Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

Athletics

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RVC competes in NJCAA Division III in football, 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.

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Alumni Spotlight Check out our new Alumni Spotlight! Featured this month: John Destin (RVC Football alum)now playing for the University of Tulsa.

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?

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Get Involved Check out the full list of our Student Clubs and Organizations!

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 20 career programs.

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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.

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Getting Started Get started at RVC in just a few easy steps.

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.

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EPS Our Educational Planning Sessions will give you a head start on what to expect at RVC. 

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!

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Wait List Courses

This is a new pilot for the Spring 2010 semester only. 

Only the following courses are included for the Spring 2010 Wait List Pilot:

BIO 185, BIO 221, BIO 274, BIO 281, CHM 110, CHM 120, CHM 220, CHM 230

Important Notes about the Wait List Pilot

  • Even though Online Services currently displays a wait list function for all courses, only those participating in the pilot (listed above) are available to wait list for the Spring 2010 semester.
  • You may not add yourself to the wait list for multiple sections of a specific course during the current pilot.
  • The course always appears full in Online Services even if there is a seat that has opened up. So do not be concerned if you receive an e-mail telling you a seat is open and it appears full when you go in to register.
  • You can view the number of students on the wait list by using the search portion of Online Services.
  • The wait list option is NOT offered through the telephone or walk-in registration!
  • The wait list option for the Spring 2010 Pilot will end on January 4th.  All wait lists will be cleared and registration will return to first come, first serve based on availability.

Wait List Process

1. During the normal online services registration process- wait listing is offered to you when you attempt to register for a class and find that it is full.

For example:  If the Bio 185 NBD2 is full, an alert will pop up in red that states: “Course Filled - Either add to wait list or look for an available section.”


2. If you want to be added to the wait list you will need to use the drop down menu and choose the wait list option for the specific course.

3. You will then receive an alert that states, “The following REQ (request) has been processed." This is only to inform you that you have been added to the wait list. It does not yet guarantee you a seat for the class.


4. When a seat becomes available, if you are next in line on the wait list (the wait list rank can be viewed through the "Manage My Wait List" option in the Online Services menu), you will receive an e-mail via EdNet informing you that a seat is available*. The responsibility then rests with you to register for the class (see below) within three days or you will forfeit the opportunity to obtain the seat.

*All holds and pre-reqs will be checked prior to offering an open seat to a student on the wait list.

 

Final Steps (Register for the course)

After receiving an e-mail informing you that a seat is available, in order to obtain the seat you must:

  • Log on to Online Services
  • Choose "Manage My Wait List"
  • Register for the class
  • Make payment arrangements

Once you have registered for the course, an e-mail will be sent to you via EdNet confirming your registration.