Campus News – Patricia Szobonya is a professor at SUNY Rockland Community College who has spent much of her career helping students connect with the world beyond their classrooms. That commitment to international education recently earned her a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program International Education Administrator Award for France for the 2026-27 academic year.
Read More » SUNY Rockland Professor Earns Prestigious Fulbright Award
Monsey Scoop – Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Ernst Valery, a veteran real estate development executive, investor, and educator, to the Rockland Community College Board of Trustees.
Read More » Governor Hochul Appoints Ernst Valery to Rockland Community College Board of Trustees
Campus News – If you don’t like your life, change it. Several people are credited with the phrase, so it’s hard to give proper attribution, but now more than ever it can apply to adult learners ages 25–55 in New York who currently don’t have a college degree—especially those who want to pursue a field that the state deems most useful to our future economy.
Read More » Free College for NY Students Ages 25-55; Talking with Rockland Community College
Nyack-Piermont Patch – Our region is home to its share of renowned universities and colleges, but a new study has found that one, perhaps less well-known school, might just be the ticket to success in life. Rockland Community College has been ranked the number four community college out of 30 in New York state for quality and affordability, according to WalletHub’s 2025 “Best & Worst Community Colleges” study.
Read More » 1 Community College In The Hudson Valley Named Among Top 5 In NY
Campus News – Rockland Community College (RCC) announced a new agreement with St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) that will make it easier for students who earn an Associate of Science in Human Performance Studies – Exercise and Sport Science at RCC and then transfer to STAC to continue their academic journey toward a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science.
Read More » RCC, STAC Sign Pact for Exercise Science Transfer
Hudson Valley Press – Morenikeji Fashipe and Natalia Benitez Levina, both recent graduates of Rockland Community College, have been awarded the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This year, more than 1,600 students from community colleges nationwide applied to receive the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
Rockland Report – Rockland Community College (RCC) is marking a significant milestone this year—its 35th Annual Chess Event and Exhibition. The event will take place on Thursday, April 3, at 12:30 PM in the Student Union, Room 3214, on RCC’s main campus in Suffern, NY.
Inside Higher Ed – Two-year college students are less likely to have paid internship experiences compared to their four-year peers. Community and institutional partnerships can provide additional opportunities for this population.
Read More » Positive Partnership: Creating Internships for Community College Students
Westfair Business Journal – A Hispanic Serving Institution, Rockland Community College is celebrating the history and culture of the Latinx community from now through Oct. 15. The celebration honors individual traditions while also recognizing what unites us.
Rockland County Times – This week, Rockland Community College (RCC) was proud to inform the RCT that the school has been awarded a $51,557 grant from the Office of the SUNY Provost and the Innovative Instruction Research Council. This grant will support a year-long project titled “The Digital/Print Divide: Bridging the Gap to Promote Equitable Access to Digital OER Across the Disciplines.”