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COVID-19 Coronavirus - Fall 2020

October 27, 2020 {phocadownload view=file|id=1304|target=b} {slider + Spring 2021 Semester Plan|info|closed} The following plan is based on the known facts and predictions...

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COVID-19 Coronavirus - 2021

December 22, 2021 Shield will not be on campus the week of January 3rd. By state mandate, we are still required to have all unvaccinated employees that will be on campus test...

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Foundation awards $13K in We Are Warriors Grants

INA, Ill. (Feb. 25, 2020)More than $13,000 in employee giving and community sponsorships were awarded as grants to programs last week at Rend Lake College. The spring 2020...

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Garrett Rightnowar named RLC VETERAN OF THE MONTH for December 2019

INA, Ill. (Dec. 2, 2019) - Garrett Rightnowar is the Rend Lake College Veteran of the Month for December 2019. Rightnowar is a Bluford resident and served in the United...

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Rend Lake College 2019 Alumnus of the Year is Chad Kern

INA, Illinois (Nov. 15, 2019)Chad W. Kern, a 1991 graduate of Rend Lake College, is recipient of the RLC Foundation's 2019 Alumnus of the Year award. CEO of Schirm USA, Kern...

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RLC & T-Street celebrate Veterans and Service Members

INA, Ill. (Nov. 15, 2019)We were joined by T Street Pub of Christopher this week to honor veterans and services members who are students, faculty, staff and family. T Street...

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REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - NOVEMBER 12, 2019, MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

2020-2021 Academic Calendar set The board approved the 2020-2021 Academic Calendar as presented. FALL SEMESTER 2020 Part-Time Faculty Orientation Thursday August 13

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Our first Kindergarten Day at RLC!

Today was our first Kindergarten Day at Rend Lake College. It was a super-fun event, packed with nearly 150 kindergarten students from Woodlawn, Thompsonville, Wayne City...

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"Sinbad" opens Thursday at Rend Lake College

INA, Ill. (Nov. 6, 2019)Sinbad, the “legend of the seven seas,” is bringing adventure and comedy to the Rend Lake College stage this week. The play opens November 7th ...

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Stephen Morris named RLC VETERAN OF THE MONTH for November 2019

INA, Ill. (Nov. 1, 2019) - Stephen Morris is the Rend Lake College Veteran of the Month for November 2019. Morris is a Buckner resident and served in the United States...

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Aspen Institute: RLC & SIC in nation's top 15%

INA, Ill. (Nov. 5, 2019) - Small but mighty has long been a theme for southern Illinois community colleges, and the commitment of two area colleges has brought them some...

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Legence Bank supports RLC students with $5K sponsorship

FROM LEFT Joe Gliosci, Illinois Region President of Legence Bank; Kay Zibby-Damron, Rend Lake College Foundation CEO; and Robert Bornheimer, Chairman of the RLCF Board of...