Noncredit Programs

Noncredit General Information

Noncredit Program Descriptions

Current Business & Industry Schedule

Randolph Community College, through its Business & Industry Services division, is committed to working with new as well as existing businesses and industries to provide training and to assist in skill development.

New & Expanding Industry Training

The New & Expanding Industry Training program is the primary customized training resource available to industries new to Randolph County or existing industries that are expanding production and creating new jobs. Key services include:

	Training provided at no cost to the company
	Consultation and assistance provided to develop training program
	Training that is tailor-made to meet specific needs and skills required of client company
	Job analysis and employee assessment services as part of preemployment assistance
	Instruction provided by a network of qualified, skilled professionals with industry-based experience or qualified company employees with skills and expertise needed for specific job skills (company will be reimbursed for services of skilled employees)
	Train-the-Trainer services provided to develop instructional skill if needed
	Financial assistance available to provide training facilities if not available on site
	Most training materials provided at no cost and assistance available to develop customized materials
	Travel and per diem expense reimbursement, in accordance to current policies and guidelines, for company personnel not living in the area who are used as instructors

A Training Project Profile is developed in consultation with the company detailing specific training to be delivered and a budget is developed to support the training project.

Randolph Community College has had the opportunity to work successfully with many new companies as they have established operations in Randolph County. Some of these include Goodyear, Greenfield Industries (formerly Cleveland Twist Drill), The Timken Company, Knorr Best Foods, Wayne Steel (now Metals USA), and Ornamental Mouldings. In all cases we have continued a close relationship with these companies and have provided training on a regular basis to upgrade or develop needed skills several years after the start up training was completed.

Focused Industrial Training

Focused Industrial Training is a special training program designed to serve special needs of North Carolina’s manufacturing industries. The focus of courses offered through FIT is on critical skills that change as technology changes. Customized instruction is directed toward skilled and semi-skilled production workers, industrial maintenance workers, and leaders of personnel who perform industrial processes. Through individualized needs assessments and consultations, Randolph Community College can design and implement targeted, customized training for organizations that need to upgrade workers’ skills because of technological or process advances. Highly qualified instructors conduct classes at convenient times for you and your employees either at your work site or at RCC’s Asheboro Campus or Archdale Campus.

Here’s How FIT Works!
	Your company or organization identifies issues and/or concerns that are affecting operations.
	You contact Randolph Community College Business & Industry Services for assistance.
	Together, representatives of your company/organization and RCC assess issues/concerns and determine actions needed for improvement.
	A specific plan of action is developed to address issues/concerns. The plan of action may include more detailed and specialized consultation by skilled professionals of specialized/customized training for specific issues/concerns.
	Follow up and evaluation will be conducted throughout the process to document progress and determine any changes needed.
	FINAL RESULT: Improved operation at minimum cost to your company/organization.

Examples of Training
	skills training for machine fixers		statistical process control
	welding		CNC machining
	industrial maintenance and troubleshooting		blueprint reading
	team performance		hydraulics
	pneumatics		basic electronics

Occupational Continuing Education

Randolph Community College provides training for businesses and industries through its noncredit (Continuing Education) course offerings. Your employees may register for any course RCC offers or RCC will customize courses to meet your training needs. These customized courses are offered at a location convenient for you (RCC’s Asheboro Campus, Archdale Campus or at your work site), and they are planned according to a schedule that meets your needs (i.e., one or two days per week; mornings, afternoons, evenings, or weekends; two-hours, three-hours, or all day sessions.

Follow these links for more information about noncredit (Continuing Education) offerings at Randolph Community College.

A maintenance technician at Ramtex in Ramseur checks a skid ramp on the packing line. Ramtex is one of several companies for which RCC has provided training for its employees. © Randolph Community College Student Photo by Zachary Blackburn

Curriculum Programs Randolph Community College provides training for businesses and industries through its college credit (Curriculum) course offerings. Your employees may enroll in any one of a variety of credit programs that will meet your training needs. RCC also will customize credit course offerings to better meet your needs. Following are some examples. The departmental chairman of RCC’s Mechanical & Industrial Department worked with managers at Energizer to develop a program for maintenance trainees. This involved enrolling Energizer employees in selected courses from RCC’s Machining Technology, Industrial Maintenance Technology, and Electrical/Electronics Technology programs. Approximately twelve employees from Goodyear are currently enrolled in RCC’s Electrical/ Electronics Technology program working toward a diploma. Because these employees work on twelve-hour shifts, RCC has adjusted the class schedule to accommodate them. The students attend class for 8 hours on their days off. Technimark, Knorr Best Foods, and Ramtex have developed registered apprenticeship programs for their maintenance personnel and have selected certain courses out of RCC’s Industrial Maintenance Technology program as the basic educational component. Employees from The Timken Company have enrolled in select courses from Machining Technology, Industrial Maintenance Technology, Electrical/Electronics Technology.

Small Business Center

Through its Small Business Center, Randolph Community College provides assistance in establishing a new small business and successfully operating or expanding an existing small business. The Small Business Center offers seminars, workshops, Continuing Education courses, one-on-one consultation, referral, and resources. Many of its seminars and services are at no cost to participants. Click here for more information about RCC’s Small Business Center.

Examples of Small Business Center Seminars & Courses

Hosiery Technology Center

The Hosiery Technology Center at Randolph Community College serves the hosiery manufacturing industry in the Piedmont Triad counties of Randolph, Alamance, Davidson, Chatham, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, and Moore. The Center offers both generic training and customized training according to the needs of the industry, and training is available to the general public ad well as hosiery manufacturers. In addition to hands-on training, the Center documents how to operate and maintain specific pieces of hosiery equipment and develops training manuals on these machines. The Center is a joint effort between RCC and Catawba Valley Community College.