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(Redirected from Rappahannock Community College Glenns Campus) Two-campus public college in Virginia, US
Rappahannock Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1970
PresidentShannon L. Kennedy
LocationGlenns, Warsaw, Kilmarnock, King George, New Kent, Virginia, United States
CampusGlenns, Warsaw
NicknameGulls
MascotSquall (a seagull)
Websitewww.rappahannock.edu

Rappahannock Community College (RCC) is a public community college with two campuses in Virginia, one in Glenns (Gloucester County) and the other in Warsaw (Richmond County). There are three off-campus sites — one in Kilmarnock, one in King George, one in New Kent County. The institution is one of the twenty-three colleges in the Virginia Community College System. It mostly serves students living on the Middle Peninsula and the Northern 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.

commencement 2019 at RCC
Commencement 2019 at RCC

Service region

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, and New Kent. The service region of RCC is roughly the size of the State of Delaware.

Dual enrollment

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.

Workforce programs

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:

  • Agriculture, Food And Natural Resources
  • Architecture And Construction
  • Nursing Program Pinning Ceremony at Rappahannock Community College. 2019
    Nursing Program Pinning Ceremony at Rappahannock Community College. 2019
    Business & Professional Development
  • Communication And Information Technology
  • Health And Safety
  • Personal Enrichment
  • Transportation

Leadership

Dr. Shannon L. Kennedy became the fourth president of Rappahannock Community College on July 1, 2019, succeeding Dr. Elizabeth Hinton Crowther.

See also

References

  1. 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. Retrieved 2020-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Campuses + Sites - Rappahannock Community College". Rappahannock Community College. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. "Dual Enrollment at RCC". Rappahannock Community College. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. "Workforce - Rappahannock Community College". Rappahannock Community College. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  5. Newton, Karen (2019-10-07). "RCC's New Leader, Shannon Kennedy". The Local Scoop. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  6. Macharyas, Jeff. "Dr. Shannon L. Kennedy | Rappahannock Community College". Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  7. Newton, Karen (2019-10-07). "Sissy Crowther's Next Chapter". The Local Scoop. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  8. "New Kent Site | Rappahannock Community College". Retrieved 2020-02-27.

External links

Virginia Community College System
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