RCC's newly renovated E Building ready for Grand opening for health professions courses at Redwood campus
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RCC to Celebrate Expanded Allied Health Training at Redwood Campus Grand Opening Event

GRANTS PASS, Oregon (Aug. 14, 2025) — Rogue Community College (RCC) announces the grand opening of the newly renovated E Building at its Redwood Campus, which will significantly expand allied health training opportunities in Josephine County. The grand opening begins at 10 a.m. August 26 outside of E Building on the west side of the Student Center. Following opening remarks and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, guests...

Ossie Osprey wearing a safari hat with a map of RCC and backpack
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Discover the Possibilities at RCC’s 2025 Open House Events 

Jackson and Josephine counties (Aug. 6, 2025) — Rogue Community College (RCC) invites the public to explore its campuses and programs at three free open house events this month. The events are designed to help future students and their families explore what RCC has to offer—from academic programs and high-tech learning spaces to hands-on support with admissions, registration and financial aid. Events will be held...

Running for Oregon Community College Students, President Cook's route
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Community College President Running to Oregon Campuses to Raise Awareness, Funds for Student Basic Needs

GRANTS PASS, Oregon (June 27, 2025) – This summer, an Oregon community college president is hitting the pavement to spotlight a critical issue: The basic needs of community college students. On June 16, Clackamas Community College President Tim Cook—an avid marathoner—set off on a bold challenge to run to every community college in Oregon. That’s more than 1,500 miles over 50 days, averaging 32 miles...

Martin Luther King Jr. Sculpture
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RCC Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.

This year, as we celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we invite you to reflect on our theme: In Community. A key component of Dr. King’s philosophy of nonviolence, was the creation the Beloved Community, a vision for a society where everyone is cared for, and where poverty, hunger and hate are absent. In King’s “Letter from a...

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Great Colleges Employee Engagement Survey

The survey will be open until Feb. 19 We are pleased to share that we have partnered with ModernThink to administer the Great Colleges Employee Engagement Survey this year as part of their Great Colleges To Work For program. The People, Culture & Safety Division selected this survey to replace our annual employee engagement survey after careful consideration of employee feedback, and the benefits of...

student welding in the industrial welding lab of the High Tech Center in White City, OR
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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...

college student Innovators inventing machinery
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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...

invent oregon
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Seventeen Teams Compete for InventOR $30,000 Top Prize

Rogue Community College hosts twelve colleges to compete for top student invention of 2022 (GRANTS PASS, OR)—Seventeen teams from 12 Oregon colleges and universities are headed to the Rogue Community College (RCC) Redwood Campus in Grants Pass to compete in this year’s Invent Oregon (InventOR) finals. An exciting competition for college and university students, InventOR offers a platform for the creation of new inventions to...

PTSD awareness month
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June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month

Providing Information, Resources, and Support  By Shelly Hohl, LPCRCC Counselor  In 2010, the U.S. Congress declared June 27th PTSD Awareness Day highlighting the importance of bringing awareness to the invisible scars this disorder can cause.  The National Center for PTSD has since declared the month of June for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness.  The designation is designed to help raise awareness about the disorder and...