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Kingsmen Auto Club Cruise Night featuring Tri-Five Chevys, Rat Rods

MT. VERNON, Ill. (June 29, 2015) - Tri-Five Chevy and Rat Rod owners are invited to the Rend Lake College MarketPlace Friday evening for the monthly Cruise Night, hosted by...

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Matt Rotman, 2006 RLC grad, utilizing writing skills to help others

INA, Ill. - Many students see Rend Lake College as a gateway to greater opportunities, while others take advantage of the locality and low cost of classes. For alum Matt...

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Minecraft Camp turns game sketch into 3D model (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (June 19, 2015) - A dozen grade-schoolers attended Minecraft Kids Summer Camp this week at Rend Lake College and learned about the fundamentals of design, creation,...

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Scenes from Discovery Camp 2015 (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (June 19, 2015) - Nearly 40 local students participated in Rend Lake College's Discovery Camp this week, getting the chance to explore many different health care...

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Lydia Emery changes career, life thanks to RLC Therapeutic Massage program

INA, Ill. (June 18, 2015) - It was her first massage from a Rend Lake College Therapeutic Massage graduate that turned Lydia Emery’s dream of going back to school into a...

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Illinois SBDC at RLC to offer generational marketing workshop

MT. VERNON, Ill. (June 16, 2015) - The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Rend Lake College is partnering with the University of Illinois Extension (UIE)...

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Rend Lake College Spring 2015 Honors Lists

INA, Ill. (June 15, 2015) - Rend Lake College is pleased to announce 410 students have made the President’s and Vice Presidents’ lists of academic honors for the Spring...

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Continental Tire the Americas visits, tours RLC campus (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (June 11, 2015) - Representatives from Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) visited Rend Lake College earlier this week to tour campus and share ideas and trends...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- June 9, 2015, Meeting Highlights

Articulation agreement with Central Methodist University receives approvalThe board approved a program articulation agreement with Central Methodist University (Fayette,...

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Here comes the BOOM: These 5 healthcare programs are on the rise for fall '15

Here comes the BOOM: These 5 healthcare programs are on the rise for Fall '15 By 2020, healthcare will make up two of the four fastest-growing sectors of work, according to...

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Six degrees transfer to Central Methodist University with articulation agreement

INA, Ill. (June 9, 2015) - Rend Lake College teamed up with Central Methodist University (CMU) of Park Hills, Mo. tonight during the June Board of Trustees meeting to offer...

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New Pharmacy Tech certificate enrolling first students

INA, Ill. (May 21, 2015) - A new certificate at Rend Lake College is making it easier for those who work or care for others during the day to get back to school and start a...