Beehive Blog–February 14, 2024

RCTC Student Blog

Check out the following links for important RCTC information

Summer Registration
Policies and Procedures
Campus Security Act
Career and Major Choice Workshop
Mental Health Screening



SUMMER REGISTRATION

Current students can register for summer classes through eServices now!

For help in registering for classes, set up an appointment with your advisor using AdvisorVue. Visit the Registration webpage for answers to all of your registration questions.

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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with college policies and procedures. A condensed version of RCTC policies can be found in the RCTC Student Handbook online at  https://www.rctc.edu/services/student-affairs/. For a complete description of the policies, please refer to the RCTC Web Page at www.rctc.edu/policies/.

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CAMPUS SECURITY ACT

RCTC recognizes providing the safest environment possible is an integral element of the college’s educational mission and annually publishes a Campus Security Report that is available to everyone. This report provides statements of policy for a broad range of safety and security programs including crime prevention programs, reporting procedures, personal safety, community relations, environmental safety, enforcement authority and response and a three-year statistical review of designated crimes on campus. This report is designed to inform and educate you on the measures that can be taken and the services available to you to assist in maintaining a safe and secure learning environment. A printed copy of this report may be obtained, at no charge from Campus Security at 851 30th Avenue, SE, CF102, Rochester, MN 55904, phone 507-280-5050.

The Campus Safety Crime Statistics can be accessed at https://www.rctc.edu/services/safety/annual-security-report.

 Emergency Procedures can be accessed at https://www.rctc.edu/services/safety/emergency/.

Crime Prevention can be accessed at https://www.rctc.edu/services/safety/crime-prevention/.

Emergency Alert System https://www.rctc.edu/services/safety/emergency-alerts/.

Additional information can be found at https://www.rctc.edu/services/safety/.

All members of the college community are encouraged to contact the Campus Safety Office with any concerns and questions regarding campus security and related issues at:

Campus Safety

851 30th Avenue Southeast
Rochester, MN 55904-4999
Office: CF102

Phone: 507-280-5050

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UNDECIDED ABOUT YOUR MAJOR/CAREER?

Try RCTC’s Career and Major Choice Workshop! This free, online, self-paced workshop designed to help you identify your career traits – skills, values, interests and personality type. Armed with this knowledge, the workshop will help you evaluate potential majors and careers using online career exploration tools. Most students complete the workshop in 10 – 15 minutes. Once complete, you’ll receive a PDF of your results for future exploration.

Counseling- Academic, Career, Personal Webpage  (click the big gold box)

Prefer an in-person meeting? Deb Vang, RCTC’s Counselor, can offer One-on-one Career sessions in-person, via phone or via zoom.

You may schedule in one of the following ways:

  • Schedule using AdvisorVue 
  • Stop in Advising and Counseling and ask to schedule a Career Appointment (SS133-143) (Hours: 8am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday)
  • Call 507-285-7260 and ask to schedule a Career appointment

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HOW ARE YOUR FEELING?

Complete the anonymous screening via MindWise.

If you are experiencing feelings like prolonged sadness, anxiety, irritability, loss of pleasure, hopelessness or another mental health concern, we encourage you to take a quick, anonymous screening.

Screenings for depression, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol misuse, eating disorders, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder are available. You will receive immediate results at the end of each screening.  You can print these results and bring them to a mental health therapist for further discussion and evaluation, if indicated. Please note that these screenings are not intended to be a clinical diagnosis, but they may be helpful to your therapist.

RCTC has resources to help! When you see your results, scroll down to the Resources page for more information.

You can take the screenings by visiting https://screening.hfihub.com/RCTC.

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