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Currently, New Hampshire has a relatively low unemployment rate; averaging about 2.4%<br />
for an eleven-month period ranging from January-November of 2018. This is below the<br />
national average of 3.7%. The counties served by <strong>RVCC</strong> are slightly below even the NH<br />
average with Sullivan County (Claremont) averaging 2.2%; Grafton county (LAC)<br />
averaging 2.1%; and Cheshire County (KAC) only slightly above the state average at<br />
2.6%. These percentages average approximately 1000 unemployed people in each of the<br />
Academic Center Locations (Keene and Lebanon) and only approximately 525 unemployed<br />
people in Claremont. (NH Economic Security, Economic, and Labor Market Information<br />
Bureau, “2018 NH Local Area Unemployment Statistics”). This low level of unemployment<br />
in the counties served by <strong>RVCC</strong>, while good for the economy, has a negative impact on<br />
enrollment trends.<br />
The close alignment between <strong>RVCC</strong>’s mission statement and CCSNH’s mission statement<br />
ensures that our mission enjoys the support of the CCSNH Board of Trustees. Though<br />
consistent with the system mission, the College’s mission still reflects the unique<br />
influences of our community and region as well as our institutional history and culture.<br />
Our mission statement has provided a touchstone for the development and delivery of our<br />
academic programs, community outreach, and services, and is consistent with the<br />
following initiatives in the College’s 2018-2021 Strategic Plan:<br />
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Financial Stewardship<br />
Student Success<br />
Teaching & Learning Excellence<br />
Operational & Technological Efficiency<br />
Community, Business & Industry Partnerships<br />
Faculty & Staff Development<br />
Appraisal of Mission & Purposes:<br />
The mission of student success provides a sense of unity and purpose for everyone on<br />
campus. Faculty and staff have stayed true to the mission throughout administrative<br />
turnover, and the commitment of faculty and staff to the students is one of the reasons<br />
that <strong>RVCC</strong> has weathered the transitions so well. Respecting past traditions is an<br />
important value on campus, and it is important to recognize the ongoing commitment to<br />
student success as the College plans for the future. Fully realizing our mission of<br />
accessibility, quality and affordable education, and personal approaches to lifelong learning<br />
requires our outreach to, and development of, a variety of academic supports and<br />
programming.<br />
In one such endeavor, <strong>RVCC</strong> reaches out in partnerships to local High Schools and Centers<br />
of Technical Education in programs such as Running Start, our dual enrollment program<br />
which offers high school students the chance to earn college credits at their high school for<br />
a reduced tuition rate.<br />
College credits can also be earned through our Bridge2College program, which affords high<br />
school students the opportunity to earn college credit by taking courses at the College at a<br />
reduced rate.<br />
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