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RCC Weld-A-Thon postponed due to weather

The 2023 Rogue Community College Weld-a-Thon scheduled for Wednesday, March 1 has been postponed due to weather. RCC was set to host more than 180 local high school students from 12 high schools for a skill-based welding competition at the Table Rock Campus in White City. The event will be rescheduled. For more information on the event, contact welding instructor Anthony Knight at aknight@roguecc.edu or 541-956-7341.

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RCC March 1 Weld-A-Thon fires up local teens

Jackson and Josephine Counties – More than 180 local high school students who have a spark for creation and a fire for high-paying careers are participating in the 2023 Rogue Community College (RCC) Weld-a-Thon on March 1. Students compete for skill-based honors, prizes and one of five scholarships to RCC’s welding program. Hosted at RCC’s Table Rock Campus in White City, students from 12 Southern...

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RCC and SOU team up for Innovation Jam event

JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES – Rogue Community College (RCC) and Southern Oregon University (SOU) are joining forces to inspire the next generation of creative problem solvers in the region’s first-ever Innovation Jam. Slated for March 11, the Innovation Jam will challenge college students in Southern Oregon to design solutions to some of the region’s most pressing problems. The all-day event will take place at RCC’s...

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Students share top win at YSSO concerto competition

JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES – Rogue Community College (RCC) violin student T.J. Snyder, a 2022 graduate of Grants Pass High School, shared top honors with Ashland High School student bassoonist James Dyson at the recent concerto competition of the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon (YSSO). Snyder earned his win amongst the five finalists at the Jan. 31 competition by skillfully performing the first movement of...

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Nursing Assistant 1 Program orientations offered

JACKSON COUNTY — Rogue Community College (RCC) is offering an easy pathway to start a career in the medical field through the Nursing Assistant (NA1) Program. Spring term, the program will be offered at RCC’s Table Rock Campus in White City, April 18-May 31. This state-approved NA1 program consists of 155 hours of online and in-person training. To help interested students learn more, three free,...

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RCC receives $300K for workforce readiness projects

Rogue Community College (RCC) has received $300,000 in state support from the Future Ready Oregon Workforce Ready Grant Program. RCC’s grant, announced on Jan. 24, is among many given across the state in this first round of funding, and will allow the college to increase its capacity to launch, sustain and support workforce training in employment fields now underserved within the Rogue Valley. Responding to...

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RCC medical and dental assistant career training offered

Application deadlines near; Information meetings slated JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES – Two workforce fast-entry training programs offered by Rogue Community College (RCC) are now enrolling new students. The application process is open now for the nine-month Medical Assistant program beginning spring term 2023 and the 12-month Dental Assistant program beginning summer term 2023. These in-demand programs each lead to a certificate and prepare graduates to...

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RCC receives $40.6K gift for scholarships

Ashland Community Health Foundation donation supports Allied Health students JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES – The Rogue Community College (RCC) Foundation recently received a strategic donation from the Ashland Community Health Foundation (ACHF). “The $40,600 gift,” according to RCC Foundation Interim Director Jodi Simons, “is tremendously helpful and will support many scholarships for students seeking careers and training in allied health occupations. We are tremendously grateful.”...

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RCC hosts 4-year college forum

Students seeking transfer degrees can meet college representatives Representatives from four-year colleges and universities across Oregon will visit Rogue Community College (RCC) campuses in Medford and Grants Pass later this month to showcase what their schools have to offer. Interested individuals, families and RCC students considering transferring to a four-year school are invited to stop by these drop-in events to be held Wednesday, Jan. 25...

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Congress Approves $3.61M for RCC Allied Health Training Facility in Grants Pass

Senators Wyden and Merkley Led Support Efforts JOSEPHINE COUNTY – Through the assistance of Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, Rogue Community College (RCC) is slated to receive $3.61 million in capital funding to create a new Allied Health training facility on the Redwood Campus in Grants Pass. RCC’s project was selected through the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) process to help meet critical needs in...