Hudson Valley News & Events – Last January, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Dell Technologies and Intel announced a joint commitment to grow Intel’s AI for Workforce Program from 18 states to 50 by 2023. Rockland Community College was one of 15 colleges across the country to be awarded $40K for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Incubator Network project.
Hudson Valley News & Events – Rockland Community College has begun the search for a new president following the departure of Michael A. Baston, who accepted the president’s post at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland.
Read More » RCC Names Leadership Team as Search for New President Begins
Rockland County Business Journal – Rockland Community College is conducting a national search for the eighth president. Dr. Michael A. Baston has accepted a new position as President of Cuyahoga Community College located in Cleveland, Ohio and will be stepping down from his position as RCC president in July 2022.
Read More » RCC Elevates Susan Deer & Katherine Lynch While College Seeks New President
Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals – The global supply chain has faced major shocks in the past few years. Many of them stem from the pandemic, which caused quarantines, production shutdowns and shuttered logistics offices, all making the movement of products harder at a time when demand for delivery was rising. More recently, soaring fuel prices increased transportation costs and subsequently fed inflation.
Read More » Filling the Significant Shortage of Truck Drivers
Hudson Valley News & Events – Esports was launched at RCC in the spring of 2021, and in their second season competing in the NJCAAE, the SUNY Rockland Hawks Rainbow Six team went undefeated with a record 8-0, which earned them the #1 seed going into the playoffs.
Read More » RCC Esports – UNDEFEATED – To Host Arena Grand Opening May 10
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.