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Local Dentist Drills to Dream with RLC

INA, Ill. (Nov. 10, 2016) - Dr. Lucas Steele spent a long time in school. That’s what happens when someone goes for that prestigious doctorate degree. But, thanks to his...

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RLC grad Amber Nichols finds harmony in teaching

INA, IL (Nov. 4, 2016) - Teachers possess the ability to provoke a chain reaction in their student’s lives, a ripple-effect that branches out, touching far more than those...

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Unmanned Aircraft Program makes a buzz at RLC

INA, IL (Nov. 3, 2016) - It’s not every day that students get to prepare for a rapidly growing field by playing with some of the coolest tech toys commercially available,...

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RLC bands are hitting the right notes with students and community members

INA, IL (Nov. 1, 2016) - Local high school and community-member musicians can both find exciting opportunities as part of Rend Lake College’s Music Department. From...

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RLC scholarship helped Logan Tharp draw up a master plan

INA, IL (Oct 28, 2016) - It’s not every day that you get to win an art contest and go to college for free, but that’s the exact situation Logan Tharp found himself in...

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Flat Stanley returns to RLC for his sophomore year

INA, IL (Oct. 25, 2016) - In 2015, hundreds of Rend Lake College First Year Experience (FYE) students brought joy to second grade classrooms across Southern Illinois by...

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RLC graduate finds success in Music Business

INA, IL (Oct. 25, 2016) - Community colleges offer students the opportunity to explore their interests at a higher academic level without the worry of university costs...

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RLC's Ragland receives Exemplary Leadership Award

INA, IL (Oct. 21, 2016) - Lori Ragland, Rend Lake College Vice President of Career Technical Instruction, was recently awarded the Illinois Council for Continuing Education...

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Pulitzer finalist Lee Martin visits Rend Lake College (STANDALONE PHOTO)

INA, IL (Oct. 20, 2016) - Pulitzer Prize finalist Lee Martin met with Rend Lake College students on Thursday to discuss his novels and creative writing. Martin read excerpts...

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Rend Lake College Foundation Children’s Center recognized

INA, IL (Oct 17, 2016) - The Rend Lake College Foundation Children’s Center’s continued excellence was recognized recently by the National Association for the Education...

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RLC's Kayla Wesselmann lighting things up on the court and in the classroom

INA, Ill. (Oct. 6, 2016) - Kayla Wesselmann (Hoyleton) is something of an anomaly. When she’s not prowling the back row of Waugh Gym as libero for Rend Lake College’s...

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Rend Lake College receives Brookwood-Sago Grant for a third time

INA, Ill. (Oct. 5, 2016) - For the third time, Rend Lake College has been chosen as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration’s...