2020 News Articles

Quinton Louris has been named the Small Business Center Director at 51社区.

Louris named RCC SBC Director

Published on September 2, 2020

Quinton Louris has joined 51社区 as the new Small Business Center Director. He is responsible for organizing, implementing, and administering the Small Business Center program, which provides free seminars, small business counseling, and links to resources for local entrepreneurs.

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Portrait of Larry D. Reid.

Larry D. Reid Minority Scholarship established

Published on August 21, 2020

Community leaders have established an endowed scholarship for minority students in honor of 51社区 Trustee Larry Reid, who is also the Station Manager and Morning Show host of The NEW 94.9 FM/1260-AM WKXR Radio, in an effort to encourage minority students during this difficult time.

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RCC announces Presidential Scholars

Published on April 16, 2020

Five outstanding Randolph County high school students have been chosen in a competitive process as Presidential Scholars at 51社区 for the 2020-2021 school year.

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CCR 2020 Spring Graduation

RCC holds virtual CCR graduation

Published on May 22, 2020

51社区 held a virtual ceremony for its 2020 College and Career Readiness (CCR) Graduation on Thursday, May 14. The in-person ceremony was to take place the same date, but was changed due to COVID-19.

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RCC 2020 Curriculum Graduation

51社区 2020 Curriculum Graduation

Published on June 18, 2020

51社区’s Curriculum Graduation ceremony was held virtually Monday, June 8. The original ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In all, 422 students received their degrees, diplomas, and certificates.

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AR welcomes 22 new pre-apprentices

Published on June 12, 2020

Twenty-two area students recently signed up with Apprenticeship Randolph, including four in the newest apprenticeship track, Information Technology. Sixteen students signed up in 2017 — the first year of the program, and 17 signed in 2018. With the addition of Automotive Systems Technology in 2019, 22 signed.

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Yasmin Cervantes, 51社区 Student Government Association President, spoke at RCC's virtual 2020 Curriculum Graduation, which debuted online June 8.

RCC holds virtual 2020 Curriculum Graduation

Published on June 8, 2020

Across the country, the Class of 2020 has seen graduation ceremonies cancelled, rescheduled, or turned into virtual or drive-thru events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After its in-person ceremony was canceled, 51社区 debuted its 2020 Curriculum Graduation virtually Monday, June 8.

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RCC announces plan for Fall Semester

Published on July 7, 2020

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The second class of graduates from 51社区's Health & Wellness Coach program celebrates finishing the course. Pictured, from left to right, are Michele Jernigan, Melissa Thompson, Shannon Foster, Kelly Hamlet, Michelle Craver, Beth Knott, Kelly Green, Dana Crisco, and Aaron Williamson. Instructor and Randolph County Wellness Administrator Sam Varner is in the front.

RCC Health and Wellness Coach program approved by national board

Published on August 24, 2020

Upon the May graduation of 14 students, the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) approved RCC’s Health & Wellness Coach program for the education and training of health and wellness coaches. RCC now joins Duke Integrative Medicine as the only two NBHWC-approved programs in North Carolina, as well as the second community college nationally to have an approved program.

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RCC Fall Convocation

RCC opens 58th year

Published on August 21, 2020

With faculty, staff, and board members tuned in on Zoom, 51社区 President Dr. Robert S. Shackleford Jr. opened the College’s fall convocation Friday, Aug. 14. The College began its 58th year when classes started Monday, Aug. 17, with an alternative course delivery, where possible and practical, to maximize student progress while minimizing risks and the spread of COVID-19.

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ETI donates 4,800 masks to RCC

Published on August 19, 2020

Elastic Therapy Inc. recently donated 4,800 masks to 51社区. The donation was part of more than 40,000 sent to all the local school systems — Asheboro City Schools, Randolph County Schools, and Uwharrie Charter Academy — to cover all students, faculty, teachers, and staff.

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RCC reaffirmed by SACSCOC Board

Published on October 9, 2020

51社区 was recently reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the governing body that helps to uphold the educational quality of degree-granting institutions throughout the South.

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Boone appointed to RCC Board of Trustees

Published on November 12, 2020

Harvey Boone of Asheboro was recently appointed as a new member of the 51社区 Board of Trustees by the North Carolina Governor’s Office. Boone signed his oath of office Tuesday, Sept. 15, and replaces Shirley McAnulty.

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RCC Therapeutic Massage program creates opportunities, changes life

Published on December 17, 2020

Gus Hernandez has been in the spa industry for 15 years. That doesn’t mean he’s stopped learning. In May 2019, Hernandez was part of 51社区’s first graduating class from the Therapeutic Massage program. He said the program not only created opportunities for him, but also changed his life.

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RCC announces 2020 fall semester academic standing lists

Published on December 17, 2020

Gus Hernandez has been in the spa industry for 15 years. That doesn’t mean he’s stopped learning. In May 2019, Hernandez was part of 51社区’s first graduating class from the Therapeutic Massage program. He said the program not only created opportunities for him, but also changed his life.

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CCR 2020 Fall Graduation

RCC holds virtual CCR graduation for 33 students

Published on December 15, 2020

51社区 held its December 2020 graduation ceremony for 33 students in the College and Career Readiness (CCR) program Thursday, Dec. 10. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the graduation aired virtually on YouTube.

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Heather Clouston (left), Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees, administers the oath of office to new 51社区 Board member Chris Yow at the Board’s meeting Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Martha Luck Comer Conference Center.

Yow appointed to RCC Board of Trustees

Published on January 17, 2020

Chris Yow of Asheboro was appointed as a new member of the 51社区 Board of Trustees by the Asheboro City Schools Board of Education to replace the late Curt Lorimer. Yow signed his oath of office at Thursday’s Board meeting in the Martha Luck Comer Conference Center.

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RCC honors outstanding faculty and staff members, employee years of service

Published on January 15, 2020

51社区 honored W. Clark Adams as its 2020 Excellence in Teaching award winner and Joey Trogdon as the 2020 Staff Person of the Year during its Spring Convocation held Jan. 10 in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center auditorium on the Asheboro Campus. The College also introduced its first-ever Adjunct Faculty of the Year award winner, Betty Wainwright.

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