The Rural Community College Alliance is a network and advocacy group that helps build the capacity of member community colleges to improve the educational and economic prospects for rural America. The Alliance seeks to reduce rural isolation and share effective solutions to problems facing distressed rural communities.
• OUR HISTORY
RCCA traces its roots to the Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI), a national demonstration program at 24 community and tribal colleges initiated by the Ford Foundation in 1994 and managed by MDC Inc. The RCCA builds on that experience, helping more colleges partner with their communities to improve education and work for economic prosperity. (See http://www.mdcinc.org/rcci ).
• WHY AN ALLIANCE?
• Rural America faces tough challenges. Long-term declines in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and timber threaten many communities. Even in rapid-growth regions, low-income residents are left behind. Education often is undervalued.
• Rural communities have many assets — rich cultural and natural resources, and people who have strong ties to the land, their towns, neighbors, and families.
• RCCA helps colleges build their communities’ capacity for sustainable development. Rural community colleges prepare adults of all ages and backgrounds for new opportunities. They also can lay the foundation for a stronger economy through strategic planning and leadership development, workforce training, entrepreneurship education, and small business assistance.
• Rural community colleges often find themselves isolated from peer institutions and cutting-edge ideas. Few national forums focus on the unique challenges facing our colleges and communities. RCCA provides opportunities to learn from peers and national experts. In turn, these experiences strengthen member colleges and make them more effective catalysts for community renewal.
• CONTACT RCCA
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Dr. Randy Smith
RCCA
2801 N. Main St.
Altus, OK 73521
580-477-7890
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• RCCA Board Members
Cheryl T. Sparks, President
Howard County Junior College
1001 Birdwell Lane
Big Spring, TX 79720
432-264-5030
432- 264-5623
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Chair
Phil Sutphin, President
East Central Community College
P. O. Box 129
Decatur, MS 39327
Phone: 601-635-6200
Fax: 601-635-4011
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Bruce Ayers, President
Southeast KY Community and TechnicalCollege
700 College Road
Cumberland, KY 40823
606-589-3001
606-589-5758
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Vice-Chair
Felicia Casados, President
New Mexico State University-Grants
1500 Third Street
Grants, NM 87020
Phone: 505-287-6624
Fax: 505-287-2329
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Ted Spring, President
New River Community College
221 George St. Suite 2
Beckley, WV 25801
304-929-5472
304-929-5478
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Kathy Matlock, President
Southeastern Community College
P. O. Box 151
Whiteville, NC 28472
910 642-7141
910 642-5658
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Steve Franks, President
Central Alabama Community College
P.O. Box 699
Alexander City, AL 35011
256-215-4300
256-234-3894 fax
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Katharine Eneguess, President
White Mountains Community College
2020 Riverside Drive
Berlin, NH, 03570
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603-752-1113x 3004
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Robert Pura, President
Greenfield Community College
One College Drive
Greenfield, MA O1301-9739
413 775-1410
413 774-4676
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Terry Suarez, President
Mountain Empire Community College
3441 Mountain Empire Rd.
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
276-523-2400 x 200
276-523-8297 (fax)
tsuarez.me.vccs.edu
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Jim Shanley, President
Ft. Peck Community College
605 Indian Ave.
Poplar, MT 59255
406-768-6300
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