The College Commitment

Rockland Community College is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action employer. Employment decisions at the College are made on the basis of merit, fitness and equality of opportunity and without unlawful discrimination. The College is committed to developing and maintaining avenues of entry and advancement for qualified individuals regardless of their age, alienage, color, creed, disability, familial status, gender/sex, gender identity, marital status, national origin, prior non-job related record of conviction, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. To that end, the College actively recruits and promotes individuals in an effort to reflect the basic composition of Rockland County’s general labor force.

What Steps Are Being Taken

To advance the College’s commitment to affirmative action, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

• continually examines the basic and preferred qualifications for job vacancies on campus to eliminate any barriers to employment, or advancement;
• ensures that position announcements and advertisements are placed in diverse publications, including those that cater to people of color, women veterans and individuals with disabilities; communicates job vacancies to external organizations that represent the interests and perspectives of communities of color, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans; and
• collaborates with the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Human Resources to maximize the development of all members of the work force through training and development.