Category: Student Stories

Congratulations to the newest members of the Ford Family community! Each year, the Ford Family Foundation awards more than 250 renewable scholarships to exceptional students from Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. The following are current RCC students who were honored with the outstanding scholarship award for the 2024-25 academic year! Ford Transfer Scholars• Andrew Breeden• Logan Koester The Ford Transfer Scholars Program is an undergraduate...

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, Noelani Beard made Ospreys Athletics history by becoming the first athlete in the program’s history to sign a professional contract. A storied start to her collegiate career led Noelani to Shaw University in North Carolina, becoming the first NCAA transfer in Rogue history. At Shaw, she built upon her success before graduating with honors and returning for her master’s degree...

When did you decide to come to RCC? Why? In 2018, I had just moved home and was going through a divorce. I knew that I wanted to go back to school so I could give my kids a good life. RCC was the local college in my area with a GED® program. Once I started attending the GED® classes I heard about the SOHOPE...

The RCC Rainbow Club (ASG) organized and created an entry in the local Southern Oregon Pride Parade on Saturday, Oct. 7. A large group of 20-25 students, faculty and staff walked together handing out Rainbow Rogue Community College stickers and candy (provided by the Marketing department) to a large, enthusiastic and supportive crowd in Ashland. It was a wonderful representation of RCC’s core values of...

Desirae Buracker has lived in Grants Pass for the past 11 years and is a first-generation college student. She started her higher education journey at Rogue Community College in the fall of 2017. “I’m a late-in-life college student, but energetic and young at heart,” she said with a chuckle. During her time at RCC, Desirae explored different general education classes and eventually settled on psychology...