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After losing her home in Almeda fire, mom-to-be pursues two degrees to build a better future for her family

For 14 years, Whitney Barnard has worked in design. Now, she’s at Rogue Community College in order to get into a more highly-paid position. She knows she needs a design and digital media degree to get promoted, but also has leadership aspirations. That’s why she’s pursuing two degrees at once at Rogue: one for design and digital media and one for business and marketing to...

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RCC Takes Access for Disabled Students to New Heights

Worldwide competition yields top ranking Josephine and Jackson counties, OR – A core aspiration for Rogue Community College (RCC) is to ensure students from any walk of life may reach their educational and employment goals. According to Andrew Childress, RCC access and disability resource coordinator, “RCC is always seeking ways to remove barriers and increase access for students by addressing issues that may not be...

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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...

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Join us! Clubs, Prom, Ossie’s Closet

Hello Ospreys! The RCC Associated Student Government is recruiting. Become a student leader! Get Involved! Get Connected! Make a difference! Develop leadership and communication skills. Create lifelong connections Fulfill volunteer requirements for various scholarships and universities. Earn compensation up to the equivalent of full-time enrollment, currently $1,440 per term Apply at https://www.roguecc.edu/studentLife/recruit.asp Looking for a sense of community? Want to have fun on campus hanging out with friends? Join or...

Laura

From learning English to digital design, RCC student draws a new path for her future

Laura Quintero Antón is a person who cares about her community. During the 2020 Almeda Fire that decimated Talent, she served as a translator for Spanish-speaking residents who lost their homes. Laura was able to provide this service because she is a native Spanish speaker who learned English in Rogue Community College’s English Language Acquisition (ESL/ELA) program. Now, just six years after moving to Southern...

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RCC SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FALL

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OR – Small business owners in Southern Oregon have an opportunity to receive training and mentorship offered through the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of Rogue Community College (RCC). The first 20 applicants to the Small Business Management Program (SBM), with classes starting in the fall, will be considered for a scholarship that covers half of the tuition, a $300 value. This nationally...

Noelani

RCC sets up student-athlete for NCAA Division II transfer

Noelani Beard’s dedication to her craft has spanned nearly 5,000 miles from the island of Hawaii to Southern Oregon and across the continental United States to Raleigh, North Carolina.   When a person takes the difficult step into the unknown, there is a vulnerability in not knowing what comes after. For Noelani, it has been no different. Growing up on the islands with limited recruitment opportunities,...

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An Important Update from Financial Aid

Dear RCC Ospreys,   As we quickly approach the end of this academic year, many of you are making summer plans, lining up work, taking summer classes, or all of the above. Before you get too busy, we would like to remind you to make sure your financial aid affairs are in order.   Spring 2022 aid & past due balances – if you still owe a balance...

PTSD awareness month

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...