The 7-2 Rochester Community and Technical College Yellowjacket Football team won its 2023 Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) season championship and is heading into post-season action seeded #1. The squad is currently ranked #2 nationally with 16 players earning All-MCAC Read More …
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Practical Nursing Program Ranked #2 in the State
Rochester Community and Technical College is proud to announce its Practical Nursing program is ranked #2 in Minnesota by PracticalNursing.org. Each Practical Nursing program is evaluated on various factors, including past and present first-time NCLEX-PN pass rates, weighted by year. PracticalNursing.org Read More …
Hill, Matveyenko Win Outstanding Educator Awards
Rochester Community and Technical College is proud to announce two Outstanding Educators for 2023. Chemistry Instructor Teri Hill, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the College’s Outstanding Educator Award, and biology instructor MaryAnn Matveyenko, Ph.D., has been selected to receive Read More …
RCTC Foundation Celebrates with Students and Donors
The Rochester Community and Technical College Foundation has awarded scholarships to over 300 students totaling more than $450,000 for the 2023-2024 school year. These scholarships will be presented at the annual RCTC Foundation Scholarship breakfast on Saturday, September 23, 2023, Read More …
RCTC Student Awarded National Phi Theta Kappa Foundation Excellence in Leadership Scholarship
Rochester Community and Technical College is proud to announce that Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) student member Maple Lassila of Rochester was recently selected the 2023 Foundation Board of Trustees Excellence Leadership Scholar. This $8,000 scholarship award recognizes members who demonstrate outstanding leadership Read More …
RCTC Surgical Technology Associate Degree Awarded Continuing Accreditation
Rochester Community and Technical College is proud to announce that the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) has awarded its Surgical Technology associate degree program continuing accreditation until 2033. The Surgical Technology program has been accredited by Read More …
RCTC Recognizes Academic Excellence
Congratulations and well done to the students who have earned a spot on one of three academic excellence lists–President’s List, Dean’s List, and High Academic Achievement List–for the Spring 2023 semester. Each list requires a list of qualifications to be Read More …
RCTC, Minnesota State Freezes Tuition for 2023 and 2024 Academic Years
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities approved the annual operating budget for FY2024 that includes a freeze in undergraduate tuition at FY2023 levels, which averaged $8,685 at the system’s universities and $5,471 at its colleges. Read More …
New RN to EMT Bridge Course
Rochester Community and Technical College’s Center for Business and Workforce Education is offering a new RN to EMT Bridge course. This course is designed to produce entry-level EMTs who can translate their skills from in-hospital to out-of-hospital practice to support Read More …
RCTC Welding Instructor Receives MACTA Educator of the Year Award
Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) is proud to announce that Paul Titus, welding instructor, has been awarded the Minnesota Association for Career and Technical Administrators (MACTA) Educator of the Year award. Paul Titus is being recognized by MACTA for Read More …