Richmond Community College

Richmond Community College serves Richmond and Scotland counties from its main campus in Hamlet, North Carolina, approximately 75 miles east of Charlotte. The public two-year institution, established in 1964, operates from a suburban campus setting with additional facilities at the James Building in downtown Rockingham and the Honeycutt Center in Laurinburg. The college offers associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates with focused programs in nursing, business administration, electrical systems, and industrial systems technology. RichmondCC maintains an open enrollment policy and provides workforce development training through partnerships with local industries, while also offering college transfer programs through articulation agreements with North Carolina universities.