Rappahannock Community College
Type | Publiccommunity college |
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Established | 1970 |
President | Shannon L. Kennedy |
Location |
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United States
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Campus | Glenns, Warsaw |
Nickname | Gulls |
Mascot | Squall (a seagull) |
Website | www.rappahannock.edu |
Rappahannock Community College(RCC) is a publiccommunity collegewith two campuses inVirginia, one inGlenns(Gloucester County) and the other inWarsaw (Richmond County). There are three off-campus sites — one inKilmarnock, one inKing George, one inNew Kent County. The institution is one of the twenty-three colleges in theVirginia Community College System. It mostly serves students living on theMiddle Peninsulaand theNorthern Neck, but it also has students from other parts of Virginia. RCC offers associate degrees, certificates, career studies certificates, dual enrollment credit, non-credit programs, lifelong learning credits, and programs for incarcerated students.[1]
Service region
[edit]RCC serves the following 12 counties in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula regions:King George,Westmoreland,Richmond,Northumberland,Essex,Lancaster,King and Queen,Gloucester,Mathews,Middlesex,King William, andNew Kent. The service region of RCC is roughly the size of the State ofDelaware.[2]
Dual enrollment
[edit]RCC has Dual Enrollment agreements with most local high school systems to offer college-level courses that can be taken at the college or the high school location. Dual Enrollment courses enable students to take courses at RCC while enrolled in high school and provide college level educational opportunities.[3]
Workforce programs
[edit]RCC's Workforce and Community Development Center offers cost-effective, flexible, comprehensive and responsive programs designed around business, industry and education needs. The RCC Workforce course offerings fall into these categories:[4]
- Agriculture, Food And Natural Resources
- Architecture And Construction
- Business & Professional Development
- Communication And Information Technology
- Health And Safety
- Personal Enrichment
- Transportation
Leadership
[edit]Dr. Shannon L. Kennedy became the fourth president of Rappahannock Community College[5]on July 1, 2019,[6]succeeding Dr. Elizabeth Hinton Crowther.[7]
See also
[edit]- Former New Kent High School, home of the New Kent Site.[8]
References
[edit]- ^Richmond, Contact Virginia Department of Corrections P. O. Box 26963; Va 23261674-3000."VADOC — 105 Graduate at Haynesville Correctional Center, 17 Receive Associate's Degrees".vadoc.virginia.gov. Retrieved2020-02-27.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"Campuses + Sites - Rappahannock Community College".Rappahannock Community College. Retrieved2016-01-29.
- ^"Dual Enrollment at RCC".Rappahannock Community College. Retrieved2016-01-29.
- ^"Workforce - Rappahannock Community College".Rappahannock Community College. Retrieved2016-01-29.
- ^Newton, Karen (2019-10-07)."RCC's New Leader, Shannon Kennedy".The Local Scoop. Retrieved2020-02-27.
- ^Macharyas, Jeff."Dr. Shannon L. Kennedy | Rappahannock Community College". Retrieved2020-02-27.
- ^Newton, Karen (2019-10-07)."Sissy Crowther's Next Chapter".The Local Scoop. Retrieved2020-02-27.
- ^"New Kent Site | Rappahannock Community College". Retrieved2020-02-27.
External links
[edit]- Virginia Community College System
- Universities and colleges established in 1969
- 1969 establishments in Virginia
- Education in Lancaster County, Virginia
- Education in Northumberland County, Virginia
- Education in King George County, Virginia
- Education in King William County, Virginia
- Education in New Kent County, Virginia
- Two-year colleges in the United States