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Warrior Days welcome incoming students to campus (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (Aug. 12, 2017) - Henry Leeck, Dean of Liberal Arts, FRONT, leads a group of incoming freshmen across Rend Lake College's campus Saturday morning during Warrior...

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RLC AmeriCorps grant renewed for $445K

INA, Ill. (Aug. 11, 2017) - Rend Lake College AmeriCorps students will continue to make a difference in the district this year, thanks to the renewal of the AmeriCorps grant....

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RLC earns $35k in grants for upcoming year

INA, Ill. (Aug. 7, 2017) - Three Perkins Leadership grants have kicked off the new fiscal year at Rend Lake College with a bang. Totaling $35,000, the grants will help RLC...

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RLC takes Active Shooter Training to MVTHS

MT. VERNON, Ill. (July 27, 2017) - Thirty regional educators and administrators participated in Rend Lake College's Active Shooter Training Wednesday at Mt. Vernon Township...

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Sixteen students pinned at RLC’s Practical Nursing ceremony

INA, Ill. (July 13, 2017) - A handful of Rend Lake College students finished a year-long journey through the Practical Nursing program yesterday with a pinning ceremony in...

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Dual credit program saves RLC students over $1.5 million

INA, Ill. (June 29, 2017) - Local high school students enrolled in Rend Lake College’s dual credit program had a record-setting year. With more students enrolled in the...

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RLC grad Drake Carter preps for med school in Australia

INA, Ill. (June 22, 2017) - For one Rend Lake College graduate, the list of personal and academic achievements goes on and on: 4.0 grade point average with four appearances...

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Rend Lake College Spring 2017 Honors Lists

INA, Ill. (June 20, 2017) - Rend Lake College is pleased to announce 396 students have made the President’s and Vice Presidents’ lists of academic honors for the Spring...

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Scenes from the second week of Kids Summer Camps (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (June 15, 2017) - The second week of Kids Summer Camps at Rend Lake College saw students of all ages getting active outside, practicing their skills, and learning...

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Ecuadorian graduate Fabian Jerves reflects on RLC education

INA, Ill. (June 8, 2017) - For most Rend Lake College students, the road to campus isn’t very long, but for Spring 2017 graduate Fabian Jerves, the distance is nearly 3,000...

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Kids Summer Camps return to Rend Lake College (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (June 8, 2017) - The first week of Kids Summer Camps at Rend Lake College featured many different activities for campers, such as using their creativity to make...

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Former Board Chair Eric Black honored for service (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (June 6, 2017) - Eric Black, CENTER, former Chair of the Rend Lake College Board of Trustees and current Board Secretary, was honored during the regular board...