March 23, 2023 News Roundup

Daily Courier Entertainment Schedule: Daily Courier – March 18, 2023 RCC and SOU team up for innovation jam workshop: KDRV – March 11, 2023 Local colleges host Innovation Jam to inspire young innovators: Fox 26 – March 11, 2023 Rogue Community College hosts two free concerts next week: KTVL – March 9, 2023 SOU, RCC collaborate in regional “Innovation Jam”: SOU – March 8, 2023...

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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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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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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...

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Deadlines extended for two RCC nursing programs

Rogue Community College has extended the application deadline for admission to its practical nursing program as well as the LPN-to-RN Bridge program that allows practical nurses to advance their careers. The new application deadline for both programs is Dec. 9. Classes begin Jan. 2, 2023, at the Table Rock Campus in White City.  An online information session will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 30;...

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2021 Outstanding Citizen: Peter Buckley

Former state legislator Rep. Peter Buckley, a longtime advocate for education and healthy families, has been selected as recipient of the Rogue Community College 2021 Outstanding Citizen Award for distinguished service to the college and community. Buckley, of Ashland, currently serves as program manager for Southern Oregon Success as well as a trainer and administrator for the Southern Oregon ACEs Training team, an effort to...

“Free Box”

“Free Box” is a resource center at Medford’s Riverside Campus (RVC), Bldg. G, designed to provide an opportunity for students and employees to pick up a jacket or other piece of donated clothing, shoes or household items, toiletries and similar things they may not otherwise be able to afford. All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to drop off or pick up donations for/from the...