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Local high school students saved $792k in tuition through RLC’s dual credit...

INA, Ill. (June 11, 2014) - There are plenty of reasons to get involved in Rend Lake College’s dual credit program for high school students, but the most important...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- June 10, 2014, Meeting Highlights

New curriculum, courses approvedA new Barber curriculum was approved and authorized for submission to the Illinois Community College Board for action, along with two new...

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Adam Powell, ’03 grad, now IT Specialist at Marion VA Medical Center

INA, Ill. - In the ever-changing world of Information Technology, one thing is certain: knowing the fundamentals is a must. Rend Lake College graduate Adam Powell testifies...

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Community Engagement Award to help RLC reach out to community for health...

INA, Ill. (June 6, 2014) - Plans are in the works for Rend Lake College’s first Health and Wellness Fair, which will be held in the spring of 2015. The event and some other...

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Continental Tire pledges $25,000 as the lead donor for “Pathway to Success”...

INA, Ill. (June 4, 2014) - The strong partnership between Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (CTA) and Rend Lake College is getting stronger still. CTA is stepping up as the...

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RLC graduates 34 students from GED program

WHITTINGTON, Ill. (May 30, 2014) - The 36th Annual GED Recognition Ceremony graduated 34 students from Rend Lake College's GED program Thursday night at the Rend Lake Resort...

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RLC grad Andrea Bradley still remembered after 20 years with memorial...

INA, Ill. (May 28, 2014) - If you ask anyone who knew her, they’d say Andrea Bradley was a kind-hearted, hard-working student who was bound for great things, but a tragic...

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Dr. Linda Denton retiring after 26 years at RLC

INA, Ill. (May 27, 2014) - Linda Denton, Rend Lake College Physics and Physical Science professor, is officially retiring at the end of the month after working at RLC for 26...

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Karcher, Ray use combined RLC Culinary Arts program education to open own...

INA, Ill. - After nearly three years in business, local restaurant entrepreneurs Katie Karcher and Troy Ray have had many things to celebrate, from their successful business...

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RLC Thespians going to Chicago

Theatre Director Tracey Webb and students in the Rend Lake College Thespians Club gathered for a photo Friday morning on campus before departing on a two-day visit to...

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Valerie Henderson, 2014 Medical Coding graduate, finds full-time job through...

INA, Ill. (May 22, 2014) - As a member of one of the first graduating classes from Rend Lake College’s new Medical Coding certificate program, Valerie Henderson wasn’t...

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RLC establishes new engineering agreement with SIUE

INA, Ill. (May 21, 2014) - Students enrolled in Rend Lake College’s engineering program will have a new opportunity to continue their higher education at Southern Illinois...