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RCC is disbursing financial aid for winter term to 418 students this afternoon. Loan disbursements were not included in today’s disbursement but are expected to go out early next week. You can check Account History within your myRogue account to see whether funds have been transferred to your BankMobile account; students in today’s disbursement group will see “BankMobile refund” posted in their account. We greatly appreciate your patience during...
By Michelle Gray RCC Counseling With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it seems like a perfect time to discuss cultivating happiness. Yes, I realize that Valentine’s Day has become a commercialized explosion of pink, red and purple merchandise and we get bombarded with advertisements for diamonds, chocolates and romantic getaways without even saying the words loud enough for our electronic devices to hear…. But,...
Welcome to the first week of winter term! Warmer spring days will be here before you know it, and good news — you get a long weekend. The college will be closed Monday, Jan. 18 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The deadline to add or drop a class — you can do this in myRogue — is Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 11:59 p.m. For...
Rogue Community College (RCC) has been the path to affordable job training and college education for thousands of Southern Oregon residents. As many as 40 percent of them are the first in their families to attend college. The path for these pioneers often starts with earning a high school certification by passing the General Education Development (GED) test. When her three daughters were older, Millie...
RCC has transferred back to RogueNet. We are currently reviewing all student financial aid awards and student account balances for summer, fall and winter terms. We are aware of inaccuracies within some student accounts. We anticipate the cleanup will take three weeks, and we appreciate your patience. We understand that you may not be able to see your financial aid award or your charges for...
The Wiseman Center, home to the Redwood Campus library, is named in honor of Lillian Alicia Wiseman, who lived from 1895 to 1983. In 1973, the retired seamstress gave an anonymous gift of $10,000 to Rogue Community College. She’d never even stepped on campus. She just wanted to help future students. This Jan. 12, 1977 article from the Grants Pass Daily Courier tells her inspiring...
In 1969, three people sat around a table with an idea—to transform the old Fort Vannoy Job Corps campus into a bustling center of higher education. Community leaders Bill Ford, Marjorie Holzgang and newcomer Phil Nelson—a local attorney, the youngest of the group—are credited today for founding Rogue Community College, a staple of Rogue Valley culture and opportunity. But imagine fifty years ago, when Jackson...
By John Miles, Integrated Pest Management Coordinator Good day, everyone! While COVID-19 has affected everyone’s life in some way, some things are still moving forward. The good and exciting news is that the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program at RCC is working to make the campuses safer for students and employees, as well as more environmentally friendly. Since there is much confusion on what IPM...
On Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2020, TP Trucking unveiled a new truck design created by Rogue Community College student Wrenn Arbouin. Arbouin’s winning design was chosen from dozens of other designs submitted by students in RCC’s Design & Digital Media program. TP Trucking, a short and long haul trucking company based in Central Point, created the design contest as part of its campaign to honor and support...
Did boxing legend George Foreman go to Rogue Community College? Well, not exactly. Yes, it’s true that George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic hero, spent time on the RCC Redwood Campus, but that was back when the campus was a Job Corps site in the 1960s. But the Redwood Campus was where he found his path in life, just like RCC...