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Rockingham Community College has one of the largest campuses in the North Carolina Community College System at 266 acres. Included in that is over three miles of walking trails, open to anyone who enjoys nature. In addition to buildings housing our educational, administrative and student resources, we have excellent athletic facilities and a premier performance venue, the Apple Amphitheater. Duke Energy TRAILS at Rockingham Community College A program to prepare students for careers in outdoor recreation and education will start this summer at Rockingham Community College, thanks to a $700,000 gift from Duke Energy which is the largest single gift given to a North Carolina community college. The program, named “Duke Energy TRAILS at Rockingham Community College,” is the first community college recreational program of its kind in the region. It will be designed to teach valuable hands-on skills while remaining grounded in learning through community service and service-inspired leadership. TRAILS is an acronym for “Trail Recreation and Adventure Institute for Leadership and Service.” “TRAILS is intended to meet workforce demand in one of the five fastest-growing industries in North Carolina,” said Dr. Mark O. Kinlaw, RCC president. Jobs in the industry include forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists; recreational therapists; social and community services managers; conservation scientists; brick masons, block masons, and stonemasons; postsecondary teachers in the areas of conservation science, forestry, recreation studies, and fitness; and grounds maintenance and landscaping workers.