Highlighted in This Week’s Beehive Blog

 

WELCOME TO SPRING 2025 SEMESTER 

Welcome to RCTC!  Your education here opens doors to new, unexpected opportunities. It’s wonderful to have our new and returning students fill the campus and online learning community again! We, in Student Affairs are committed to your success and begin each semester with this communication campaign called “RCTC Student Beehive” – named in recognition of our campus yellowjacket mascot Sting. Each week on Wednesdays, we’ll share the most relevant and important information about “Bee-ing” successful in accomplishing your goals at RCTC. Also, “The Beehive” is an online blog where all of this information is stored and is available to you 24/7. Bookmark this site and visit it often for all the Beehives and other helpful information.  

LAST DAY TO ADD AND DROP COURSES  

RCTC students can make changes to full term schedules through the 5th day of classes. The final day to add and drop full-term classes is this Friday, January 17th. You can manage your class schedule via eServices.

Students are responsible to verify that any change was processed correctly by printing a copy of their academic schedule whenever they make a change. After the deadline to drop a course, refunds are issued only for complete withdrawals in accordance with the published RCTC refund schedule.

FREE BUS RIDES FOR RCTC STUDENTS! 

Using the bus system in Rochester is easy and convenient. Students can access any part of the city using Rochester Public Transit as their mode of transportation. The buses are clean, safe, and enjoyable to ride. Rochester Public Transit services RCTC Monday through Friday, every 30 minutes from morning until evening. RCTC students ride for free, accessing any RPT bus route.  

For additional information on routes, times and more, visit the RPT website.  

Have your RCTC Student ID and you can ride any route, anytime for free!  If you haven’t received your Student ID yet, visit the RCTC Library today! 

HIVE SUPPLY 

The Hive Supply is RCTC’s on campus food shelf. Current RCTC students can visit the Hive Supply when needed. Some other health and wellness items are also available; non-food items vary throughout the year and are based on donations. Check out the Hive Supply for hours and other information!  

Please note: dates and times are subject to change so check back to our website for the most current information. 

EMAIL ACCOUNTS – OFFICIAL MEANS OF COMMUNCIATION  

Did you know Campus Email is RCTC’s official means of communication with students? 

All RCTC students are provided with an email account through the College. This email account is the official means of communication from the college. Your campus email login format is: StarID@go.minnstate.edu – Example: rc1234tc@go.minnstate.edu. Email can be accessed at: your outlook account or on your mobile device.  

You can find instructions to set up your mobile phone to access your email, calendar information, contacts and tasks on the RCTC website.  

If you have questions, please put in a request at Technology Services or call 507-536-5555. 

SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECTION

Stay connected with us on our social media accounts so you stay informed of all the activities and events available to you. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and even TikTok! Stay “in the know!”