Randolph Community College Offering Prep Course for New GED® Test

Randolph Community College is offering a free Prep Course for students who plan to take the GED® test to obtain their high school equivalency diploma.
           
The daytime classes meet 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday with classes starting in March, April and May. An evening class is available and will meet from 5:30-8:30 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. RCC will also offer an online option to students in addition to regular classroom hours.

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18 Couples Chosen for Randolph Community College Foundation's 2014 Dancing with the Randolph Stars

The dancers for Randolph Community College Foundation’s 2014 Dancing with the Randolph Stars benefit were announced at a “Meet the Stars” event held at The Exchange Banquet and Meeting Hall recently. The new slate of dancers has started rehearsing for the popular fundraiser, which raises money for student scholarships at Randolph Community College. Each couple will perform a short dance routine at the event on May 31.

The 2014 dancers are Kim Allgood and Jordi Roman, Jenny Lynn Atkinson and Richard Schoenberger, Patty Banker and Todd Cutler, Micki Bare and Bill Walker, Tracy Burnette and JW Kelley, Leslie Caviness and Justin Parks, Sandra Childs and Steve Morgan, Linda Covington and John Pugh, Brandi Crumley-Runyan and Dave Craven, Julia Del Grande and Wayne Lahmeyer, Carri Hampton and Deane Wolfe, Sherry Johnson and Cris Richardson, Sara Manring and Brad Phillips, Jessica McGee and Toby Strider, Kimberly Miller-McDowell and Mark Strider, Alexa Modderno and Les Caison, Rebecca Moffitt and Will Rains, and McCall Tanner and Daryl Hill.

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Four Randolph Community College Students, Three Graduates are NCPPA Winners

Randolph Community College photography graduate Jerry Wolford won the Photographer of the Year award from the North Carolina Press Photographers Association for the second year in the row. It was the third time in his career that he has earned the POY honor. The awards were given out at the organization’s annual contest and meeting held recently in Charlotte.
           
Wolford, a Randleman native who has worked at the News & Record for over 26 years and is a former photographer for The Courier-Tribune, also won the Sports Photographer of the Year; 1st Place-General News; 1st Place and Honorable Mention-Feature Story; 1st Place and Honorable Mention-Sports Feature; 2nd Place-Spot News; 2nd and 3rd Place-Sports Story; and 3rd Place-Sports Action.
           
RCC Photographic Technology students Abbi O’Leary of Franklinville, Dillon Deaton of Asheboro, Daniel Whittaker of Greensboro, and Jesse Fath of Burlington brought home awards. The students competed directly against the professionals in the field.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-02-27.php.

Randolph Community College Adds Criminal Justice Articulation Agreement with UNC Pembroke

Randolph Community College has signed a 2+2 articulation agreement with the University of North Carolina at Pembroke to provide an easier transition for Criminal Justice Technology students who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree.
           
An information session about the new program has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Foundation Conference Center on the Asheboro Campus, with both RCC and UNCP representatives available to answer questions.
           
For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-02-26.php.

Information Session for University Center/Pfeiffer Elementary Education Program Set for March 25 at Randolph Community College

Employment of elementary school teachers is projected to grow 12 percent nationwide from 2012 to 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In North Carolina, the projected growth in job openings is even higher—23% from 2010-2020. Potential elementary school teachers in Randolph County can train for these jobs without leaving the county borders through The University Center of Randolph County and Pfeiffer University.
           
Students who are planning to enroll in the University Center of Randolph County/Pfeiffer University Elementary Education Program next fall should attend an upcoming information session at Randolph Community College. Representatives from Pfeiffer will be on hand to discuss application details, financial aid, and cohort requirements at the session scheduled from 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, in the Foundation Conference Center on Randolph Community College’s Asheboro Campus.

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Caregiver College Set for Saturday, March 8, at Randolph Community College

f you are caring for a sick loved one and need answers, you can find the help you need in an upcoming one-day intensive training event for home caregivers set for March 8 at Randolph Community College. This seminar will offer a variety of topics on issues of caregiving in the home and will be of special interest to family caregivers and volunteers, as well as allied health professionals. The event will also support those who care for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-02-20.php.

EMT-Paramedic Initial Course Offered at Randolph Community College on Flip-Flop Schedule

Randolph Community College’s Emergency Services department will offer an EMT-Paramedic training course beginning March 3 on a flip-flop schedule in order to accommodate the schedules of those already working in the industry. RCC is the only area community college offering the course on this unique schedule, according to Julie Martin, coordinator/instructor for emergency services.
           
Martin said Randolph and surrounding counties are “in need of paramedics and the Community College System can’t produce them fast enough.”

For more information on the course, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-02-05.php.

Randolph Community College Introduces RIBN Program for Nursing; Info Sessions Feb. 17 & 20

Randolph Community College will hold information sessions soon for its new Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) in the Triad-Triangle program. Triad-Triangle RIBN is a partnership between RCC, Wake Technical Community College, Durham Technical Community College, Forsyth Technical Community College, and Winston-Salem State University.
           
The program is designed to increase the health of our community by making it easier and more accessible to obtain a bachelor of nursing degree, according to Amanda Brewer, student success advocate for the program. In addition, nurses with bachelor degrees have more career and educational opportunities, she said.
           
The information sessions are set for Monday, Feb. 17, from 4-5 p.m. in the Health and Science Center, Room 104, on the Asheboro Campus, and Thursday, Feb. 20, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the same location.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-02-04.php.