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RPCC Foundation
River Parishes Community College Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization established to provide assistance to RPCC by promoting the educational and cultural welfare of the College and its facilities; articulate the aims, objectives and needs of the College to the public; and solicit and accept gifts, grants, and funds of all kinds, including property, for purposes of providing scholarships, activities in research, teaching or training, and other designated benefits for the College and its faculty and students.

River Parishes Community College is a public two-year college established in 1997 to serve the educational needs of the citizens of the river parishes. The College partners with the communities it serves by providing programs for personal, professional, and academic growth. Committed to providing access, responsiveness, excellence and quality services, RPCC is an open-admissions institution, accepting students from all across the state.

RPCC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.

The College is located at 7384 John LeBlanc Boulevard (Hwy 22 near I-10) in the small Ascension Parish town of Sorrento. It offers academic courses that lead to an associate degree or to transfer to a four-year institution in pursuit of baccalaureate degrees.

For more information on the College and its programs, call (225) 675-8270.

RPCC Foundation Board Members
Leonard Alcorn
Paul Aucoin
Pat Bell
Robert Burgess, Chair
Dwight Braud
Joe Cagnolatti
Charles Freeburgh
Dale Hymel
Warren Jones
Louis Joseph
Sharon Kell, Vice Chair
Louis J. Lambert
Louis “Boo” LeBlanc
Frank J. Marino
Gary Miller
Dub Noel, Secretary-Treasurer
R. Ryland Percy, III
Shelby J. Robert
Jeff Smith
Hickley Waguespack
For additional information on becoming involved, contact any of the members or the Foundation liaison, Brandon Keller, at (225) 644-5750 or advancement@rpcc.edu.