Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

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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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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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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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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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Women's Basketball

NJCAARVC rolls to first national title for women's basketball

The RVC women's basketball team has won the first NJCAA national title in the program's history after defeating Roxbury Community College 82-64 in the national championship game in Rochester, Minnesota.

Erin Ryczek finished her career at RVC in spectacular fashion by scoring 24 points to help lead the Golden Eagles to the title. Meanwhile, freshman Revonnia Howard put together another monster performance with 23 points and 25 rebounds after tying a NJCAA tournament record in the opening round on Thursday afternoon with 28 rebounds.

The Golden Eagles survived a tight game in the tournament's opening round on Thursday afternoon, edging Montgomery College- Rockville, 67-62 in overtime behind Howard's record-tying performance and two clutch free throws by Jessica Gamble to seal the win. RVC rolled on from there, toppling top-seeded Anoka Ramsey Community College on Friday night before cruising past Roxbury in the national title game.

RVC's athletics program as a whole has now won nine NJCAA national titles- two for men's tennis, two for women's tennis, two for golf, two for volleyball, and one for women's basketball. This is the second national title for an RVC team in the last six months. The RVC women's tennis team won the national championship back in October.

2012 WBB National Champions 

Jessica Gamble with championship trophy    Misty Opat cuts down the net after winning the NJCAA national championship

RVC lands four on all-conference team; Opat named Coach of the Year

RVC women's basketball head coach, Misty Opat, has been named Coach of the Year for the N4C (North Central Community College Conference) after leading the Golden Eagles to consecutive conference titles. RVC finished a perfect 8-0 in the N4C and 23-6 overall.

Sophomore Marion Thompson and freshman Revonnia Howard were named first team all-conference, while sophomore Erin Ryczek and freshman Keshawnee Alley were named to the second team. 

Thompson averaged 13 points per game and led the team in rebounds at 12.9 per game. Howard was second on the team in rebounds at 10.7 per game and averaged 11.7 points per game.

Ryzcek was the team's leading scorer (15 ppg) and easily led the Golden Eagles in three-point shots made with 62 (good for ninth best in the nation). Alley averaged 13.1 points per game.

The Golden Eagles are the #1 seed in the NJCAA Region IV tournament and will play Saturday, March 3 at 1:00 p.m. at Madison College against College of DuPage.

Misty Opat Marion Thompson Revonnia Howard Erin Ryczek Keshawnee Alley

Golden Eagles Women's Basketball logoAbout RVC Women's Basketball

Third year head coach Misty Opat will look to build on the success of her 2010-2011 season that saw the Golden Eagles win the conference with a 13-1 record. In recent years, RVC has enjoyed two conference titles (2007-2008, 2010-2011), a trip to nationals after a regional championship (2008-2009), and saw the first ever NJCAA All-Americans for women's basketball at RVC (Simone Coburn, 2007-2008 & 2008-2009, and Cierra Morris, 2010-2011).

Golden Eagles Women's Basketball huddles up during a game on February 15, 2012.
Photo by Meico Gowan, The Valley Forge