Richmond Community College student Madison Gentry has been named the 2025 Academic Excellence Award winner.

Learning a trade has proven to be the springboard to a successful career for two young men who graduated high school less than five years ago. Mitchell Paul of Hamlet and Bryan Stevens of Rockingham are set to graduate from the Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Technology program at Richmond Community College in May, but both have already landed high-paying jobs in the HVAC industry.

Former Richmond Community College president, Dr. Dale McInnis, accepted an Emeritus Status Award from the College’s Board of Trustees at Tuesday’s meeting.

His successor, President Brent Barbee, presented the award to him, noting that very few college presidents achieve this milestone. A president must have continuous service of 10 years or more to be granted emeritus status. McInnis served as president for 14 years.

In December, Casandra Reid of Lenoir became the very first student to graduate from the 911 Communications & Operations program at Richmond Community College, a goal she set for herself when she signed up in fall 2023.

Richmond Community College celebrated a milestone on Tuesday when it graduated the first class from its newly developed Fire Academy.

Richmond Community College President Brent Barbee joined the management team from Sonnax Transmission Co. last month to celebrate the accomplishments of 13 local Sonnax employees who recently completed a yearlong customized leadership program.

Richmond Community College’s Foundation has named Rockingham native Gene McLaurin its 2025 Distinguished Citizen of the Year. McLaurin is President/CEO of Quality Oil Company with offices in Rockingham, Laurinburg, Wadesboro and Lumberton.

Director of Richmond Community College’s Small Business Center, Flynne Meares, recently graduated from the Rural Economic Development Institute (REDI), the NC Rural Center’s flagship leadership development program.

Richmond Community College has announced its honor lists for the 2024 Fall Semester. The 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. 

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Four students in Richmond Community College’s Cyber Security program competed in the National Cyber League (NCL) competition against nearly 5,000 other teams. They scored 2,090 points out of 3,100, which placed them 234th out of 4,894.