Hudson Valley News & Events – Rockland Community College’s Distinguished Professor and Program Director for Visual and Performing Arts, Patty Maloney-Titland, received both the regional and national William H. Meardy Faculty Member Awards at the 53rd Annual American Community College Trustees (ACCT) Leadership Congress in October.
Hudson Valley Press – Rockland Community College has once again received two prestigious recognitions for its Nursing Program. NursingProcess.org, a website that compiles nursing education and career information data, ranked RCC’s program # 2 out of 153 New York State Board of Nursing approved schools to pursue an associate degree program in nursing.
Read More » RCC Nursing Program Ranks in the Top 5 in New York
Hudson Valley News & Events – Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) , U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY) announced $2,960,808 in federal funding for Rockland Community College (RCC). The funding was allocated through the Title V program, which provides resources for Hispanic-serving institutions to expand educational opportunities and enhance programs, fasciitis, and equipment for students.
News 12 – Mount Vernon High School and Rockland Community College have teamed up with a new partner to get students into automotive jobs. Under the program, Ford Motor Company and dealership Scarsdale Ford take students who are into cars and turn them into auto tech experts.
Rockland County Business Journal – Rockland Community College (RCC) has begun a national search for its 8th president after Dr. Michael A. Baston, who led the school for five years, accepted a new position last July. The college has hired Isaacson, Miller to lead the presidential search.
Read More » RCC Taps Firm To Seek New President; Selection Expected Spring 2023
Hudson Valley News & Events – Rockland Community College was selected from a competitive field of community colleges across the country to receive $100,000 to transform the future of students in the community.
Read More » RCC receives $100,000 for direct support for technical education programs
Hudson Valley News & Events – Rockland Community College Emergency Medical Technician Training Program was created last year in partnership with Rockland Paramedics, the Rockland Workforce Board and Rockland Career Center to help alleviate an ongoing Emergency Medical Technician and paramedic shortage in the region while helping unemployed and underemployed workers on a new career path.
Read More » First Class of the RCC Emergency Medical Technician Training Program Graduates
Rockland News – A series of classes on how to purchase and prepare delicious and nutritious food economically will be held at the RCC Hospitality & Culinary Arts Center in Nyack this fall.
Read More » RCC Culinary Arts Center to offer free 8-week series
POWER 93.7 WBLK shared the Top 10 in NY for Community College’s list that originated from WalletHub’s Best & Worst Community Colleges article. Community colleges offer students the ability to get higher education without having as much financial strain. Individual community colleges, however, vary in quality and affordability. To determine where students can receive the best education at the lowest price, WalletHub compared more than 650 community colleges across 19 key indicators of cost and quality. Our data set ranges from the cost of in-state tuition and fees to student-faculty ratio to graduation rate.
Ed Tech Magazine – Schools that offered courses with at least some remote learning aspects before the pandemic have found ways to make hybrid instruction a success.
Read More » How Community Colleges Are Setting Best Practices for Hybrid Learning in Higher Ed