Diploma Description

This section provides a listing of Robeson Community College’s diploma degree programs. The College’s programs are subject to change.

Diploma programs are designed to provide entry-level employment training and are offered at all System colleges.

Diploma programs range from 36 to 48 semester hour credits and can usually be completed by a full-time student within two semesters and one summer session. Associate degree level courses within a diploma program may also be applied toward an Associate in Applied Science degree.

The diploma programs at RCC include general education core courses in English composition, humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, and natural sciences/mathematics that introduce content and skills students have in common, regardless of their major or degree program. In addition to discipline specific content, these courses introduce general intellectual skills, such as critical thinking, communication and quantitative reasoning.