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Stress Relievers draw students during Finals Week (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (Dec. 6, 2016) - Two Rend Lake College students take a break from finals and studying Tuesday morning to grab hot chocolate and snacks in the South Oasis. Students...

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RLC Foundation Annual Dinner takes “celebrating success” to new levels

MT. VERNON, Ill. (Dec. 5, 2016) - The Rend Lake College Foundation celebrated success in many different ways during the Annual Dinner Thursday night at the Holiday Inn in Mt....

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RLC Choir kicks off "Old Fashioned Christmas" event

INA, Ill. (Dec. 1, 2016) - The Rend Lake College Choir will be kicking off festivities for the Murphy-Wall State Bank and Trust Company’s Old Fashioned Christmas on Dec. 6...

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Three-week Speech Class returning to RLC for Summer 2017

INA, Ill. (Dec. 1, 2016) - Rend Lake College students and other students home for the summer break can knock out a required speech class next summer in only three weeks. RLC...

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RLC offering new Active Shooter Training for schools, businesses

INA, Ill. (Nov. 29, 2016) - Prepare and learn how to react during an active shooter scenario in Rend Lake College’s new Active Shooter Training program. Designed for school...

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RLC grad Liz Nielsen Engineering major success

INA, Ill. (Nov. 29, 2016) - Infrastructure is a pretty vital component to a functioning city. So, who does Chicago turn to when they need to replace 2,000 miles of gas mains,...

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Taxidermy class returning in January to RLC

INA, Ill. (Nov. 28, 2016) - Start the new year off with some hands-on experience learning the art of taxidermy by preserving, mounting and displaying an animal skin, such as...

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Child Psychology students adorn Christmas tree for local festival (standalone...

INA, Ill. (Nov. 21, 2016) - Rend Lake College students enrolled in Child Psychology decorated a Christmas tree with a Grinch theme for the United Methodist Children's Home's...

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RLC students return "Flat Stanley" to local second graders (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (Nov. 18, 2016) - After a month of preparation by several hundred First Year Experience (FYE) orientation students at Rend Lake College, second grade classrooms...

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Rodney Cabaness named Rend Lake College Foundation 2016 Alumnus of the Year

INA, Ill. (Nov. 17, 2016) - Southern Illinois is known for its hidden gems. There are times those gems are people, other times places. Sometimes they are even ideas. But, in...

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RLC Pharmacy Tech Program offers gateway to growing field

INA, Ill. (Nov. 16, 2016) - With just its third semester wrapping up, the Rend Lake College Pharmacy Technician Program is making waves by providing students with an...

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RLC Alumni Jared Whitehead over the moon to be working for NASA

INA, Ill. (Nov. 16, 2016) - How does a Rend Lake College student go from earning certifications in Welding and Automotive Technology to professionally assisting with the...