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80% of Webber seniors sign with RLC

BLUFORD, Ill. (April 14, 2016)Seniors at Webber Township High School gathered Thursday to sign with Rend Lake College. It was one of RLC's 11 scheduled College Signing Days...

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Wayne City’s Schumm seated as new Student Trustee, replaces Claire Pytlinski

INA, Ill. (April 12, 2016) - Freshman Eric Schumm of Wayne City was seated this evening on the Rend Lake College Board of Trustees as the Student Trustee for 2016-17. Schumm...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- April 12, 2016, Meeting Highlights

Schumm takes seat as Student Trustee; Pytlinski recognized Eric Schumm, the new student member of the RLC Board of Trustees, was seated Tuesday night. He replaces outgoing...

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Wayne City seniors join College Signing Day at RLC (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (April 13, 2016) - Seniors at Wayne City High School attended Rend Lake College's Signing Day on their campus today as part of the college's "Reach Higher" campaign...

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Waltonville seniors sign with Rend Lake College (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (April 12, 2016) - Seniors at Waltonville High School attended Rend Lake College's Signing Day on their campus today as part of the college's "Reach Higher"...

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RLC 2016 Associate Degree Nursing graduates (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (April 12, 2016) - The students pictured below are nearing completion of Rend Lake College's Associate Degree of Nursing program. They will have a pinning ceremony...

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Winget places first at RLC Welding Contest, $13k given in Academic Awards

INA, Ill. (April 8, 2016) - Forty-one local high school students competed in Rend Lake College's 2016 Welding Contest this morning, with ten scoring high enough to receive...

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Children's Health Fair draws 550 local schoolchildren (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (April 8, 2016) - Over five hundred local grade school students visited Rend Lake College's James "Hummer" Waugh Gymnasium throughout the day today to learn about...

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Ethan Pullum named RLC Foundation Outstanding Student (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (April 7, 2016) - Ethan Pullum of Carterville has been named the Rend Lake College Foundation Outstanding Student for the month of March. The sophomore is currently...

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Deadline for Amish Country Tour moved up

INA, Ill. (April 5, 2016) - Now is the time to sign up for Rend Lake College’s Amish Country Tour as the registration deadline for this day trip has been moved up a week....

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Ag Banquet celebrates 40 years of successful program

INA, Ill. (April 5, 2016) - Students, graduates, and faculty of Rend Lake College’s many agriculture programs celebrated the department’s 40th birthday last week at the...

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RLC joining “Reach Higher” initiative, College Signing days scheduled

INA, Ill. (April 4, 2016) - High school students in Rend Lake College’s district are making big plans for the future, thanks to the “Reach Higher” nationwide...