Rock Valley College

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Rock Valley College
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Established 1964
Type Two-Year Community College
President Dr. Jack Becherer
Students 8,145
Location Rockford, Illinois, United States
Website RVC homepage

Rock Valley College (also known as RVC) is a two year community college with several campuses in the Rockford, Illinois area. Among the college's more notable features is the Bengt Sjostrom Theatre, which received critical attention in 2004 for its kinetic roof.

In 1985 the college opened its Technology Center (later renamed the Woodward Technology Center). It includes several electronics labs, a CNC lab, and many other engineering labs. The computer lab in WTC has many up to date software packages including Macromedia Studio and Microsoft Office 2003. RVC also has its own electronic learning environment called EdNet. EdNet provides students and faculty with email, class conferencing, electronic registration, course info, as well as info on other important dates.

RVC has a library with a computer lab that is accessible to students. RVC also has extensive classes focused on adult continuing education as well as distance learning via the internet. RVC is always updating the classes they offer to meet the needs of local employers. The college has a very successful Truck Driver Training class.

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[edit] Change in Leadership

In 2004, RVC President Dr. Roland "Chip" Chapdelaine was fired from the college after numerous complaints from the college's employee groups, four "no-confidence" votes (two by the faculty), a downgrading in status by the Illinois Community College Board, and several years of unprecedented deficit spending. The RVC Board of Trustees voted unanimously to fire Dr. Chapdelaine. Later in 2004, the college hired Dr. Jack Becherer as its new president. The college now operates with a balanced budget, although still in debt from the Chapdelaine administration, and has had its top-level status restored by the Illinois Community College Board.

[edit] New and Improved

Since the change of leadership, RVC has done a number of improvements to its campus. The college has greatly expanded its nurse training facilities, as well as made many cosmetic improvements to the grounds and buildings. Currently the RVC library is being renovated, so the library has been moved to "The Barn" until 2008. "The Barn" is one of the few remaining structures left from when the campus was a farmstead that stood there prior to 1964.

In the fall of 2006 the RVC computer lab is now only available to RVC students. In the past the computers where available to anyone, now you need to enter your student identification number to log on. RVC has installed over head computer projectors, in most rooms, to allow instructors to use Powerpoint in their lectures.

[edit] Clubs and Organizations

[edit] Rock Valley College Trivia

  • The college mascot is the golden eagle.
  • The college's student newspaper, The Valley Forge, is one of the top award-winning two-year college newspapers in Illinois.
  • RVC's colors are Navy Blue and Gold
  • Rock Valley College has an award winning Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team. At the 2005 RadioShack SIFE USA National Championship Awards, The RVC chapter of SIFE was a finalist for the two year college division. This was especially significant because 2005 was the RVC SIFE teams rookie year.
  • The RVC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is called Omicron Eta and has about 500 members.
  • Carol Tuck, co-discoverer of Burpee Museum of Natural History's juvenile T-Rex "Jane", is the wife of RVC faculty member Hazen Tuck.

[edit] External links

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