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Annual Retraining, Inexperienced Training scheduled for miners at RLC

INA, Ill. (Aug. 25, 2016) - Two training courses for miners are scheduled during the next few months at Rend Lake College. An annual refresher course will be held Friday,...

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Fall Play “The Legend of Robin Hood” auditions set for Sept. 6

INA, Ill. (Aug. 24, 2016) - Thespians and community members are invited to auditions for Rend Lake College’s fall play “The Legend of Robin Hood” at 6 p.m. Tuesday,...

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RLC ranked 7th in nation, 1st in Illinois for best community college

INA, Ill. (Aug. 23, 2016) - Rend Lake College made WalletHub’s best community colleges ranking for the second year in a row, topping all other Illinois colleges and landing...

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RLC offering computer workshops on all campuses

INA, Ill. (Aug. 18, 2016) - Locals in all of Rend Lake College’s district have the chance to take advantage of four different computer workshops during the Fall 2016...

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RLC, AHA teaming up to offer Emergency Services training

MT. VERNON, Ill. (Aug. 18, 2016) - Rend Lake College is again teaming up with the American Heart Association (AHA) this fall to offer a number of emergency services courses...

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Professional Development workshops available for local specialists

INA, Ill. (Aug. 18, 2016) - Five focused workshops are available this fall at Rend Lake College for professionals in the culinary or health care industries. With options on...

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New Robots and Automation certificate available this fall

INA, Ill. (Aug. 10, 2016) - A new, hands-on option for aspiring technicians has made its way to Rend Lake College, just in time for the Fall 2016 semester. The Robots and...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Aug. 9, 2016, Meeting Highlights

Board approves tentative Fiscal Year 2017 budget The board approved the tentative budget for Fiscal Year 2017. As required by law, the budget will be available for public...

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RLC partners with Mt. Vernon Iron Works

RLC partners with Mt. Vernon Iron Works INA, Ill. (Aug. 9, 2016) - Mt. Vernon Iron Works, LLC, and Rend Lake College are teaming up to provide more educational opportunities...

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RLC’s Mandrell elected as NILRC Board President

INA, Ill. (Aug. 4, 2016) - Rend Lake College’s own Beth Mandrell, Reference Librarian, was recently elected president of the Network of Illinois Learning Resources in...

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Fifteenth year of RLC’s dual credit program saves students $1.2 million

INA, Ill. (Aug. 3, 2016) - After 15 years of helping students save both money and time, Rend Lake College’s dual credit program saved a total of 3,014 students (duplicated)...

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RLC AmeriCorps receiving $445k grant from Serve Illinois Commission

INA, Ill. (Aug. 3, 2016) - Rend Lake College students will have the opportunity to give back to their communities once again this year, thanks to a grant for the AmeriCorps...