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Campus News – Rockland Community College (RCC) has received a grant for $933 thousand awarded by the Empire State’s Office of Strategic Workforce Development (OSWD). Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced OSWD’s fourth round of grant awards, totaling more than $12 million for 15 projects that will train more than 2,000 workers across New York State for over 100 business partners.

Read More » RCC Receives $933K to Address Manufacturing Workforce Shortages

Daily Nurse – The Rockland Community College (RCC) Nursing Program demonstrates its commitment to excellence, with its students achieving a remarkable 100% pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in the third quarter of 2023.

Read More » RCC Nursing Program Achieves Perfection in NCLEX Pass Rate at 100 Percent

Nanuet Patch – Deep into the listening tour he started when he took over July 1, Rockland Community College’s new president has started making a list of goals that range from the concrete to the aspirational.

Read More » Rockland Community College’s New President Has Lofty, Specific Goals

Rockland County Times – Rockland Community College is proud to celebrate the history and culture of the Latinx community from September 19 through October 20. The month-long celebration honors individual traditions while also recognizing what unites us.

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Nanuet Patch – Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands, continues its multimillion-dollar investment in critical workforce programs at community colleges nationwide, and Rockland Community College has been invited to return for year five.

Read More » Metallica’s Foundation Continues Initiative At RCC

Mid Hudson News – The Rockland County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the Rockland Community College (RCC) have partnered to support workforce development and economic growth through the Skill Up Rockland partnership.

Read More » Rockland Community College partners with IDA to support workforce development

Campus News – Rockland Community College (RCC) has been selected to participate as a member of New America’s prestigious Community College Workforce Transformation & Implementation Cohort. This esteemed recognition reflects RCC’s commitment to advancing workforce development and ensuring student success through innovative programs and partnerships.

Read More » RCC joins prestigious “Community College Workforce Transformation & Implementation Cohort”

WRCR AM 1700 – Rockland Community College has a new president. Dr. Lester Edgardo Sandres Rápalo became just the eighth president in the College’s 64-year history. Prior to joining RCC, Dr. Rápalo was Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bronx Community College. He formally started his new position on July 1st.

Read More » RCC Hires New President

Lohud – In an era when higher education is plagued by skyrocketing tuition fees, exorbitant student debt and the burden of high-interest rates, community colleges emerge as the unsung heroes of education.

Read More » NY Community Colleges: Education’s Secret Money Saver

News 12 Westchester – Dr. Lester Sandres Rápalo, the new president of Rockland Community College, spoke with News 12 Tuesday for his first local interview since taking the job.

Read More » A ‘Jewel’ in Rockland County: New RCC President Sets Goals on Winning National Award, Attracting International Students