Randolph Community College Medical Assisting Program Receives Accreditation

The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) has awarded initial accreditation to the Medical Assisting Associate Degree program at Randolph Community College’s Archdale Center.

RCC added the program to its curriculum offerings in fall 2011. The initial accreditation is effective until Sept. 30, 2019, when RCC’s program will go through a reaccreditation process.

“Medical assisting is a fairly new program for us, and we have been pleased with the strong enrollment and the response from the community,” said Dr. Robert Shackleford, RCC president. “This accreditation gives us a stamp of approval that endorses the quality of the program and is a big plus for our students as they enter the workforce.”

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1049-rcc-medical-assisting-program-receives-accreditation.html.

Randolph Community College Foundation Sets 2015 Dancing with the Randolph Stars

The Randolph Community College Foundation has announced the date for its 2015 Dancing with the Randolph Stars, a fundraising event to benefit Randolph Community College students. This will be the 6th year that local “celebrities” will take to the dance floor competing for monetary votes in support of the Foundation on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at the AVS Catering & Banquet Centre.

Proceeds from the event will go toward scholarships for Randolph Community College students. The 2014 event netted over $160,000 for scholarships, according to Ann Hoover, who will be co-chairing the planning committee along with Vickie Gallimore again this year. The pair have led the successful fundraiser since the inaugural event in 2010 and have seen the gross receipts go from around $97,000 the first year to over $200,000 this past spring.

For more information, contact Lorie McCroskey, RCC director of development, at 336-633-1118 or llmccroskey@randolph.edu.

Harold Holmes Joins RCC Board of Trustees

Harold Holmes was sworn in as a member of the Randolph Community College Board of Trustees on Sept. 18 at their regular meeting in the Foundation Conference Center on the Asheboro Campus. Appointed by the Randolph County Board of Commissioners, Holmes will fulfill the unexpired term of Robert B. Davis, who resigned effective July 17, 2014. The term runs through June 30, 2015.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1046-harold-holmes-joins-rcc-board-of-trustees.html.

Ivey Byrd Awarded Retiree Scholarship from Randolph Community College Foundation

Ivey Byrd

Ivey Alana Byrd of Asheboro has been awarded the first Randolph Community College Foundation Retiree Scholarship for the 2014-2015 school year. The scholarship was established to honor retired RCC faculty and staff members.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/2014-news/1037-retiree-scholarship.html.

RCC Kicks Off 7th Cultural Arts Season with Jerry Bledsoe and Randolph Reads Event Sept. 25

Jerry Bledsoe

Randolph Community College’s Cultural Arts Series embarks on its seventh season on Thursday, Sept. 25, with a lecture on censorship by local journalist and author Jerry Bledsoe as a part of Randolph Reads: Invisible Man. Bledsoe is known for several true crime titles based on murders in North Carolina. His journalism career, which spanned over 20 years, included newspaper work in the North Carolina cities of Kannapolis, Charlotte, and Greensboro, and work at Esquire magazine.

The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center auditorium on the Asheboro Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/2014-news/1036-rcc-kicks-off-7th-cultural-arts-season-with-jerry-bledsoe-and-randolph-reads-event-sept-25.html.