RCTC’s President
President Jeffery S. Boyd has been the President of Rochester Community and Technical College since July 1, 2018, and has a reputation as a leader with a vision for the future of higher education and a champion for the mission of community and technical colleges. A first-generation community college graduate, he previously served Tidewater Community College (VA) from 2014-2018 as the provost, chief operating officer, and lead academic and student affairs administrator of its campus in Norfolk; and Elgin Community College (IL) from 2006 to 2014 in several capacities including associate dean, interim dean, and dean of Business and Career Technologies, and he served the Quad County Urban League as director of education and employment in 2005. He’s held roles in student services for Olivet Nazarene University from 2003 to 2004, and Waubonsee Community College from 2001 to 2003.
President Boyd holds an associate degree from San Joaquin Delta College (CA), a bachelor’s degree from Judson University (IL), a master’s from the University of Phoenix (AZ), and a doctorate in Community College Leadership from National Louis University (IL).
Message from President Jeffery S. Boyd
Welcome to Rochester Community and Technical College, your college. Community colleges changed my life forever, and I hope we can change yours, too. RCTC is a place where you will form lasting relationships with a diverse group of individuals who share your interest in learning. Whether you are seeking an associate degree, taking classes with plans to transfer, or taking classes to earn certificates or workforce skills, we are here for you. From here, you can truly go anywhere!
Our talented faculty and staff are committed to providing world-class learning opportunities in a supportive, student-centered environment. RCTC offers advising and counseling services to all students and additional advisors for veterans, persons with disabilities, international students, students of color, and online learners.
Many of RCTC’s programs are nationally accredited, which assures employers and transfer institutions that these programs meet the high standard for quality set by accrediting bodies. In addition, the College actively collaborates with employers and university partners to ensure that students have excellent employment and transfer options once they’ve completed their studies at RCTC. More than 80 percent of RCTC graduates find employment related to their field within one year of graduating. The College’s 95 articulation agreements with two and four-year institutions ensure that credits earned at RCTC will be accepted at transfer institutions.
If you’ve been thinking about college, NOW is the time! Visit the Welcome and One Stop Center on campus. And check us out on social media. Then let me know what you think by writing to me at PresidentsOffice@rctc.edu.
Jeffery S. Boyd, Ed.D.
President
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.
Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”– Martin Luther King
