Rockland News – After a successful pilot program last summer, Rockland Community College and Dignity Works Here, Inc. are partnering on Project ELEVATE, a program that provides individuals with a disability with training in life skills required for independent living.
Read More » College classes to help people with special needs transition into independent living
Hudson Valley News & Events – Rockland Community College kicked off a new series last week when they welcomed Alumnus Bruce Kreutzer to the Campus. The new series “Life After the Rock! Conversations with Distinguished Alumni,” will focus on casual Q&A sessions with the alumni, students, faculty, and general public.
Rockland News – Beginning Fall 2022, qualified honors students at RCC will be eligible to transfer into STAC’s Honors Program.
Hudson Valley News & Events – Rockland Community College Launches From Industry to Instructor: Teaching for Professionals to Bring Industry Professionals Into the Classroom as Adjunct Instructors
Read More » RCC Seeking Seasoned Professionals to Become Adjunct Professors
Last year, New York’s Rockland Community College realized it had a problem. The passing rate for gateway classes—those that all students need to take—wavered slightly and dropped by one point to 75 percent. But for Black men, the pass rate tumbled to 64 percent.
Read More » Every College Wants To Help Students Succeed. One Is Making Them Courseware Co-Creators.
Nova North Commercial, a new commercial real estate firm based in New City, is announcing its launch with a name, slogan, logo and brand identity developed by marketing students at Rockland Community College.
Campus Technology – The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Intel and Dell Technologies are launching an 18-month initiative that will design and build a network of Artificial Intelligence Incubators at community colleges across the United States. The project is an expansion of Intel’s AI for Workforce Program, an effort to prepare current and future workers with key job skills in AI.
Rockland News – Rockland Community College has announced a new microcredentialing initiative to help students distinguish themselves in a competitive marketplace.
Read More » RCC Announces New Microcredentialing Education Initiative
Rockland Community college is preparing to train a new generation of emergency medical technicians. In response to a nationwide shortage of health care professionals, RCC, the Workforce Development board of Rockland County, and Rockland Works, have joined forces to create a program that will fast track qualified candidates to fill those vital positions and provide guaranteed employment for RCC students.
Read More » Rockland County Times: RCC to Launch New EMT Certification
A shortage of EMT workers in the county has prompted area officials to make it easier to increase those numbers as concerns swirl over a new COVID-19 variant. In a press conference yesterday, RCC president Michael Baston said the college is launching a new EMT Training Program…