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Winners announced at RLC Foundation Golf Tourney (standalone photos)

ONE STOP FLOORING TAKES FIRSTWHITTINGTON, Ill. (Sept. 19, 2013) - The One Stop Flooring Team of Mt. Vernon won first place in A category at the Rend Lake College Foundation...

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ICE Fair, RLCF Children's Center Carnival bring out crowds (standalone photos)

FUN AT THE ICE FAIR INA, Ill. (Sept. 17, 2013) - Nick Villani (LEFT) and his father Hank (SECOND FROM LEFT) speak to representatives from Columbia College Tuesday evening at...

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Visitors attend RLC MarketPlace 12th Anniversary Open House (standalone photos)

ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR OPEN HOUSEMT. VERNON, Ill. (Sept. 12, 2013) - Kelly Brinson (LEFT) receives a free hand massage from Rend Lake College Studio RLC student Tammy Smith...

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RLC named Military Friendly School for 2014

INA, Ill. (Sept. 11, 2013) - Rend Lake College has been awarded, for the second year in a row, the title of Military Friendly School by Victory Media, a veteran-owned...

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Recently-opened Writing Center, Communications Lab to benefit RLC students

INA, Ill. (Sept. 4, 2013) - Rend Lake College students needing an extra opinion on their class paper or speech now have the option to visit the Writing Center or...

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RLC Foundation elects Mathew, Wood as new board directors

INA, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2013) - The Rend Lake College Foundation is two directors stronger after the addition of Finny Mathew, CEO of Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon,...

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RLC Coal Mine Training Facility expects to grow in coming years

INA, Ill. (Aug. 26, 2013) - As the coal mine industry continues to expand in Southern Illinois, Rend Lake College’s Coal Mine Training Facility grows with it, already...

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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan visits RLC (standalone photo)

MADIGAN TALKS OF FRAUD, THEFT INA, Ill. (Aug. 23, 2013) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (RIGHT) addresses a room full of economic developers, law enforcement,...

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RLC and SIC partner to offer SafeLandUSA oil and natural gas training

INA, Ill. (Aug, 21, 2013) - Rend Lake College’s Applied Science and Technology Department is joining forces with Southeastern Illinois College to bring new training for...

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RLC welcomes AHEC to Ina campus, increases opportunities for students

INA, Ill. (Aug. 15, 2013) - Students interested in any medical field will soon have some of the same opportunities as those living in bigger cities as Rend Lake College joins...

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RLC Foundation searching for next Alumnus of the Year

INA, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2013) - The Rend Lake College Foundation is looking for the next biggest and best RLC graduate to name the 2013 Alumnus of the Year during the RLCF’s...

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RLC MarketPlace Illinois Small Business Development Center to host workshops on...

MT. VERNON, Ill., (Aug. 12, 2013) - The Illinois Small Business Development Center at the Rend Lake College MarketPlace is pleased to host a series of informational workshops...