Press Release

Rasmussen College Welcomes New Campus Director Craig Steege

Steege Brings Corporate Management and Military Experience to Leadership Role at Rockford Campus

November 3, 2010

Erin Werthman
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ROCKFORD, Ill., (November 2, 2010) — Rasmussen College is proud to announce the addition of Craig Steege as the new director of its Rockford, IL college campus. As campus director, Steege will oversee all divisions of the campus including academic leadership, community relations, student services, and applying to Rasmussen College.

Steege brings a wealth of diverse experience to his new position. His previous role managing Rockford-area Target stores, along with 11 years of military service, gives Steege unique perspective and insight. He will assist Rasmussen College as it continues to provide a variety of high demand Bachelor’s and Associate’s degree programs through its School of Technology and Design, School of Business, School of Allied Health, School of Education, and School of Justice Studies.

“We are excited to welcome Craig Steege to our local campus as he continues a career of leadership within the Rockford community,” Rasmussen College Regional Vice President Shawn Walden said. “Steege will undoubtedly help communicate the great value of our degree programs, including our recently launched Business Management Bachelor’s degree. Previously offered only online in Illinois, the program is now offered on campus at our Rockford, Aurora, Romeoville/Joliet, and Mokena/Tinley Park locations.”

Rasmussen College is dedicated to bringing high-quality educational experiences to students through Bachelor’s and Associate’s degree programs tailored to provide students with the tools and knowledge necessary to succeed in fields expected to see the greatest occupational growth.

“For 110 years, Rasmussen College has established itself as a premier provider of education opportunities both on-campus and online,” Rasmussen College Rockford Campus Director Craig Steege said. “I am pleased to join the Rockford campus as its new director and will continue to uphold century-old standards of helping students achieve their career goals by supporting Rasmussen College as it provides quality educational experiences and events that aim to enrich the community.”

For more information about Rasmussen College and its Rockford campus, visit www.Rasmussen.edu. 

ABOUT RASMUSSEN COLLEGE:
An innovator of higher education, Rasmussen College is a career-focused, private college that specializes in offering the most in-demand degree programs in a highly supportive, student-centered educational environment. Rasmussen College offers market-relevant programs from the certificate and diploma level through the associate’s and bachelor’s level online and across its 22 campuses in the Midwest and Florida to more than 15,000 students. By combining its expertise in career development with high academic standards and with unparalleled student support services, graduates of Rasmussen College leave with the most up-to-date knowledge, the skills that employers look for, and the tools to succeed in their chosen field. Since 1900, the primary focus at Rasmussen College has remained constant: student achievement is of the upmost importance, the employer who hires its students continues to be a valued partner, and Rasmussen College is dedicated to being a primary contributor to the growth and development of the communities it serves.

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