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== Education == Rockingham operated its own school system until 1968, when it was absorbed by the Richmond County School System.<ref name= Ruffin>{{cite news| last = Ruffin| first = Jane| title = Tragedy in Hamlet : End of the Line : Dreams of Better Days| newspaper = The News & Observer| pages = 1A, 6Aβ8A| edition = final| date = December 9, 1991| url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115037681/end-of-the-line-tragedy-in-hamlet/}}</ref> The Leon Levine School of Business and Information Technology, part of Richmond Community College, is planned to be completed in downtown Rockingham, to offer post-graduate education to Rockingham. The building will be three stories tall, and is scheduled to be open for the 2020 fall semester. The school will offer programs including Accounting Specialist, IT Support β Healthcare, Healthcare Manager, Government Support Specialist, Cyber Security, Software and Web Developer, and Mobile Application Developer. The school will also provide classroom space for the college's Workforce and Economic Development division and Small Business Center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RCC business school named for Leon Levine after $1M grant; building named for Robinettes|url=https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/74072/rcc-business-school-named-for-leon-levine-after-1m-grant-building-named-for-robinettes|date=2017-06-16|website=Richmond County Daily Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> [[Richmond Senior High School]] serves as the high school for Richmond County residents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Living in Rockingham|url=https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/rockingham-richmond-nc/|website=Niche|language=en|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> Rockingham also offers other education centers such as the Richmond Community College Main Campus. A new three-story downtown Richmond Community College campus is being constructed and is expected to be open for the 2020 fall semester; it was originally planned to open in January, but got pushed back.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robinette Building almost complete|url=https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/94233/robinette-building-project-nearing-completion|date=2020-05-08|website=Richmond County Daily Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> It is expected to draw new businesses and retailers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Richmond Observer - Richmond County towns hoping for HGTV makeover|url=https://www.richmondobserver.com/national-news/item/7307-richmond-county-towns-hoping-for-hgtv-makeover.html|website=www.richmondobserver.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref>
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