, center, accepts a $50,000 check from the Robert P. Holding Foundation, presented by First Citizens Bank Vice President/Business Banker Mike Meitl, at left, and First Citizens Wealth Management Vice President Darren Morton, at right. The donation will go toward the new Center for Workforce Development on campus. “A  Read More

Honor Roll: Spring 2023

Rockingham Community College is pleased to announce that 87 students were named to the President’s List and 112 to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. President’s List The following students were eligible for the President’s List because they each maintained a 4.00 grade-point average within the Spring semester with at least 12 college-level  Read More

May 2023 Graduates

Rockingham Community College President Dr. Mark O. Kinlaw conferred 217 credentials upon 207 students during the Spring 2022 commencement exercises on May 12. Sixty-three of the students who earned college degrees or certificates did so before they even graduated from high school. Fifty-three students from Rockingham County Early College High School, located on the RCC  Read More

Trustees to meet May 23

The Rockingham Community College Board of Trustees will hold its regular bimonthly meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The Trustees will meet in the Gwyn Boardroom in the Administration Building on the RCC campus. The public is invited to listen to the meeting’s open session by phone by calling 336-791-6933 and entering pass  Read More

Health Sciences grads pinned

With the completion of the Spring 2023 semester, the Rockingham Community College campus is abuzz with celebrations. In advance of the large RCC graduation on May 12, several Health Sciences program areas held smaller ceremonies. ADN Class of 2023 Congratulations to Rockingham Community College students who finished the Associate Degree Nursing program and had their  Read More

RCC welcomes VP Salanger

Carolyn V. Salanger, Ed.D., has joined Rockingham Community College as vice president of Student Development. She started on May 1. Dr. Salanger was chosen after a nationwide search. She was among the top three candidates who were invited to campus in March to tour RCC and meet employees. The other top candidates hailed from Virginia  Read More

2023 Student Awards

At the end of each academic year, Rockingham Community College recognizes students who have made remarkable achievements. The following students were recognized on April 24 for 2022-2023:  The Division of Health Sciences and Public Service Technologies recognized the following: from left (front) LPN to ADN Clinical Caring Award recipient Tammy Bray, Outstanding Academic LPN to  Read More

Plant sale announced

Rockingham Community College’s annual Plant Sale is set for April 27-28 and May 4-5.

Rakestraws donate to CWD

Rockingham Community College President Dr. Mark O. Kinlaw, at left, accepts a $437,000 check from Charles Rakestraw on behalf of the Rakestraw Family, in support of RCC’s new Center for Workforce Development. “Ten years ago, I-73 was the most important thing in the county. Now, it’s workforce development training,” Rakestraw said. “It helps recruit industry to the county, and to retain  Read More

April at RCC

Rockingham Community College has a busy calendar for April, including guest speakers, a job fair, and many Continuing Education classes. For information or to register for any of the courses listed, call 336-342-4261 ext. 2333. All courses are held on campus. Summer Enrollment: Registration continues for the summer term, for both new and returning students.  Read More

Trustees to meet March 21

The Rockingham Community College Board of Trustees will hold its regular bimonthly meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The Trustees will meet in the Gwyn Boardroom in the Administration Building on the RCC campus. The public is invited to listen to the meeting’s open session by phone by calling 336-791-6933 and entering pass  Read More

Job Fair set for April 18

Job seekers will have a chance to meet employers RCC Job Fair, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18. 

Pandemic pulls curtain on ballerina’s dream

The first 17 years of Kylee Rieger’s life were dedicated to dance. Then, the pandemic caused a shift in her future.

Industrial Tech podcast

David Dillard, Department Chair of Applied and Industrial Technologies, talks about Mechatronics Engineering Technology, expansion of the Welding program from 17 to 40 booths, the new Certified Production Technology program, mini-semester classes, and the progress of RCC’s Center for Workforce Development construction.

Lowdermilk retires from higher ed

Rockingham Community College bid farewell to Dr. Bob Lowdermilk III, who retired from his position as vice president for Student Development after 16 years.  At a party in his honor on Feb. 23 in the Whitcomb Student Center, RCC President Dr. Mark O. Kinlaw called Lowdermilk a coworker and a friend.  “Bob has had an incredible impact on this college.  Read More

RockATOP: Bringing the state’s students into the workforce

North Carolina’s community college system has a $19 billion impact on the state’s economy each year. But that number is made from the individual impacts of the state’s 58 community colleges.

December 2022 Graduates

Rockingham Community College announces a slate of 43 students who earned a total of 45 credentials in December 2022: BOONVILLE Christopher Brock Money – Associate in Arts Degree EDEN William Edward Fannon – Associate in Applied Science Degree in Information Technology Cassie Michelle Hailey – Associate in Applied Science Degree in Cosmetology Ricardo Guevara Hernandez  Read More

Trustees to meet Jan. 17

The Rockingham Community College Board of Trustees will hold its regular bimonthly meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The Trustees will meet in the Gwyn Boardroom in the Administration Building on the RCC campus. The public is invited to listen to the meeting’s open session by phone by calling 336-791-6933 and entering pass  Read More
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