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2023 began with some sad and unwelcome news: the passing of an RCC icon, “Doc” Holliday. Doc was my mentor. He took me under his wing and helped me to become an effective math tutor and teacher. But even more than that, he became my friend. Surely Doc was an icon at our college. No one ever called him Frank, or Richard, or Mr. Holliday,...
Happy Groundhog Day! The groundhog checked the academic calendar this morning and predicted six more weeks of winter term. You can do this, Ospreys! If you need extra support, please check out RCC’s free tutoring, free counseling and the Advocacy and Resource Center. It’s Scholarship Season!Did you know the RCC Foundation provides almost $500,000 in scholarships to RCC students each year? There’s one easy online application to apply for more than 100 scholarships. The application for 2023-24...
Students seeking transfer degrees can meet college representatives Representatives from four-year colleges and universities across Oregon will visit Rogue Community College (RCC) campuses in Medford and Grants Pass later this month to showcase what their schools have to offer. Interested individuals, families and RCC students considering transferring to a four-year school are invited to stop by these drop-in events to be held Wednesday, Jan. 25...
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;...
GRANTS PASS — Rogue Community College is offering three information sessions where participants can learn about a short-term Nursing Assistant (NA1) training program that offers a quick pathway into a health care career. Free information sessions are scheduled for 5 p.m. Nov. 29, Dec. 8 and Dec. 13 on the Redwood Campus, Illinois (I) Building room 2. The meetings include a lab tour and information...
Ruby is a member of the honor society and a business major — for now. “I have so many different ideas for what I want to do. I’m still learning all the areas of business and no matter what I end up doing, I really want to help people in the ways that I’ve needed help. That’s really important to me.” After attending high school...
Carolina Gonzalez started attending Rogue Community College while she was still in high school. Born and raised in Grants Pass, her mother, brother, and sister all went to Rogue; for Carolina, it’s truly a community college. “What I like most about RCC is that there are such a variety of nontraditional students and people on different paths,” Carolina says. Carolina completed her associate degree this...
GRANTS PASS — Rogue Community College is offering a six-week Nursing Assistant 1 (NA1) training program in Grants Pass this fall. This non-credit program, new to the RCC Redwood Campus, offers a quick pathway to a career in the health care field. In response to regional demand for trained health care workers, the RCC Continuing Education department launched a nursing assistant training program in 2021...
Megan Capp has been a farmer for years. With Rogue Community College, she’s taking it up a notch. Actually, three notches. “I’m triple majoring,” Megan says with a smile. She tells the story — “mechatronics, electronics and manufacturing/engineering technology.” It all started with a welding class in 2018. “I wanted the skill, and then it snowballed. When I realized what I could do at RCC,...
Kaloa Neukan loves soccer. It’s always been her passion — and she’s good at it. She played soccer in high school and was offered a scholarship by Rogue Community College to attend classes and play for the Ospreys. Just days before tuition was due, the coach left and Kaloa’s scholarship fell through. Kaloa was living with a host family at the time and they helped her...