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Criminal Justice fundraiser tallies up $15k in scholarships over 5 years

WHITTINGTON, Ill. (Oct. 18, 2016) - With thirty scholarships and $15,000 raised in five years, no one can say the Roundup for Scholarships event isn’t an inspiring success....

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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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CNAs, local students earn credit at free conference (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (Oct. 14, 2016) - Local Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and high school students earned free continuing education credits today during the fourth annual CNA...

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Marion Fire Department donates truck to RLC (standalone photo)

MARION, Ill. (Oct. 13, 2016) - Chief Jerry Odum, SECOND FROM LEFT, of the Marion Fire Department handed over the keys to a 1982 fire truck this morning to Rend Lake College's...

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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...

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Rend Lake College welcomes prospective students to Preview Day

INA, Ill. (Oct. 3, 2016) - Prospective students and their families are invited to take a look inside Rend Lake College during RLC’s upcoming Preview Day event. From 3 to 7...

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RLC, SIU Carbondale hosting free, joint Orchestra Concert Oct. 3

INA, Ill. (Sept. 30, 2016) - Rend Lake College’s Community Orchestra will open the 2016-17 season performing alongside the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra in a free...

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Record number of students recognized at Upward Bound Banquet

INA, Ill. (Sept. 30, 2016) - The Rend Lake College Upward Bound program honored a record high number of students last night during their annual banquet, held in RLC’s James...

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Rend Lake College Foundation welcomes new team

INA, Ill. (Sept. 30, 2016) - With an official Rend Lake College Foundation Board vote, Kathleen (Kay) Zibby-Damron was appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the RLC...

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Rend Lake College Adult Education continues to make an impact

INA, Ill. (Sept. 28, 2016) - Over 140 adult learners from across the Rend Lake College district improved their basic academic skills and advanced down the road to employment...

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Blood Drive draws former students, community to RLC campus (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (Sept. 27, 2016) - Former Rend Lake College student Eric Breeze of Waltonville, FRONT, and community member Kent Barker of Ina, BACK, donated blood today at the...