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News
Rend Lake College Joins Second Annual ‘Feed the Need’ Drive to Fight Student...
INA, Ill. (October 23, 2025) — Rend Lake College is excited to join other Illinois community colleges this fall to combat food insecurity and to support students across...
Rend Lake College Hosts Southeast Region Trustees Meeting at Mt. Vernon Campus
INA, Ill. (October 2, 2025) — Rend Lake College welcomed community college trustees and administrators from across the southeast region to the RLC MarketPlace in Mt. Vernon...
2025 Fall Play Tickets on Sale; Meet the Cast of Anne of Green Gables
INA, Ill. (October 1, 2025) — Rend Lake College is excited to announce that tickets are on sale for the 2025 Fall Play: Anne of Green Gables. This play, directed by RLC...
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Resources
Invest in Your Academic Journey with RLC During College Savings Month
Invest in Your Academic Journey with RLC During College Savings Month Join Rend Lake College in celebrating National College Savings Month this September by getting a start...
Get Started at RLC during Super Saturday
Get Started at RLC on Super Saturday Rend Lake College offers a chance for students to register for classes, pick up textbooks, get their Student ID, visit the Financial Aid...
RLC's Guide to CAREER Agreements (Joint Agreements)
Guide to CAREER Agreements (Joint Agreements) Rend Lake College District No. 521 is part of an interdistrict Comprehensive Agreement Regarding the Expansion of Educational...
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Student Success
Banterra Student of the Month: Emily Heard
Banterra Student of the Month: Emily Heard INA, Ill. (September 24, 2025) — Join Rend Lake College in celebrating one of their students each month, sponsored by Banterra...
RLC Graduate Kaitlin Henderson Begins Career as Radiologic Technologist
INA, Ill. (September 12, 2025) — Elkville native and Rend Lake College graduate Kaitlin Henderson has taken major steps in her career just months after graduating from the...
RLC Alum Coty Compton Achieves Success as CRNA
INA, Ill. (September 10, 2025) — Rend Lake College graduate Coty Compton (Mt. Vernon) has turned his nursing degree from RLC into a very successful career as a Certified...
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In the Community
IL Senator Terri Bryant hosts Youth Advisory Council at RLC
INA, Ill. (October 17, 2025) — On October 9, Rend Lake College hosted Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant and her Youth Advisory Council in the RLC Event Center. Illinois...
RLC Hosts Local Students for 2025 Amazing Career Race
INA, Ill. (October 8, 2025) — Rend Lake College was proud to host local 5th and 6th graders on September 24-26 for the 2025 Amazing Career Race, a fun and informative event...
Banterra Student of the Month: Emily Heard
Banterra Student of the Month: Emily Heard INA, Ill. (September 24, 2025) — Join Rend Lake College in celebrating one of their students each month, sponsored by Banterra...
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Student Ambassadors
WHAT IS THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM? The student ambassador program is a leadership opportunity for an honorary group of students who are dedicated to serving and...
Student Emergency Fund
About The Emergency Fund: The Rend Lake College Emergency Fund was created to assist RLC students who encounter an unforeseen financial emergency or catastrophic event which...
