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Engineering majors McPherson, Dawson named PTK All-Illinois for RLC

INA, Ill. (Feb. 7, 2018) - Rend Lake College engineering majors Blake McPherson (Mt. Vernon) and Alicia Dawson (Carterville) have been selected as Phi Theta Kappa...

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RLC welding students hit the mark with custom project

Students in Rend Lake College's welding program recently accepted the challenge to build custom targets for a local, non-profit shooting range. After four classes, two teams...

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RLC’s historic reunion for all alumni August 12

The Class of RLC Reunion is from 5-9 pm on August 12. RSVP Now INA, Ill. (June 28, 2017)Rend Lake College has produced Warriors for 50 years. There are Warriors who have gone...

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RLC remembers Michalic on commemorative day

April 19 is National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day. Twenty-two years ago today, a Ryder truck filled with tons of explosives was set off at the Alfred P. Murrah...

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Craig Choate - I Am A Warrior

Craig Choate Craig is the Weekend Sports Anchor and Sports Reporter at WCIA. He started at WCIA in August of 2015 as the Sports Reporter, and was promote to Weekend Anchor...

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Meet the cast: RLC's 2017 Spring Musical "The Wizard of Oz"

Rend Lake CollegeSpring Musical 2017 Directed by Sara Alstat THE WIZARD OF OZBy L. Frank BaumWith Music and Lyricsby Harold Arlen and E. Y. HarburgBackground Music by Herbert...

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RLC Professor Carpenter in running for statewide award

INA, Ill. (May 19, 2016)The Illinois Community College Trustees Association announced Thursday the 28 nominees for its 2016 Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member Award. Among...

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Rogers Recs the Scale

INA, Ill. (April 22, 2016) - Kim Rogers of Mt. Vernon lost nearly 40 pounds on her way to becoming The Recreational Center's first champion of the "Rec the Scale Challenge"...

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80% of Webber seniors sign with RLC

BLUFORD, Ill. (April 14, 2016)Seniors at Webber Township High School gathered Thursday to sign with Rend Lake College. It was one of RLC's 11 scheduled College Signing Days...

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Cast of “Godspell” Spring Musical small, but mighty

INA, Ill. (March 23, 2016) - The life and lessons of Jesus will be brought to life by a handful of Rend Lake College students next month for the rock Spring Musical...

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Rend Lake College campus, offices to close for Spring Break

INA, Ill. (Feb. 29, 2016) - Most offices on the Rend Lake College Ina, Murphy-Wall Pinckneyville, and Mt. Vernon MarketPlace campuses will be closed next week - March 7-11 -...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Feb. 9, 2016, Meeting Highlights

Tuition rates set for FY 2017Due to the state of Illinois' budget impasse, resulting in no funding for the current fiscal year and continuing indefinitely, an increase in...