RCTC Student Newspaper
Echo staff report RCTC will hold Student Success Day on Thursday, Jan. 19, for all enrolled students. More than 40 information sessions, including field trips and guest speakers, will be offered on campus throughout the day. In addition, there will be opportunities for students to meet one-on-one with faculty. The focus of Student Success Day … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Staff Writer [email protected] For many students, work and college go hand in hand. Before they’ve finished a degree in anything, they’ve started working, gaining on-the-job experience in their career of choice or doing something they’re passionate about. Melody Edgar, an RCTC student of two years, is passionate about helping others. She started … Read more
Echo staff report Rochester Community and Technical College recently received a Minnesota Job Skills Partnership grant award of $48,913 for the Kerry Bio-Science project. Kerry recently announced an $18.1 million expansion of the Rochester facility at 2402 Seventh St. NW as part of a larger expansion project at the manufacturing site. This expansion includes a … Read more
By Seth Boyum Graphics Manager Since 1961, the RCTC Foundation has worked to provide students with an array of scholarships. The qualifications for these range from obscure to basic, but many students have benefited. “There are a lot of different ones for lots of different majors, and there are some that it doesn’t matter what … Read more
By Angelina Labonne Managing Editor [email protected] One wet summer season, water broke through the decrepit halls of our beloved Rochester campus and brought about a plague of fungus that would infect every student, teacher, or innocent bystander who dared step foot in our East Hall. Mold crept into every inch of the floors, ceilings, and … Read more
By Faith Boyum Staff Writer The Basket Challenge is like and unlike a typical auction. The event, which is a fundraiser hosted at RCTC, is a silent auction for themed baskets that has an element of excitement and competition as people do their best to sneak in the last bid for their favorite basket. “It’s … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Staff Writer [email protected] With the cost of education on the rise, many students find it necessary to make time in their already busy schedules for a job. Some apply for work-study positions here at RCTC, or gain on-the-job experience through an internship. But for the majority of student workers, employment takes the … Read more
By Angelina Labonne Managing Editor Every athlete can testify that getting injured is part of the risk that we take every day when we step out onto the field, go up to the mound, or take our stance in our blocks. As young athletes, we are taught to rise above injury and use them to … Read more
By Angelina Labonne Managing Editor As this country prepares for what will no doubt be the most difficult presidential election to date, a lot of students find themselves questioning what they stand for and who they should support. For many millennials this is probably the first time participating in choosing the next president, and for … Read more