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RLC Empowers Students with $240K Trade Grant

INA, Ill. (Aug. 2, 2023)—Rend Lake College receives $240,000 Trade Grant to expand career pathways and educational opportunities in Southern Illinois. Rend Lake College...

Community

Stretch 101 with Charlotte Loss

INA, Ill. (Aug. 1, 2023)—Join us August 8 through August 31, every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p. m. for a Stretch 101 class with Charlotte Loss. Enjoy a...

Rlc News

Sweet Living at RLC: Culinary Arts Presents Grand Dessert Buffet

INA, Ill. (July 31, 2023) — RLC Culinary Arts students display their talents at Grand Dessert Buffet. During the summer of 2023, RLC students Ashlynn Heavrin...

Student Success

Salon Star: RLC Alum Wins Big at HPSA Awards

INA, Ill. (July 28, 2023) — RLC Paul Mitchell Alumni Joshua Allen Spangler receives The Six Figure Stylist Award. At this year’s High Performance Salon Academy (HPSA)...

Student Success

RLC Welcomes New Students at Warrior Days

INA, Ill. (July 27, 2023)—At the first of three Warrior Days, RLC staff welcomed incoming students to the college. RLC Student Ambassadors are all smiles at Warrior Day!...

Rlc News

Rend Lake College Awarded $516K to Advance Healthcare Workforce

INA, Ill. (July 27, 2023) — Rend Lake College was recently awarded a $516,169 state grant through the Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce Program...

Student Success

RLC welcomes new Continental Tire Apprentices for Fall 2023

INA, Ill. (July 26, 2023) — Rend Lake College welcomes fifteen new Continental Tire Apprentices on Ina’s campus. CT Apprentices and RLC Staff pose for a photo. FROM...

Community

Young Farmers and Ranchers Educational Workshops

INA, Ill. (July 26, 2023) — Rend Lake College partners with the Young Farmers and Rancher Grant to bring two educational workshops to the community. Beginning farmers -...

News from RLC's Agronomy Innovation Center

INA, Ill. (July 26, 2023) — Last Thursday, the support center from Syngenta Digital traveled from Murray, Kentucky to Ina’s campus to learn more about the future of farming...

Rlc News

Upward Bound and STARS celebrate their end-of-summer program

INA, Ill. (July 20, 2023) — Upward Bound and STARS (Student Transfer and Retention Support) celebrated their end-of-summer 2023 program with a pizza party for their students...

Community

Local students attend Allied Health Summer Pre-Apprenticeship at RLC

INA, Ill. (July 18, 2023) — High school students discover healthcare careers at Rend Lake College. Click on the image for a larger version. Pictures above are...

Board Of Trustees

Randall Crocker, longtime Rend Lake College Trustee, passes Away at 70

INA, Ill. (July 17, 2023) — Rend Lake College was saddened to hear of the passing of long-time Trustee Randall Crocker Sunday morning. The two-time board member was a strong...