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RVC Breaks Ground on New Campus
Rock Valley College (RVC) officially broke ground on its new Downtown West Campus on Thursday, March 27, celebrating with nearly 100 employees, stakeholders, and community partners in attendance. The campus, located at the intersection of Chestnut and Winnebago Streets in downtown Rockford, will house a variety of programs targeted at adult learners and is scheduled to open in August 2026.
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Expanding Access and Opportunity
Illinois has an opportunity to take a bold, student-centered step forward by allowing community colleges to offer select, high-demand baccalaureate degrees. As president of Rock Valley College, I strongly support this legislation, not to compete with universities but to complement them.
RVC Honors 36th Faculty of the Year Recipient
Rock Valley College is proud to announce Jerry LaBuy, faculty and academic chair of Mass Communication, as the 36th recipient of the Rock Valley College Faculty of the Year Award.
Rock Valley College and AAR Win National Award for Outstanding Partnership
Rock Valley College (RVC) has been honored with the prestigious American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Award of Excellence for Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership. The award, announced at the AACC Annual Conference, recognizes exemplary collaborations between colleges and corporate partners that demonstrate multi-year success in advancing the mission of the institutions, the economic prosperity of a community or region, and the learning excellence of students.
Love, Legacy, and Learning at the Heart of the 2024 Respiratory Care Pinning Ceremony
Rock Valley College (RVC) Trustee Robert “Bob” Trojan knows firsthand the profound impact that respiratory therapists have on their patients. His beloved late wife, Norma, suffered from COPD, and during her time in hospice care, Bob witnessed the dedication and compassion of respiratory therapists who helped improve her quality of life in her final months.
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