Red Rocks Community College Foundation

The Red Rocks Community College Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization devoted to supporting Red Rocks Community College in its commitment to students, learning, and excellence.  Through a variety of programs and initiatives, the Foundation provides more than $400,000 in support to the College each year.  In addition to its flagship programs: Scholarships, Mini-grants, Student Voice Grants, and the Teaching Chair award, the Foundation responds to the needs of the institution on an ongoing basis by supporting faculty and staff in developing external resources to support their program excellence through the establishment of program designated funds.   

The Red Rocks Community College Foundation was established in 1993 with the vision of addressing the financial barrier by helping students of all income levels have access to higher education. Now more than a decade later, the Foundation has awarded in excess of $2 million in scholarships and $2 million for other RRCC programs.  Scholarship support alone has assisted over 2000 students meet their educational and life goals.

Thanks to the generous support of hundreds of donors, the Foundation will continue to work to ensure that our community has access to high quality educational programs that are relevant and affordable. 

Click here to see the Red Rocks Community College Foundation Annual Report 2008-2009.

Suncor Energy Awards RRCC Grant for
Customized Education Programs

Officials from Suncor Energy USA present Red Rocks Community College
the first installment of a $300K grant (L to R) Nancy McCallin, President, Colorado Community
College System; Michele Haney, President, Red Rocks Community College; Kendall Carbone,
Director of Finance, Suncor Energy USA ; Ken Losasso, Training Coordinator, Suncor Energy USA

Red Rocks Community College announced today that Suncor Energy has awarded the school $100,000—the first of three installments—toward a $300,000 total commitment to the college. The contribution through the Suncor Energy Foundation will go toward expanding the training facilities at the college to include customized education programs for process operators and craft technicians. Because of this award, a partnership has been created with Brazosport Center for Business and Industry Training (CBIT) at Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, Texas, to provide industry validated curriculum for process operators and crafts at the college. In addition, the grant dollars will provide scholarship opportunities for students seeking process operator degrees or certificates from Red Rocks Community College.

Suncor Energy continues to be a key employer partner in ensuring the quality and sustainability of the Industrial Science and Operations department of Red Rocks Community College. According to Dr. Michele Haney, president of Red Rocks Community College, “The grant award from Suncor Energy will significantly advance the ability of the college to replicate the technology found in today’s energy and process industries in our laboratories and classrooms.” According to Haney “creating partnerships between employers and community colleges is key to keeping pace with the growing demand for skilled technicians to advance Colorado’s New Energy Economy. Suncor is demonstrating their commitment to not only the continued quality of their workforce, they are also making an investment in the quality of the workforce for our entire region.”

Paul Ludwig, manager, Government and Stakeholder Relations Suncor Energy stated that “these funds will enable the college to better prepare process operator candidates for employment opportunities with local area manufacturing industries. Education is one of the major areas where Suncor looks to invest. It’s a real win-win for Suncor and the community as we want to recruit locally for well-trained and prepared process operators and craft positions.”

Suncor has been partnering with Red Rocks Community College on various programs since 2003. Results of the partnership have included support in updating equipment, defining technical skill standards that have been incorporated in the curriculum of the college, and scholarships for high school students entering the process technology program. Suncor is a co-sponsor of the college’s Mobile Recruitment Center which introduces high school students to careers in Energy and related manufacturing.

The scholarship funds will be managed by the Red Rocks Community College Foundation. Information concerning the scholarship application process is available from the Red Rocks Community College Foundation web site www.rrcc.edu/foundation or by contacting Paulann Doane, executive director of the Foundation, 303.914.6425.

Contact

Red Rocks Community College Foundation
13300 W. Sixth Ave.
Campus Box 1
Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone: 303.914.6308
Fax: 303.914.6318

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