Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

Academics

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Whether your plan is to take classes and transfer to a four-year university or enter one of our career programs designed to get you into the workforce right away, Rock Valley College has what you are looking for. Select from one of our more than 60 transfer areas or more than 30 career programs.

» Degree Programs
» Certificate Programs
» Course Descriptions
» Course Schedules
» College Catalog
» Learning and Opportunity Center
» Stenstrom Center Offerings
» Faculty

Course Listing Check out a comprehensive list of courses offered at RVC...

Admission

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At Rock Valley College, you're not just a number. Our highly respected faculty have master's degrees, doctorates and real-world experience. You won't be competing for attention in a huge lecture hall. Our average class size is 21, so you'll get a chance to interact, challenge and be challenged by your instructors.

» Visit Campus
» Getting Started
» For Adult Students
» For HS Counselors
» For Parents
» Financial Aid
» Educational Planning Sessions
» Records & Registration

Get Started! Find out how to get started at RVC! We make it easy for you to pursue your goals...

Student Life

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Have fun. Try stuff. RVC gives you opportunities to get involved. There are lots of student activities to choose from. We offer more than 20 clubs and organizations. Try your hands at student government. Join the staff of our campus newspaper. What's it going to be?

» Campus Activities Board
» Clubs and Organizations
» Get Engaged
» Goose Groups
» Student Government
» Social Media
» Hispanic HS Leadership Conference

Get Engaged! Join a club, attend events, become a student leader. What's your passion?

Student Services

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Whether you are new to the college or know your way around, we have a variety of services designed to help you succeed. We're here for you every step of the way.

» Financial Aid
» Disability Support Services
» Career Services
» Academic and Transfer Advising
» First Year Experience
» Judicial Affairs
» Writing Center
» Tutoring Center

How can we help? Our focus is on student success. We're here to ensure you reach your goals.

Athletics

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RVC competes in NJCAA Division III in men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, golf, baseball, softball, and men's and women's tennis. Not to brag, but we're pretty good at it. Our teams have won seven national championships and we have had more than 100 All-Americans.

» Athletics Home
» Athletics Staff
» Athletics News
» Schedules
» Booster Club
» Fitness, Wellness & Sport

Golf Outing Play in the RVC Golf Classic on June 14! Click to learn more...

Library

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The Estelle M. Black Library at Rock Valley College features nearly 75,000 volumes and more than 650 periodicals, and access to the interlibrary loan system. It also features spaces for individual and group study, and if you get thirsty, there's a coffee shop in the lobby!

» Library Home Page
» Library Catalog (Classic)
» Library Catalog (Tomcat)
» Library Databases
» Library FAQs
» Research Guides
» Library Distance Learning Service

Library Catalog Search our online catalog.

A-Z Web Index

Below you will find alphabetical links to many of the primary pages for Rock Valley College's web site. Use this index to find specific pages. Please use the College Directory to look up contact information for employees or departments.

ABC's of RVC (acronyms)
About RVC
Academic Advising Open Lab
Academic and Transfer Advising
Academic Calendar
Academics
Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE)
Accelerated Business Transfer Degree for Working Adults
Accreditation
Adjunct Faculty
Administration Building
Admission
Adult Education
Adult Education Bridge Programs
Adult Literacy Program
Adult Students
Advance Now
Advanced Placement Exam (AP)
Allied Health
Allied Health- Certificates
American Opportunity Tax Credit
Annual Report to the Community
Apprenticeship Programs
Art
Assessment of Student Learning
Associate Degree Nursing Program
Associate Degrees
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Associate in Engineering Science
Associate in General Studies
Associate of Arts in Teaching
Athletic Schedules
Athletics
Audited Financial Statements
Automotive Service Technology
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Ballroom Dancing
Baseball
Basic Skills Test Preparation for Teaching Certification
Bell School Road Center
Bengt Sjostrom "Starlight" Theatre
Bid Specifications for Vendors
Black History & Culture Events
Board of Trustees
Bookstore
Booster Club
Building Construction Management
Business
Business - Accounting
Business (Academic)
Business and Professional Institute
Business Division Certificates
Campus Activities Board
Campus Security Report
Career Services, Advising and Placement
Center for Learning in Retirement
Certificate Programs
Certified Nursing Assistant
Channel 20 (RVC on Comcast)
CIS - Certificate Programs
Citizenship
Classroom Building I
Classroom Building II
CLEP (College-Level Examination Program)
CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) Pre-Admission Testing
Coaching Education & Personal Training Certificates
Collective Bargaining Agreements
College Catalog
College Night
College Strategic Plan
Communication & Education
Community
Community & Continuing Education
Composition and Literature
Computer Labs
Computer Training
Computers and Information Systems
Concerts
Cooperative Agreements and Chargebacks
Course Descriptions
Course Schedules
Criminal Justice
Current News
Customized Training
Degree Programs
Dental Hygiene
Designated Smoking Areas
Developmental Reading
Dietary Managers
Directions to RVC
Disability Services Home Page
Dislocated Worker Program
Distance Learning
Distinguished Alumni Nomination
Dual Credit & Dual Enrollment
EAGLE - Learning Management System
Eagle Academic Camps
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education Certificates
Earth Day
Education
Education Careers
Educational Planning Sessions
Educational Resource Center
EIGERlab
Electrician Apprenticeship
Electronic Engineering Technology
Employment Opportunities
Engineering
Engineering and Technology
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Enrollment Information Form
Estelle M. Black Library
Events Calendar
Exercise Science
Facilities Master Plan
Falcon Road Center
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Fast Pitch Competition
Final Exams
Financial Aid
Financial Aid FAQs
Fire Science
First Tuesday Lecture Series
First Year Experience
Fitness Lab
Fitness, Wellness and Sport
Fluid Power Technology
Food Service Certification
Foreign Language Film Appreciation Series
Foundation
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Friends of the Library
GED to Careers
GED-i Online Course
General Education Development (GED) and Basic Skills
Getting Started
Golden Eagles Fitness Program
Golden Reader Program
Golf
Goose Groups
Graduation
Grants Office
Graphic Arts Technology
Health Care Career Fair
High School Connections
Hours of Operation (Student Services)
Human Services
Hybrid Online Nursing AAS Degree
IDOT Program
Illinois PTAC at RVC
Industrial Computer Systems
Institutional Research
Intercultural Student Services
International Students
iTunes U
JIAC Engineering Program
JiETA (Joint Institute of Engineering & Technology: Aerospace)
Karl J. Jacobs Center for Science and Math
Launch Program
Leadership Team at Rock Valley College
Learning and Opportunity Center
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Life Science
Locations of Traffic Safety Classes
LPN Bridge Program
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Maps
Mass Communication
Math Lab
Mathematics Department
Men's Basketball
Men's Tennis
Mission Statement
Modern Language
Motorcycle Safety Courses
Music
myRVC
Net Price Calculator
News Archive
Nursing
Nursing - Certificates
Online Services
PAIC (Promoting an Inclusive Community)
Paralegal Assistant Certification
Paramedic-EMT Courses
Parking
Payment Information
Personal and Success Counseling
Personal Computer Technical Specialist
Philosophy
Physical Education Center (PEC)
Physical Science
Placement Test
President's Message
Priority Registration
Proctoring Services
Prospective Athletes
Reasons to Attend RVC
Records & Registration
Refugee and Immigrant Services
Registered Nursing
Registration & Payment Dates
Residency Requirements
Respiratory Care
Rock Valley College TV commercials
Running Start
RVC EAGLE Support
RVC Police Department
Scholarships
Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment & Relationship Violence
Small Business Development Center
Social Media
Social Science & Humanities Division
Softball
Speech
Sport Management
Spring Brook House
Starlight and Studio Theatre
Stenstrom Center for Career Education
Student Ambassador Program
Student Center
Student Clubs
Student Conduct
Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution (Judicial Affairs)
Student Government Association (SGA)
Student Handbook
Student Jobs on Campus
Student Life
Student Policy Index
Student Retention Services
Student Right to Know Information
Student Services
Study Abroad
Support Services Building
Surgical Technology
Sustainability
Sustainable Energy Systems
Technical Programs
Technology on Campus
Testing Center
Theatre Program
Tool and Die/Precision Machinist Apprenticeship
Traffic Safety Program
Transcripts
Transfer to RVC
Truck Driver Training
Tuition and Fees
Tutoring Center
Undocumented Students
Virtual Tour
Visit Campus
Volleyball
Voter Registration Information
Waitlisting
Weather Information
Web Information Technology
Welding
Whiz Kids
Women's Basketball
Women's Tennis
Woodward Technology Center
Writing Center