You’re invited: Meet the candidates

The RCC Board of Education recently announced five finalists in the search for the next college president. Our current president, Dr. Cathy Kemper-Pelle, is retiring in June. You’re invited to meet the candidates next week during public forums at the Redwood and Table Rock campuses. Forums will be held from 9:45-11:15 a.m. at the TRC Health Professions Center, Room 150, and from 3:45-5:15 p.m. at the RWC Rogue Auditorium on...

Presidential Search

Rogue Community College Presidential Finalists Announced

Following a months-long, nationwide search, the Rogue Community College (RCC) Board of Education, at their February 22, 2022 regular board meeting, unanimously approved five candidates as finalists for the position of College President. Each will be invited for hosted, on-campus interviews. The finalists were recommended to the Board by the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, a 20-member committee made up of a range of RCC District...

Finalists announced in RCC presidential search

Following a nationwide search, the Rogue Community College Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved five candidates as finalists for the position of college president. Each candidate will be invited for on-campus interviews. The finalists were recommended to the Board by the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, a 20-member committee made up of RCC District stakeholders including faculty, staff, students, board members, and community members. The...

Dental Student at RCC

Apply Now for RCC Dental Assisting Program

It’s time to apply for admission to the dental assisting program at Rogue Community College. Preference for the summer 2022 cohort will be given to applications received by Feb. 28. Summer term begins July 11. Dental assisting is a one-year certificate program that includes classroom instruction and practical training designed to prepare students for living wage jobs in this high-demand industry. This limited-entry program is...

Let’s catch up!

We’re halfway through winter term and we know you’re very busy, but we have some important announcements to let you know about: RCC is making a big change to the way we email students. Starting Monday, we’re going to email you ONLY through your RCC student email account. This includes newsletters and general updates, as well as when you contact your advisor. Your RCC student email...

America's SBDC Oregon

SBDC moves to RCC Redwood Campus

GRANTS PASS — In spite of pandemic impacts, the Rogue Community College Small Business Development Center team helped 35 new businesses get started in 2020-21, and assisted regional small businesses in securing $88 million in capital and small business loans. Now, the services of the SBDC have an accessible, welcoming new home at RCC’s Redwood Campus. RCC’s dedication to supporting small businesses is elevated with...

Firefighter in the making

Nayely Contreras had an idea she’d like to pursue a career helping others when she first met with a faculty advisor at Rogue Community College. Maybe nursing, maybe firefighting, maybe even criminal justice. “I was all over the place,” the sophomore recalled. She met with Gary Heigel, chair of the Emergency Services Department, to make a plan. “He helped me out.” Nayely took a few...

America's SBDC Oregon

RCC welcomes Small Business Development Center to Redwood Campus

GRANTS PASS — In spite of pandemic impacts, the Rogue Community College Small Business Development Center team helped 35 new businesses get started in 2020-21, and assisted regional small businesses in securing $88 million in capital and small business loans. Now, the services of the SBDC have an accessible, welcoming new home at RCC’s Redwood Campus. RCC’s dedication to supporting small businesses is elevated with...

We’re making a big change

We’re making a big change RCC is changing the way we contact students through email. Beginning Monday, Feb. 14, the college will send all email communication only to your RCC student email account. This means that RCC will no longer send emails to your personal email (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.). Your RCC student email is the same as your username for Blackboard, the Ambassador Bookstore and Campus...

RCC logo

Hope Rises for College Students ‘On-the-Edge’

There’s a growing harsh truth to the tale of the “starving college student,” and Rogue Community College (RCC) students are no exception. Nearly three-quarters of RCC students who responded to a 2019 survey indicated they had experienced food or housing insecurity within the previous year. Regional wildfires, coupled with COVID-19 impacts, have increased the crisis dramatically even as RCC continues to respond with innovative programs...