June 18, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Hosts Open House
June 25 and 26

             SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) is holding an open house June 25 at its North Campus in Salisbury, and June 26 at the South Campus in Concord. Both events will run from 6 to 8 p.m.

              RCCC invites recent high school graduates and their parents thinking about college and adults wanting to continue their education, start a new career, brush up on the basics, or just take a class for fun. Open house attendees will be able to:

• See how affordable college can be close to home;
• Learn about RCCC's programs and high-demand career fields;
• Talk with instructors;
• See how easy it is to apply now and start classes in August;
• Check out financial aid options; and
• Talk with current students.

             RCCC's North Campus is located at I-85 and Jake Alexander Blvd., in Salisbury. The South Campus is at 1531Trinity Church Rd., just off I-85 and N.C. 73 at exit 55. The open house will have a Hawaiian-summer theme.

              RCCC offers day and evening classes, internet classes, college classes for high school students, and tuition-free classes for persons 65 and older. RCCC trains and educates students for jobs available now and in the future, like those in biotechnology. Students wanting to pursue a four-year degree can take the first two years of college at RCCC, close to home and at an affordable price. RCCC also offers GED and basic skills programs and English-as-a-second-language classes.

             For more information about the RCCC open house June 25 and 26, see www.rowancabarrus.edu, and click on the open house graphic.

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.