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If you find yourself struggling to achieve your goals, you are not alone. Here is the good news: Our admissions staff is trained to help you navigate what career suites you and we start you off with a written plan to achieve your goal.
How important is a written plan (a roadmap to your future)? This excerpt from Mark McCormack will help you understand why a written plan is a critical component to achieving success.
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“Successful do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.”
“At my lowest point I was homeless and expecting my youngest child with a toddler. I am not only the first high school graduate in my family, I am also the first to attend college. As a mother of two daughters, it is the duty given to me from God to be a witness of how good He is all the time and how he can provide above and beyond all expectations. Now I am an ordained minister, working to eventually go to N.I.U. (Northern Illinois University), DeKalb School of Law.”
Are you willing to be successful? Apply today: https://www.rockfordcareercollege.edu/programs/paralegal
If you call and hear “It’s a fabulous day at Rockford Career College,” then you are talking to Jackie! We are lucky to have such a positive, encouraging person as the first contact for visitors. We are proud that your first impression of us is her smiling face and cheerful attitude. Most importantly, she is extremely knowledgeable about RCC and willing to help everyone.
An Illinois native, Jackie has worked with us for eight years. She is a mother of one, grandma (yaya) of a mischievous 21-month-old girl, and doting owner of a Yorkiepoo. In her free time, Jackie enjoys warm weather activities such as gardening and yard work.
Some 30 Million jobs in the US that pay an average of $55,000 per year don’t require bachelor’s degrees.1
Many careers that do not require bachelor's degrees are in desperate need of qualified candidates. For example, between 2016 and 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that job growth for:
Good Dog Searching for Loving Vet Tech
Must be gentle and smart, know what to do if I break my leg or need shots. Also can you please get rid of fleas? Keep scratching because fleas. Sometimes I chase squirrels so need patience too.
Sometimes, help can come from the most unlikely of places. When crises arise, many people turn to close family or friends for assistance. Others have to look a little harder. For Rockford Career College graduate Olivia*, school once felt like her last hope.