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WYSE UP (Photo)

WYSE UP - Mt. Vernon Township High students, FROM LEFT, River Kennedy, Jaxson Lewis and Kyla Tinsley watch as their winning rocket design soars up the measuring sticks...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Feb. 3, 2015, Meeting Highlights

Tuition rate remains flat, revised fees approvedThe board approved continuing the in-district tuition rate at $95 per hour, no change over last year. Out-of-state and...

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Meet RLC's 2015 Homecoming Court

INA, Ill. (Feb. 4, 2015) - Homecoming is next Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Rend Lake College. The celebration will include basketball games, a dance and the crowning of the...

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RLC receiving part of $439k Distance Learning Grant

INA, Ill. (Feb. 2, 2015) - Rend Lake College and several surrounding high schools are receiving an upgrade to their videoconferencing equipment, thanks to the 2014 Distance...

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Thespians draw crowd to Improv Comedy show (standalone photos)

GIVE THEM A HANDTwo audience members joined Rend Lake College Thespians Bethaney Brown (Mt. Vernon) and Quentin Overturf (McLeansboro) to play the "hands behind" game...

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Rend Lake College Fall 2014 Honors Lists

INA, Ill. (Jan. 23, 2015) - Rend Lake College is pleased to announce 421 students have made the President’s and Vice Presidents’ lists of academic honors for the Fall...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Jan. 13, 2015, Meeting Highlights

Stipend positions approvedThe board approved the creation and job descriptions for three stipends Tuesday: Certified Nurse Assistant Coordinator, Assistant Director of the...

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RLC teaming up with Missouri Baptist University to offer two bachelor’s...

INA, Ill. (Jan. 7, 2015) - Rend Lake College students interested in the behavioral sciences can now take advantage of two new bachelor’s degrees offered by Missouri Baptist...

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RLC hosts Naturalization Ceremony for 48 new citizens (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (Dec. 19, 2014) - The Honorable Donald G. Wilkerson, STANDING LEFT, U.S. Magistrate Judge, leads 48 new U.S. citizens in reciting the Naturalization Oath Friday...

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RLC Nursing Club hosting “We Challenge U” Red Cross blood drive

INA, Ill. (Dec. 16, 2014) - Join in and give a great gift this season as the Rend Lake College Nursing Club helps the American Red Cross compile a much-needed blood supply...

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Student Services donate food to Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon...

INA, Ill. (Dec. 11, 2014) - Members of Rend Lake College's Student Services hosted a Food Drive this week to donate to Central Christian Church Food Pantry in Mt. Vernon....

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Dec. 9, 2014, Meeting Highlights

New courses, curricula approvedTwo new Associate in Applied Science Degrees, Cosmetology and Barbering, were approved Tuesday and authorized for submission to the Illinois...