About Robeson Community College
The Institution
Robeson Community College is a tax-assisted, two-year public institution. Robeson Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleages at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Robeson Community College. Most programs offered by the College have been approved for the enrollment of eligible veterans. RCC is also accredited by the North Carolina Board of Nursing, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and the Joint Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education, Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology, and the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Arts and Redken Laboratories in New York, New York.
The Campus
Robeson Community College is located at the intersection of US 301 and Interstate 95 in Lumberton making it one of the most visible institutions in the North Carolina Community College System.
Millions of tourists each year travel I-95, catching more than a glimpse of the attractive landscape that makes up the 127 acre campus. Campus facilities occupy more than 188,662 square feet in classrooms, offices, and laboratories.
Campus Visits
Visitors to Robeson Community College are welcome. Offices are open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To arrange a guided tour of our campus, please contact the Admissions Office.
History of the College
The community college movement expanded into Robeson County with the establishment of an extension unit of a nearby technical institute in 1965. The unit was established at the Barker Ten-Mile Elementary School seven miles north of Lumberton. Twenty full-time curriculum students enrolled the first year.
When the College became independent of Fayetteville Technical Institute three years later, it was named Robeson Technical Institute, and a local Board of Trustees comprised of eight members was appointed. Two more name changes have taken place since that time to its present name of Robeson Community College. However, the College remains committed to serving all sectors of the county with vocational, technical, college transfer, and continuing education programs.
Three building phases beginning in 1972 and finishing in 1988 made the RCC Campus a 188,662 square-foot facility, which now houses over $2 million in equipment and 21 curriculum programs, along with a variety of continuing education programs. In the summer of 1995, the construction of the Emergency Services Training Center began. This center is located southeast of Lumberton Highway 72 at the Carolina Power and Light Weatherspoon Power Plant. Dedication for the facility was held on April 13, 1997. It supports the disciplines of law enforcement, rescue, and firefighting. It is a state-of-the-art facility which allows the College to expand its training opportunities and provide the highest level of quality in each of the courses taught in these occupations.
Robeson Community College's 30th year was a monumental one. During 1995-96, the College celebrated its Diamond Anniversary and the many partnerships throughout the county and state which have contributed to its success. The College Transfer program replaced the General Education program in curriculum in 1997, opening up many more educational opportunities for RCC students who choose to further their education through one of the state's universities.
In 2004, the College completed its Continuing Education facility at COMtech. This 18,000 square foot facility houses various continuing education programs including Adult High School, Adult Basic Education, Compensatory Education, occupational extension, and business and industry training courses.
In 2005, renovations were completed to Building 9 on the College's main campus. State-of-the-art labs were completed to support the College's Electrical/Electronics Program as well as upgrades to various parts of the building. A new bookstore was completed and is located in the renovated facility.
In the spring of 2006, a new state-of-the-art Health Science Building was completed. This 39,013 square foot facility houses the College's Allied Health programs and medical programs operated through the College's Continuing Education division. With the addition of this facility, this brings the College's total facility square footage at its main campus to 227,665.
Commitment of RCC to its students and the citizenry of Robeson County was seen with the excellent reports of various auditing agencies in the state. There are currently 189 carefully selected full-time RCC employees who now serve RCC, which represents a figure of almost 30 times as many as when the College first opened its doors in 1965 with six full-time employees. Another 292 part-time personnel teach and provide services to the student body on an annual basis.
Statement of Mission
Robeson Community College is a comprehensive, open door two-year public community college with a mission to enhance the lifelong educational opportunities for adults appropriate to their needs, interests, and abilities. The college achieves its mission through a commitment to quality educational programs and student support services that permit individuals to pursue their educational goals in a student-centered environment. The college also seeks to strengthen its mission by providing multicultural, social, economic, and community/public service opportunities for the citizens of Robeson County and surrounding region.
Institutional Goals
1. Organization and Administration
The college will make available contemporary, competent management necessary to
bring together its various resources and allocate them effectively to accomplish its
institutional goals.
2. Fiscal Responsibility
The college will effect fiscal responsibility by maintaining a financial management system
that adheres to generally accepted accounting practices, is audited as prescribed by
the state and accrediting entities, and provides financial stability necessary to the suc-
cessful operation of the institution.
3. College Facilities
The college will provide facilities that are safe, clean, accessible, neat and organized in
a manner that is appealing to students, supportive of the teaching-learning process,
contribute to an atmosphere for effective learning, and easily accessible for business
related functions.
4. Educational Programs
The college will strive to offer high quality education programs and services that are
directly related to the purpose and goals of the institution, to the ability and prepa-
ration of the students admitted, and to the financial and instructional resources of
institution.
5. Educational Support Services
The college will provide a variety of support services that include library; instructional
support services; student development services; computer services; and those ser-
vices that complement the educational, cultural, and social development of the stu-
dent.
6. Life-Long Learning
The college will strive to offer a variety of programs to support life-long learning in such
areas as the adult high school; adult basic education; continuing education; public and
community service; workforce development and training; and human resource develop-
ment.
7. Faculty and Staff
The college will endeavor to recruit, retain and develop high performance faculty and
staff needed to achieve the education and training objectives of the institution in a
professional and ethical manner.
8. Technology
The college will encourage and support faculty and staff in the effective and efficient
use of instructional technology and administrative computing systems.
9. Institutional Advancement
The college will pursue a program of institutional advancement which may include de-
velopment and fund raising, institutional/public relations, and alumni affairs.
10. Institutional Effectiveness
The college will strive to continually document institutional effectiveness using a sys-
tem of planning and performance evaluation, institutional research and data analysis.
11. Community Service
The college will serve as a resource to promote the personal, professional, social, and
cultural development of people and communities throughout the service area.
RCC Board of Trustees
| George D. Regan, Chair | Lucille Evans, Vice Chair |
| Sammy Cox | Willie J. Goodyear |
| Emma L. Locklear | Harris McCall |
| Alisia Oxendine | Willie E. Spruill |
| Shirley H. Stockton | J. T. (Tommy) Wellington |
| Sue C. Wester | Noah Woods |
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