The Honors Program at Rockland is nationally recognized for offering highly advanced academic pursuits in a community college setting and for preparing students to transfer successfully to Ivy League and Tier One four-year colleges.

Ivy League and Tier One recruiters typically seek out Rockland Community College honors students for transfer because of the program's reputation for producing students with a proven ability; having applied themselves academically for two highly-focused years at Rockland Community College.
 

Inspiring Instruction and Personal Mentorship

Classes are taught by professors who are paired with honor students in a highly personalized mentoring relationship. Your mentor is chosen according to your individual interests and talents. Your Mentor will:

• Help arrange your learning schedule
• Proposes practical in your field of study
• Guides your progress and growth.
• Guide you in choosing a field of concentration
• Aid you in transferring to a four-year college or university that offers the fullest range of opportunity in your chosen field.

Honors classes are kept small (15-20 students) and involving (lively discussions, group projects).

For Rockland Honors Program students, both the transcript and diploma reflect honors status. Students who complete the Honors Program with an academic average of 3.5 or higher have a very high rate of transferring with full junior standing to virtually any four-year college or university they choose.

There are two tracks in the Honors Program

• Sam Draper Mentor/Talented Student (M/TS) Honors Program - for students interested in the Arts and Sciences.
• Management Development (MgD) Honors Program - for students interested in Management and Business.

Several factors influence acceptance in the Honors Program:

• SAT Scores
• High School GPA
• Regents Course Loads.
• A personal interview is an important aspect of the process.
• Special talents, strong intelligence, educational acumen, even extenuating circumstances may all play a role in your admission.

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