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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...
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...
Originally from Merced County, California, Holly Smyth has been in Grants Pass since 2005 and started attending classes at Rogue Community College to get her GED in 2012. Years later, she decided to return to finish what she had started and received her GED in October 2019. She is now working for her associate degree. “I know I need an education,” Holly says, “because I...
At age 16, Kelsey Carlson graduated from Crater High School in Central Point, Oregon, but she was unable to afford college, so she started working. She spent years in low-wage jobs, but when her husband started classes at Rogue Community College to become a diesel mechanic, she thought, “If he can do it, I can do it.” So she did. Kelsey started at...
In 2021, Nicole Thull returned to school after years away and three children. In fact, it was her oldest child who was the catalyst for starting her college career: when he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018, Nicole did all the research she could to try to help. “The head of pediatric oncology saw how much I was reading, how hard I was working, and...
When Abraham Reyes first enrolled at Rogue Community College, he didn’t have a plan. After his father had a stroke, Abe just wanted to get a job to help himself and his family. He chose to begin his path at RCC. “RCC worked for my family’s budget, so I just started taking classes,” Abe said. Now he is on track to earn two degrees —...
The TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) is hosting March Madness! Anyone who fills out a new TRIO EOC participation form and meets with a TRIO staff will be given a $20 gift card to the RCC Ambassador Bookstore (while supplies last; up to 100 gift cards available). Click here to sign up! All our services are free! The TRiO EOC program helps with exploring programs...