INA, Ill. (Dec. 1, 2014) - Cindy Caldwell, Rend Lake College Mathematics Associate Professor, visited with 11 Waltonville High School students last week to give them one-on-one time to ask questions about college. Caldwell teaches the dual credit College Algebra course for Waltonville through distance-learning, and spoke to the differences between a typical College Algebra class at a four-year university and at RLC.
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"The students asked some very interesting and important questions about college," said Caldwell. "I really had a good time and I think the students appreciated the visit. I think it's important that RLC is trying to work with area schools to provide dual credit courses. Schools are tight on money, so with distance-learning, I hope we can help area high schools with dual credit courses."
The dual credit program at RLC offers tuition-free courses with a reduced rate for textbook rental for in-district high school students. High School juniors and seniors take these classes during the day at their school, helping meet graduation requirements at both the high school and RLC. All 13 public high schools in RLC’s district are registered with the program, of which 12 participated last year. The courses are taught by both college and high school instructors. Last year, a total of 1,581 students enrolled in dual-credit courses at RLC, saving $792,110 in tuition.
For more information on the dual credit program, contact the Student Services Department at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1266.