RC-RV creates a bridge between Roanoke College and the wider community, allowing the college to adapt quickly to the educational needs of employees in Roanoke Valley industries. It will offer workplace development, continuing education and flexible learning opportunities for people and employers across the valley, coordinating with business, industry and nonprofit partners on programs customized to their needs. Early possibilities include online and hybrid programs, weekend and evening courses, professional certificates, dual enrollment or even an accelerated three-year bachelor’s degree option.

RC-RV is a direct outgrowth of the first imperative in the college’s new strategic plan, “Imagine Roanoke,” which is “to become the Roanoke Valley’s most sought-after educational partner by industry, entrepreneurs and community leaders.” The college is working to establish a board of advisors for RC-RV, and later phases of the endeavor may include transforming the historic Main Street Post Office into the future home of RC-RV and re-envisioning Salem’s Main Street corridor as a live/learn/work/play hub that further integrates the college and the community.

More information is available on the website: https://www.roanoke.edu/a-z/rc-rv