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RVC Professor Awarded Grant to Preserve Rockford Education Desegregation Stories

Dr. Mathew Oakes has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant for a two-year oral history, archival, and instructional project on the legal and community history of desegregation and education in Rockford. The $60,000 grant will fund his project, “Chronicles of Change: Archiving Stories of Desegregation in Rockford Public Schools, 1989-2002.”

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RVC Inducts 21 Athletes Into Honor Society

Rock Valley College has 21 Golden Eagles from 8 different sports into the National College Athlete Honor Society. Rock Valley College is the IL Alpha Chapter of Theta Chi Alpha, which recognizes student-athletes from two-year institutions who excel in both the classroom and competition. 


ICAPS is Only the Beginning

"Obtaining my GED and ICAPS certificate is not the culmination of a goal. It is only the beginning," said José Bañuelos.


RVC Swears In New Student Trustee

On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, Ryan Russell, a 2020 graduate of Byron High School, was sworn in as the 2022-2023 Rock Valley College Board of Trustees Student Trustee.


Congrats RVC Raise Graduates

Rock Valley College is excited to announce its second graduating class of RAISE students. RAISE stands for Raising Aspirations through an Inclusive Student Experience. The program is a post-secondary experience for young adults with intellectual disabilities who would like to participate in a comprehensive college experience.


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