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Henson NAMED OUTSTANDING CNA OF THE YEAR

INA, Ill. (Oct. 17, 2019) - Myra Henson, Center, (Du Bois) was named the 2019 Outstanding CNA of the Year during Rend Lake College's annual CNA conference. Henson currently...

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RLC Car Show raises $1,500 for student scholarships

INA, Ill. (Oct. 10, 2019) - Ninety cars, trucks and motorcycles rolled into Ina on Saturday to attend the Rend Lake College 7th Annual Car Show. Participants enjoyed a...

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RLC's "Sinbad" releases cast list

INA, Ill. (Oct. 8, 2019) - Meet the cast list of Rend Lake College's 2019 Fall Play "Sinbad." “Sinbad” is an imaginative retelling of the famous Arabian Nights character...

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Emberly Code shares the magic of the Disney College Program

ORLANDO (Oct. 8, 2019)Rend Lake College graduate Emberly Code of Benton shares her experience in the Disney College Program. "I first decided to pursue a career with Disney...

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General Dynamics - OTS donates $1500 in equipment to RLC IT

INA, Ill. (Oct. 4, 2019) - General Dynamics - OTS generously donated eleven Cisco Wireless Access Points (valued at $1,500) to Rend Lake College to be utilized in several...

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Jeff Lewis VETERAN OF THE MONTH October 2019

INA, Ill. (Oct. 1, 2009) - Jeff Lewis is the Rend Lake College Veteran of the Month for October 2019. Lewis is a Mt. Vernon resident and served in the United States Marine...

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Gene Haas Foundation donates $5,000 to help RLC machining students

INA, Ill. (Oct. 1, 2019) - The Rend Lake College Machining Program received another generous gift when the Gene Haas Foundation (GHF), a part of Haas Automation, Inc.,...

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Visual Communication Design students get hands-on experience at Summersville...

MT. VERNON, Ill. (Sept. 30, 2019)Rend Lake College Visual Communication Design (VCD) students collaborated with Summersville Grade School Superintendent Mike Denault to...

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Infinity Tool MFG invests $10k into students' futures

INA, Ill. (Sept. 30, 2019) - Infinity Tool MFG, a Benton business focused on the manufacture of rock drilling consumables, including PDC bits and PDC reamers, made an...

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RLCF seeks to honor iconic RLC coach with endowment fund in his name

INA, Ill. (Sept.20, 2019) - The Rend Lake College Foundation is honoring Dave Smithone of the most iconic coaches in the college’s 50-year history, and a mainstay to the...

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RLC FOUNDATION HOSTS 39TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING

WHITTINGTON, Ill. (Sept. 17, 2019) - Thirty-one teams and 180 golfers teed off at the 39th Annual Rend Lake College Foundation Golf Outing on Sept. 12 in a fundraising effort...

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Packed house at Illinois Regional College Fair

INA, Ill. (Sept. 17, 2019) - Rend Lake College Student Records Specialist Summer Braden, foreground, and Director of Academic Advisement Jena Jensik, background, assist...