RCTC Student Newspaper
By Ilhan Raage Editor-in-Chief This year might just be the beginning of a revolution for income equality. Why? Because it brings with it a much needed minimum wage raise. Previously, the federal minimum wage was $7.25 and had not been increased since 2009. In January, Minnesota’s minimum wage went up. There was a 17 cent … Read more
By Ilhan Raage Editor-in-Chief A grant-signing ceremony took place at Crenlo’s Valleyhigh Drive plant in Rochester on Jan. 16, where RCTC’s Center for Business and Workforce Education, in collaboration with Crenlo Manufacturing, was awarded a Minnesota Job Skills Partnership grant totaling $49,485. Currently, Rochester and Southeastern Minnesota are facing workforce challenges due to rapid growth … Read more
By Ilhan Raage Editor-in-Chief In fall 2018, RCTC expanded its system for recognizing students for their excellence in scholastic achievement. Student’s faculty, and the administration felt it was important to create additional recognition not only for traditional Dean’s List recipients, but also for those students who had exceptionally high performance in the classroom, said Dr. … Read more
By Breanna Shen Staff Writer RCTC formally announced its plans to defy gravity by adding a new two-year pilot training program, the Aviation Pilot Associate of Applied Science at a news conference on Jan. 24. To make this program possible, RCTC is partnering with the local aviation industry and educational community. The Great Planes Aviation … Read more
By Ilhan Raage Editor-in-Chief BLOOMINGTON – The Echo student newspaper won five awards in the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest award ceremony on Jan. 24 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. The Echo finished first place in General Excellence, a significant achievement because it competes against student newspaper from four-year universities throughout Minnesota. It … Read more