Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

GEM Program

GEM Program Information

Gem Open House

For information on the GEM Program, please call (815) 921-3101 or e-mail r.gocken@rockvalleycollege.edu.

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Free tuition and a part-time job

Rock Valley College and Woodward have joined forces on the GEM Program (Golden Eagles Manufacturing), to offer you paid, job-related experience while you earn your Manufacturing Engineering Technology degree.


In the GEM program, you will earn a degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology through Rock Valley College. In addition, you will gain valuable real-world experience through Woodward, while being paid your time.  Qualified students will have tuition, fees and books provided by Woodward.
Classes offered

GEM is a two-year program with benefits, including holiday and vacation pay, profit sharing and competitive starting wages.

First year course offerings include:

  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Hydraulics, Pneumatics and PLCs
  • Intro CAD and Blueprint Reading
  • Statics
  • Applied Physics
  • Plane Trigonometry
  • DC/AC Circuits and Electronics
  • CNC Machine Setup-Operation-Programming

Easy as 1-2-3

1. Contact Rock Valley College at (815) 921-3100.  Submit an RVC Application for Admission.

2. Submit individual ACT scores or take RVC placement exams.  Qualified applicants need to place at the college level (ACT scores of 19 in Reading and English, 18 in Math).

3. World a minimum of 20 hours a week and maintain a cumulative 2.0 grade point average.

Offer for employment is contingent upon passing drug test and background check.