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.

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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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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 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.

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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.

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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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Academic All-Americans

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is the governing body of two-year college athletics, offering endless athletic and academic opportunities to college students. It is the second largest national intercollegiate athletic organization in the United States with over 500 member schools in 43 states. Each year over 50,000 student-athletes compete in one of 28 different sports and the organization sponsors 48 national championship events and nine football bowl games each year. For more visit www.njcaa.org. 

With minimal changes, the NJCAA academic awards program has been in place since 1983.  

The NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards were previously known as NJCAA Academic All-American honors. The NJCAA has renamed its academic awards program to the following:

NJCAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence (4.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale)
NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement (3.80 to 3.99 on a 4.00 scale)
NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.60 to 3.79 on a 4.00 scale)

Previous known honorees from Rock Valley College since 2001 are:

2011-2012

Elliott Day (golf), Pinnacle
Emily Ollman (women's basketball), Superior
Ryan Blume (baseball), Exemplary

2010-2011

Elliott Day (golf), Pinnacle
Zachary Kloster (golf), Exemplary
Lindsay Lengjak (women’s basketball), Exemplary
Kelsey Scarpetta (softball), Exemplary

2009-2010
None

2008-2009
Noelle Bennett (volleyball, softball), Distinguished Academic All-American
Shane Holden (men’s tennis), Academic All-American
Lincoln Lichty (football), Academic All-American
Hannah Radford (volleyball), Distinguished Academic All-American

2007-2008
Chris Grimm (baseball), Academic All-American
Jessica Moore (women’s basketball), Distinguished Academic All-American
Ryan Sanden (baseball), Distinguished Academic All-American
Kaitlin Slocum (volleyball), Distinguished Academic All-American
Jeff Weberg (men’s basketball)

2006-2007
None

2005-2006
Rhett Gunderson (men’s tennis), Academic All-American
Tim Muldowney, (men’s tennis), Academic All-American

2003
Danny Beeman (men’s tennis), Academic All-American
Katie Cooling (women’s tennis), Academic All-American
Stephanie Lund (softball), Academic All-American

2002
Andrea Carlson (volleyball), Academic All-American
Bria Holzinger (volleyball), Academic All-American

2001
Marc Kinnemann (football), Academic All-American