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Welcome Back Booth greets RLC students on first day of summer classes

Noah Bishop, left, and Danielle Hood, both of Benton, visit the Welcome Booth outside the Rend Lake College Student Center Monday morning, where students could grab a...

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Alumni Spotlight Series: Hannah Hill

We have found the promised land ... and there's pie! SESSER, Ill.Rend Lake College Culinary Arts alumna Hannah Hill has set up her own shop, the Milk & Honey Bakehouse in...

Student Success

THOMAS NAMED JUNE 2021 RLC VETERAN OF THE MONTH

Leigh Ann Thomas has been named the June 2021 Rend Lake College Veteran of the Month. Thomas, who lives in Macedonia, was in the Air Force from 2008 to 2016. She decided to...

Student Success

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT SERIES: ASHLEY GOCKEL

Nearly a year after graduating from Rend Lake College, Ashley Gockel of Valier completed the next step in her career as a medical coder. Gockel joined a selective group...

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Dual credit helps Pinckneyville senior walk across two commencement stages this...

Kenzie Rushing, right, receives her associate's degree during the May 8 Rend Lake College commencement ceremony. She was presented her degree by her mother, RLC Director of...

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Job Search Party connects employers with job seekers

Scott May of Benton, left, discusses job opportunities at Carlyle Health Care Center with LaWanna Kiefer Tuesday during the annual Job Search Party at the DoubleTree Hotel...

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All-Stars announced for 42nd Annual Lions Club Classic

INA, Ill. (May 17, 2021)- The 42nd Annual Benton Lions Club All-Star Basketball Classic returns this summer on Friday, June 4, on the hardwood at Rend Lake College’s...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees May 11, 2021 Meeting Highlights

Another step toward making new dining options on the Rend Lake College campus a reality was approved Tuesday night, as the Board of Trustees agreed to accept bids for a...

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RLCF Children's Center sends off its Class of 2021

INA, Ill. (May 11, 2021) - The Rend Lake College Foundation’s Children Center (RLCFCC) graduated 16 students from the Pre-K and Preschool classes during a ceremony Friday...

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RLC announces graduating Class of 2021

INA, Ill. (May 8, 2021) - Following another successful year that will go down in the history books as one with many challenges and shifts in schedules, Rend Lake College...

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RLC nursing students celebrated at Class of 2021 ADN pinning ceremony

The RLC Associate Degree in Nursing students were honored during a Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 6. Attending the ceremony were Hannah Absher (Mulkeytown), Julie...

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RLC Radiologic Technology Class of 2021 honored at Pinning Ceremony

The RLC Radiologic Technology Class of 2021 includes, front row from left, Debra Compton (Tamaroa), Whitley Woolard (Harrisburg), Krissa Morris (Mt. Vernon), Alexandra...