Published on January 12, 2023
Randolph Community College board, faculty, and staff members gathered Friday, Jan. 6, in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center Auditorium for the College’s annual Spring Convocation. RCC honored Kim Kimrey as its 2023 Excellence in Teaching award winner and David Richardson as the 2023 Staff Person of the Year.
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Published on January 11, 2023
Intelligent.com and Niche have included Randolph Community College in their lists of the Best Community Colleges in North Carolina in 2023.
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Published on January 10, 2023
Randolph Community College faculty, staff, and Trustees gathered Thursday, Dec. 15, as the College held the 2022 December College and Career Readiness Graduation in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center Auditorium on the Asheboro Campus. Approximately 35 students received their Adult High School or High School Equivalency diplomas with 21 graduates participating in the ceremony.
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Published on February 20, 2023
More than 200 Randolph County 10th graders explored opportunities in Randolph Community College’s Automotive Systems Technology and Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology programs Friday, Feb. 17, in the Richard Petty Education Center on the Asheboro Campus as part of Automotive Day.
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Published on February 7, 2023
Randolph Community College was named Business of the Year at the Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce’s 97th Annual Meeting Dinner & Awards Ceremony on Jan. 27 at Pinewood Country Club.
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Published on February 6, 2023
Randolph Community College hosted 225 local high school students for Manufacturing Day on Friday, Feb. 3.
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Published on March 21, 2023
Randolph Community College announced its final candidates for the permanent President of the College on Tuesday — John Grosskopf, current President of North Florida College (Madison, Fla.); Dr. Jeremy Thomas, Provost of Oklahoma City Community College; Dr. Shah Ardalan, current President of Lone Star College-University Park (Houston); and Dr. George McNulty, current President of Gogebic Community College (Ironwood, Mich.).
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Published on March 14, 2023
Randolph Community College may have started Spring Break on Tuesday, March 7, but the Asheboro Campus was still humming as RCC hosted the second annual Randolph NEXT — an event where local high school seniors learned about the educational opportunities at the College and a job fair for the community wrapped into one.
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Published on April 26, 2023
Randolph Early College High School senior Abigail Maze of Climax, an Associate in Arts-College Transfer student, was honored as Randolph Community College’s 2023 Academic Excellence Award Winner, while Bryson Hicks of Lexington, an Electrical Systems Technology student, was honored as the College’s nominee for the Dallas Herring Achievement Award.
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Published on May 23, 2023
Randolph Community College recently held several pinning ceremonies for its Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Medical Assisting, Nursing, and Radiography students.
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Published on May 15, 2023
Jeremy Grant, Product Marketing Director of LendingTree and Founder and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Knocked-Up Money, was the guest speaker at Randolph Community College’s Curriculum Graduation ceremony Wednesday, May 10, at the Special Events Center of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. More than 400 students applied to graduate with their associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates this spring with more than 200 graduates participating in the ceremony.
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Published on May 15, 2023
Hundreds of Randolph Community College students took a huge step in their journeys — and across the stage — Wednesday, May 10, as the College held its 2023 Curriculum Graduation.
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Published on May 12, 2023
Randolph Community College recently announced the President’s List, Dean’s List, and Academic Merit List for the 2023 Spring Semester.
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Published on May 12, 2023
On Saturday, April 22, Randolph Community College (RCC) hosted its second Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) induction ceremony of the academic year.
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Published on May 9, 2023
Dr. Shah Ardalan has been named the seventh president of Randolph Community College.
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Published on June 15, 2023
A standing-room-only crowd packed into Randolph Community College’s R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center on Thursday, May 11, as 35 College and Career Readiness students earned their Adult High School and High School Equivalency diplomas.
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Published on June 9, 2023
On April 20, Kassandra Ciriza Monreal was introduced as the Governor Robert W. Scott Leadership Award winner — the first-ever honor for Randolph Community College.
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Published on July 26, 2023
Randolph Community College recently announced the President’s List, Dean’s List, and Academic Merit List for the 2023 Summer Semester.
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Published on July 21, 2023
Randolph County Partnership for Children Executive Director Lisa Hayworth was sworn in as the newest member of the Randolph Community College Board of Trustees on Thursday, July 20, in the Martha Luck Comer Foundation Conference Center as the Board held its first meeting since newly-hired President Dr. Shah Ardalan started his tenure at the College. Reynolds Lisk was elected board Chair, replacing long-time member F. Mac Sherrill, and James Gouty was elected Vice Chair.
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Published on July 10, 2023
Life could have turned out so much differently for Randolph Community College graduate and Lead Instructor for College and Career Readiness Emma Lambirth. When she was 10, Lambirth found her dad after he had had a stroke, and her niece passed away at 18 months old. Two years later, her dad, Michael, died on November 9 — just over a week after his 47th birthday. While he was on his deathbed, Lambirth promised her dad four things: She would finish high school, she would go to college, she would take care of her mom, and she wouldn’t get married until she was 30.
This April, Lambirth turned 30 with a master’s degree in Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counseling, the support of her mom, Brenda; and no ring on her finger — yet. All that while helping raise her nephew and being the breadwinner.
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Published on August 30, 2023
Randolph Community College is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard Weldon has been named the Vice President for Administrative Services.
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Published on August 29, 2023
The Asheboro Campus of Randolph Community College was buzzing with excitement Friday, Aug. 11, as the entire college community came together for RCC’s annual Fall Convocation. The event kicked off the College’s 61st school year and was marked by the debut of President Dr. Shah Ardalan, RCC’s seventh leader. Prior to the convocation, a breakfast meet and greet with President Ardalan was hosted at the Armadillo Café, bringing together the College’s dedicated faculty and staff, and setting the tone for the academic year ahead. Students returned to campus Tuesday, Aug. 15, with the start of RCC’s Fall Semester as the College is seeing a growth in enrollment post-pandemic.
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Published on August 21, 2023
Randolph Community College hosted the first of three NCWorks Career and Resource Fairs on Tuesday, Aug. 15, in the Continuing Education and Industrial Center (CEIC) on the Asheboro Campus. The fairs are in response to the recent closing of Klaussner Furniture, which left more than 800 people without employment. More than 400 people received help at Tuesday’s fair. There are two more fairs planned — Tuesday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at RCC’s Archdale Center and Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the CEIC from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
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Published on August 18, 2023
Local administrators and community leaders, along with faculty and staff from Randolph Community College, the Randolph County School System, Asheboro City Schools, Uwharrie Charter Academy, Faith Christian School, and homeschool, family, and friends gathered on RCC’s Asheboro Campus Tuesday, Aug. 8, to both celebrate Apprenticeship Randolph’s third and largest graduating class and witness 16 more apprentices signed to the program.
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Published on August 9, 2023
In light of the recent closing of Klaussner Furniture, Randolph Community College is offering its resources to help the company’s former employees.
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Published on September 28, 2023
Each year, in accordance with the Campus Security Act of 1990 and the Cleary Act, Randolph Community College publishes a Campus Safety and Security Report along with conducting an annual review of all campus safety plans. The report was presented at the College’s Board of Trustees Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 20, with only one incident over the past three years and zero unfounded crimes.
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Published on September 21, 2023
Presidents from 10 North Carolina community colleges, including Randolph Community College President Dr. Shah Ardalan; the N.C. A&T State University and N.C. State University presidents, and six workforce development board representatives gathered Thursday, Sept. 21, at Central Carolina Community College’s Eugene Moore Manufacturing and Biotech Solutions Center at a signing event for the AdvanceNC charter.
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Published on September 12, 2023
Published on September 8, 2023
Randolph Community College is thrilled to announce its exciting new partnership in the Transfer Promise program with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). The collaboration aims to provide students with an enhanced and seamless transition to UNCG.
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Published on September 1, 2023
Randolph Community College is proud to announce the College has been recognized in two prestigious national rankings for 2024. RCC has secured its position as the leading community college in North Carolina, according to Niche’s latest rankings, and has also clinched an impressive fourth-place spot on BestColleges’ list of Best Online Associate in Information Technology Programs nationwide.
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Published on October 25, 2023
Five Randolph Community College students recently earned $500 Bridge to Career (BTC) Scholarships from the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation.
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Published on October 20, 2023
Randolph Community College was recently ranked in the top 10 on Intelligent.com’s list of the Best Community Colleges in North Carolina for 2024.
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Published on October 13, 2023
Linda Brown, Asheboro/Randolph Chamber President, is joining the Randolph Community College staff as the College’s Strategic Planning and Development Officer. Brown will be at her new post Nov. 1.
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Published on October 10, 2023
Randolph Community College (RCC) welcomed several esteemed state legislators to its Asheboro Campus on Friday, Oct. 6, for a Legislators Appreciation Reception.
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Published on October 9, 2023
Randolph Community College recently became official partners in the Pirate Promise with East Carolina University. This means the application fee will be waived for admission to ECU when the student finishes their degree at RCC. The Pirate Promise application is due by Nov. 1.
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Published on November 30, 2023
Leaders of the Randolph County community gathered in Randolph Community College’s Corporate Training Center on Monday, Nov. 27, for the “State of the County” — a discussion of the current and future workforce needs and the educational pipeline of Randolph County.
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Published on November 28, 2023
More than 200 local 10th graders visited Randolph Community College on Friday, Nov. 3, for Manufacturing Day to spark interest in both the College’s programs and available manufacturing jobs.
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Published on November 16, 2023
Alvin Battle was sworn in as the newest member of the Randolph Community College Board of Trustees at the Board’s meeting Thursday, Nov. 16, in the Martha Luck Comer Conference Center on the Asheboro Campus. Battle replaced Larry Reid, who passed away in September.
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Published on November 9, 2023
On Thursday, Nov. 9, Randolph Community College (RCC) and Western Carolina University (WCU) formalized an agreement to ease the transition for RCC graduates seeking admission to WCU. The memorandum, signed by WCU Chancellor Kelli R. Brown and RCC President/CEO Dr. Shah Ardalan, outlines specific criteria for guaranteed admission.
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Published on December 14, 2023
Randolph Community College recently announced the President’s List, Dean’s List, and Academic Merit List for the 2023 Fall Semester.
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Published on December 7, 2023
Both Sonia Perez Gobellan and Tiffany England had full-time jobs when they enrolled in Randolph Community College’s Cosmetology Program. Both had kids. Both had dreams. The only thing, or, to be more exact, things missing were each other.
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Published on December 7, 2023
Things got a little more automated at Asheboro City and Uwharrie Charter Academy’s elementary schools recently as Randolph Community College’s Industrial Maintenance Technician (IMT) Apprentices and Early Childhood Education (ECE) students visited local classrooms Thursday, Nov. 16, to teach all about robots. Students were read “Pete the Cat: Robo-Pete” by James Dean, got to try their hand at a robotic arm made of Legos, and then made their own robotic arm out of popsicle sticks.
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Published on December 6, 2023
Forty-eight students were inducted into Randolph Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Chapter, Beta Theta Rho, in a ceremony held Saturday, Nov. 18, in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center Auditorium on the Asheboro Campus. Sarah and Sophia Wright were awarded the sixth annual Waymon C. Martin Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship.
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Published on August 9, 2023
A la luz del reciente cierre de Klaussner Furniture, Randolph Community College está ofreciendo sus recursos para ayudar a los ex empleados de la empresa.
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