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Welcome to winter term!

It’s time to say Happy New Year and welcome to winter term! Winter term begins Monday, Jan. 2. RCC is closed Friday, Dec. 30, in observance of New Year’s Day. Staff will be available to point you in the right direction during our Week of Welcome on Monday and Tuesday. Stop by for coffee and snacks, rock painting and a scavenger hunt with prizes.  New Student Orientation and campus tours...

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Microgrant Contest Inspires RCC Innovation

Jackson and Josephine Counties – Rogue Community College’s (RCC) inaugural call for innovative, staff-led program ideas yielded 13 excellent proposals in the recently conducted contest. After a review by a committee of RCC staff, eight projects were selected to receive one-time funding to implement the ideas.   Addressing every aspect of RCC college life, each of the winning proposals shared the same goal: stabilizing enrollment...

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RCC Winter Term Registration Now Open

Jackson County & Josephine County — Registration for winter term classes at Rogue Community College (RCC) is now open for new and continuing students. Winter classes begin Jan. 2, 2023 and end March 17. The last day for new students to apply for winter term enrollment is Dec. 28, 2022.   RCC offers educational opportunities that help meet short- and long-term education and employment goals. College...

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Deadlines extended for two RCC nursing programs

Rogue Community College has extended the application deadline for admission to its practical nursing program as well as the LPN-to-RN Bridge program that allows practical nurses to advance their careers. The new application deadline for both programs is Dec. 9. Classes begin Jan. 2, 2023, at the Table Rock Campus in White City.  An online information session will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 30;...

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Info sessions planned for RCC Nursing Assistant program

GRANTS PASS — Rogue Community College is offering three information sessions where participants can learn about a short-term Nursing Assistant (NA1) training program that offers a quick pathway into a health care career.   Free information sessions are scheduled for 5 p.m. Nov. 29, Dec. 8 and Dec. 13 on the Redwood Campus, Illinois (I) Building room 2. The meetings include a lab tour and information...

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Transfer student: ‘The best decision I made was joining TRIO’

Carolina Gonzalez started attending Rogue Community College while she was still in high school. Born and raised in Grants Pass, her mother, brother, and sister all went to Rogue; for Carolina, it’s truly a community college. “What I like most about RCC is that there are such a variety of nontraditional students and people on different paths,” Carolina says. Carolina completed her associate degree this...

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RCC now offers nursing assistant training in Grants Pass

GRANTS PASS — Rogue Community College is offering a six-week Nursing Assistant 1 (NA1) training program in Grants Pass this fall. This non-credit program, new to the RCC Redwood Campus, offers a quick pathway to a career in the health care field.   In response to regional demand for trained health care workers, the RCC Continuing Education department launched a nursing assistant training program in 2021...

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CTE programs spark student’s passion for learning

Megan Capp has been a farmer for years. With Rogue Community College, she’s taking it up a notch. Actually, three notches. “I’m triple majoring,” Megan says with a smile. She tells the story — “mechatronics, electronics and manufacturing/engineering technology.” It all started with a welding class in 2018. “I wanted the skill, and then it snowballed. When I realized what I could do at RCC,...

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Soccer lover doesn’t let pandemic block her goals

Kaloa Neukan loves soccer. It’s always been her passion — and she’s good at it.   She played soccer in high school and was offered a scholarship by Rogue Community College to attend classes and play for the Ospreys. Just days before tuition was due, the coach left and Kaloa’s scholarship fell through. Kaloa was living with a host family at the time and they helped her...