Category: Division, Department or Program News

RCC continues its commendable efforts toward textbook affordability. In winter term 2024, the college offered 25.4% of credit course sections with no cost for course materials, benefiting 2,945 enrolled students and saving them a total of $294,500. An additional 6.3% of sections were classified as low cost, with course materials totaling $40 or less. This benefitted 575 students and saved them a total of $34,500*....

RCC’s Financial Aid and TRIO EOC departments are hosting two FAFSA workshops to assist current and prospective students with completing a 2024-25 financial aid application. Workshops will take place from 3-6 p.m. on: Refreshments will be provided. We look forward to supporting students every step of the way with completing their FAFSA application. Encourage those who can’t make it to schedule a future appointment with...

The most exciting day of the academic year is approaching: Commencement on June 15, 2024! Once again, we will combine our GED® and college graduates in one jubilant ceremony that will begin at 10 a.m. Our hope is that the Rogue Bowl on the Redwood Campus will be ready for us to host there, but if not, we will repeat the setup of last year...

The RCC Diversity Programming Board is proud to bring you a special event next month in celebration of Women’s History Month: a private screening of the film “Origin” written and directed by the talented auteur Ava DuVernay and based on the best-selling book “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson. The screening will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 9 at the Varsity Theatre in...

You might have heard of Woodstock, but did you know that same summer of 1969, New York City hosted the Harlem Cultural Festival? The huge musical celebration, sometimes referred to as Black Woodstock, featured some of the most talented Black musicians of the time, including Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and Gladys Knight. The entire event was filmed and the footage was recently rediscovered and made...

Diversity Programming Board is proud to welcome Donovan Scribes from the Oregon Humanities Conversation Project Music as a Tool for Justice: A Reflective Conversation Liberty and justice for all? In this conversation, we’ll examine what the word “justice” means and examine how it’s applied in Oregon. With the aid of local and national hip-hop music videos and lyrics, we will examine the history of our...

The RCC Diversity Programming Board is sponsoring a common read of Braiding Sweetgrass, and it’s not too late to join! Our next gathering will be on Feb. 29 from 5-7 p.m. at Riverside Campus. We’ll share a meal and participate in a book discussion led by David West, an enrolled member and elder of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. If you would like to join us,...

We have made an important upgrade to our transcript services at RCC and transitioned to utilizing Parchment as our provider for transcript requests, enhancing efficiency and convenience for our students. With Parchment’s integration into our system, the process of ordering and processing transcripts has become seamless. Transcript processing no longer requires manual PDF uploads by our Registrar staff. Instead, transcripts are now processed automatically, ensuring...

RCC is dedicated to enhancing accessibility by promoting affordability of course materials. Please explore these opportunities to learn more about utilizing Open Educational Resources as an alternative to traditional textbooks. Be sure to check the Rogue Report regularly for updates on new opportunities. Upcoming professional development hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources: Other ways to get involved: For more information, email Laura Haga at lhaga@roguecc.edu.