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Cummins Partners with RichmondCC for Milestone Investment in Training for Employees

January 8, 2026

Richmond Community College and Cummins’ Scotland County facility kicked off the new year by signing the College’s largest NC Edge training project, which will provide a meaningful investment in training to the company over the next three years.

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HVAC Club Serving the Community with Charitable Projects

December 20, 2022

Richmond Community College’s HVAC Club has been busy this holiday season spreading goodwill through several community service projects. Club members donated gloves to children at God’s Precious Ones Day Care in Laurinburg, and they delivered Thanksgiving meal boxes to Monroe Avenue School in Hamlet and Sycamore Lane Elementary School in Laurinburg, where school counselors could give the boxes to children of families in need


College Announces Holiday Closing Hours

December 20, 2022

Richmond Community College will be closed for the holidays beginning Dec. 22 at 5 p.m. until Jan. 2. The College will reopen with normal business hours on Jan. 3.


RichmondCC Announces Honor Lists for 2022 Fall Semester

December 20, 2022

Richmond Community College has announced its honor lists for the 2022 Fall Semester. Graphic of a graduate's cap and and open bookThe President’s List identifies students who earn an “A” in all courses and have a 4.0 grade point average while carrying 12 or more semester credit hours excluding developmental courses. The Dean’s List identifies students who attain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 with no grade lower than a “B” while carrying 12 or more semester credit hours excluding developmental courses.


RichmondCC Reports on Educator Classes, Facility Master Plan, Budget

December 19, 2022

Richmond Community College is partnering with Eury Consulting Services to provide short-term skills training for local educators, as well as educators statewide.


First Truck Driver Training Class Has 100 Percent Completion Rate

December 12, 2022

Nine weeks ago, 18 students enrolled in Richmond Community College’s Truck Driver Training program. Truck Driver Training graduates stand with their instructorsOn Dec. 9, all 18 students graduated from the program, in addition to five students who completed the Behind-the-Wheel Training program.


Four Substation Students Ready to Start Careers with Duke Energy

December 9, 2022

Four students in the Electric Utility Substation & Relay Technology (EUSRT) program at Richmond Community College will be going to work for Duke Energy immediately after graduating this coming May.Four students stand in the campus substation lot with a transformer in the background. Three of these students have been sitting on these job offers ever since completing internships with the company this past summer, and the fourth student is still working for Duke in an extended internship.


Prestwick Village Partners with RichmondCC to Train Nurse Aides

December 6, 2022

Prestwick Village Assisted Living has teamed up with Richmond Community College to help Nursing Assistant I students develop into highly trained caregivers in the healthcare profession.


Get It All Done Dec. 14 on Application_2_Registration Day

December 2, 2022

Get it all done in one day. That’s what Richmond Community College is inviting you to do on Dec. 14 with Application_2_Registration Day.


RichmondCC, UNCW Create Seamless Pathway to Advanced Degrees in Social Work

November 30, 2022

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has partnered with Richmond Community College to create a transfer opportunity for students wishing to pursue a bachelor’s degree in social work.


Paramedics Can Turn Training into College Degree in 2 Semesters

November 28, 2022

Richmond Community College now offers a “bridge” program that allows paramedic training to count toward credits in the Emergency Medical Science associate degree program. EMS students loading patient in ambulanceThis will cut down on time and costs for those already working as paramedics who want to advance their credentials to a college degree.