“It was great to be able to reconvene the RCCA annual conference and reconnect with colleagues.  I appreciated the strong support from sponsors and the healthy number of attendees who helped us have a successful event.  The sessions were timely and useful, the Catawba Valley Community College campus and staff were superb.  Our RCCA President and staff are also to be commended for all their hard work behind the scenes, without which the conference could not have gone so smoothly.”  ~Ryan Carsten, Board Member

“It was great to see that the spirit of sharing solutions for rural communities remains a stalwart of an RCCA Conference!  This conference is the only one I know that offers such information through a focused lens of rural and not urban institutions.” ~Conference Attendee

“This was indeed a great conference, and we are still on a “high” from the excellent experience!  I think a special bonus was the careful attention to COVID-19 safety precautions. The Charlotte and Hickory communities seem quite progressive on these public health matters…participants were friendly but careful about social distancing and I appreciated it. My hotel, the Hickory Hampton Inn, was meticulous as it relates to the precautions as well. ” ~Reed Scull, University of Wyoming, College of Education

“Catawba Valley Community College was honored to host the Rural Community College Conference at our Tarlton Complex in Hickory, NC.  Bringing our partners together from all over the country to discuss issues specific to rural community colleges gave us an opportunity to learn and to show off the assets of the Catawba Valley region.  The RCCC organization was an outstanding partner in pulling this event off and working with the excellent team hear in Red Hawk Nation made it a great success.” ~Garrett D. Hinshaw, Ed. D., President, Catawba Valley Community College