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Celebrating National Nurses Day: Why to Train for This In-Demand Career at RVCC!

Posted Monday, April 28, 2025

Every year on May 6, National Nurses Day marks the beginning of National Nurses Week, a time to recognize the life-changing contributions of nurses across…

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Finding Purpose & Passion: Meet Paralegal Student Angela Plummer Jones

Posted Thursday, April 24, 2025

After three decades as an administrative professional in the pharmaceutical industry, Angela Plummer Jones is proving it’s never too late to chase a new…

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Adult Student Spotlight: Meet Business Major Robert Lamptey

Posted Friday, April 11, 2025

Robert Lamptey is originally from Ghana, where he spent over 20 years working in banking and business development. In 2022, he moved to the U.S. with his…

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Meet RVCC’s Xiomara Castro: A Business Student Who Understands the Power of Connecting with Others

Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Xiomara Castro moved to New Jersey from Peru in 2018 along with her mother and brother. “I take immense pride in my heritage,” says Xiomara, a first-…

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From India to RVCC: Meet Communications Student Archita Gupta

Posted Friday, February 7, 2025

Archita Gupta was born and raised in…

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RVCC Success Story: Get to Know Business Graduate Nasir Cole

Posted Thursday, January 9, 2025

Nasir credits RVCC as a strong foundation for his academic journey and a catalyst for his success.  

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Engineered for Success: Meet RVCC Student Rooney Rasare

Posted Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Rooney’s decision to attend RVCC was not only motivated by his family legacy, but also by finances and scholarship opportunities. 

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The Beauty of Reinvention: Meet Adult Learner Vashaya Ramsey

Posted Tuesday, November 5, 2024

In the eyes of RVCC nursing student Vashaya Ramsey, it’s never too late to pivot. This beauty industry veteran owned a brow and lash bar in Brooklyn for…

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Meet Esmeralda Ochoa: An Inspiring First-Generation College Student at RVCC

Posted Friday, October 4, 2024

A second-year business student at RVCC, Esmeralda Ochoa grew up in Flemington, NJ as the eldest daughter of Guatemalan immigrants. “My parents never got an…

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Success By Design: Meet RVCC Alum Tamara Jones

Posted Thursday, August 29, 2024

After receiving her Associate Degree in Graphic and Interactive Design from RVCC in Spring 2022, Tamara transferred to Montclair State University…