Randolph Community College’s Interior Design Program to Celebrate 45th Anniversary Oct. 27

Randolph Community College’s Interior Design program will be celebrating its 45th anniversary in October. The public is invited to visit the Design Center on RCC’s Asheboro Campus at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, for a 45th anniversary celebration and reunion of graduates. RCC has been celebrating the College’s 50th anniversary throughout 2012.
           
RCC’s Interior Design program was established in fall 1967, when the College was called Randolph Technical Institute. It was the first community college Interior Design program in the state of North Carolina and is one of the oldest programs in the Southeast.
           
On Oct. 27, there will be a presentation from 3-4 p.m. on the history of the program; a recognition of the first graduating class and former instructors; and an update on recent student work and accomplishments. Concluding the presentation will be a reception and design exhibit, titled “Design Throughout the Decades,” in the Main Gallery of the Design Center.
          
The Design Center is located on the southeast corner of the Asheboro Campus at 629 Industrial Park Avenue. Take the McDowell Road exit off of I73/I74/220 Bypass and follow the signs.
           
To RSVP for this event contact Holly Barker, department head, at 336-633-0284 or at hdbarker@randolph.edu. Additional information on the Interior Design Program can be found at www.randolph.edu/interiordesign.