The Phase 1 RCCI schools are the schools that went through the process with MDC, Inc. as the primary program coordinator and technical assistance provider. These schools were selected in 199x and 199x.

The Phase 2 colleges are those schools which were selected in 2003 and are just beginning the RCCI program. The Southern Rural Development Center and the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development are acting as program and primary technical assistance coordinators.