RCC

This college lied to me about my FAFSA. I worked with them all term trying to get it sorted and they told me to just wait and my classes would be covered and I'd have some left over for supplies too. Despite checking in many times throughout the term, they informed me when it was almost over that my classes don't qualify for FAFSA or even credit and that it was too late to even drop out at that point. I was living in poverty at the time and couldn't pay. The debt chased me for years. I finally got it paid. Still haven't been able to get a degree. Shame on you RCC. Nothing but bad feelings and disrespect for this place.

I have been a student twice, once in 1991 for the Automotive Specialist Certificate and the second time in 2011 For the Web Development Degree. The early courses in 1991 were taught by very experienced people from their industry. The course was tailored with feedback from the local businesses. After graduation I actually won a national award from ASE for the highest composite score in the nation for a student. Yes, me a one year certificate holder from RCC scored higher than all the students from other trade schools and colleges that year taking their certificate test for the first time. It was very easy to find good work if you hustled a bit, because the course was not fancy, but laid a solid foundation to build off of. So when I was injured after many years I went back with high expectations.nnThe second time in 2011 for the degree in web development was much less focused on what the industry needed and taught by people with little to no experience in the field. A lot of what we had to learn was not what would help get a job or pass any type of industry certification. It was more a transfer degree, that lacked any sort of basic focus. We learned a little about a lot, some several years out of date, without much focus on knowing the basics well. The program has since been scrapped. My guess is because almost no one I graduated with can find work with what they took away from RCC in that program. To top it off I even applied for several entry level positions with RCC when I could not find a job elsewhere and they do tend to look down on their own degrees, wanting 4 years or more. This is my experience hopefully yours will be different.

Rogue Communtity College, in Medford, is a wonderful place. The staff are friendly and helpful. I've enjoyed being a student here!