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Innovative Bridge and Transition Program Grant awarded at RLC

INA, Ill. (Dec. 11, 2019)Rend Lake College was awarded $135,000 by the Illinois Community College Board for the Fiscal Year 2020 Innovative Bridge and Transition Program...

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REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - December 10, 2019 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

INA, Ill. (Dec. 10, 2019)The Rend Lake College Board of Trustees approved the advertisement of bids for new truck driving equipment at Tuesday’s meeting in the Student...

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Warriors honored, campaign begins at RLCF Annual Dinner

MT. VERNON, Ill. (Dec. 6, 2019)A businessman, a golf coach and a longstanding board member were among those bestowed with honor Thursday night at the Rend Lake College...

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Garrett Rightnowar named RLC VETERAN OF THE MONTH for December 2019

INA, Ill. (Dec. 2, 2019) - Garrett Rightnowar is the Rend Lake College Veteran of the Month for December 2019. Rightnowar is a Bluford resident and served in the United...

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Rend Lake College 2019 Alumnus of the Year is Chad Kern

INA, Illinois (Nov. 15, 2019)Chad W. Kern, a 1991 graduate of Rend Lake College, is recipient of the RLC Foundation's 2019 Alumnus of the Year award. CEO of Schirm USA, Kern...

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RLC & T-Street celebrate Veterans and Service Members

INA, Ill. (Nov. 15, 2019)We were joined by T Street Pub of Christopher this week to honor veterans and services members who are students, faculty, staff and family. T Street...

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REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - NOVEMBER 12, 2019, MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

2020-2021 Academic Calendar set The board approved the 2020-2021 Academic Calendar as presented. FALL SEMESTER 2020 Part-Time Faculty Orientation Thursday August 13

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Our first Kindergarten Day at RLC!

Today was our first Kindergarten Day at Rend Lake College. It was a super-fun event, packed with nearly 150 kindergarten students from Woodlawn, Thompsonville, Wayne City...

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"Sinbad" opens Thursday at Rend Lake College

INA, Ill. (Nov. 6, 2019)Sinbad, the “legend of the seven seas,” is bringing adventure and comedy to the Rend Lake College stage this week. The play opens November 7th ...

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Stephen Morris named RLC VETERAN OF THE MONTH for November 2019

INA, Ill. (Nov. 1, 2019) - Stephen Morris is the Rend Lake College Veteran of the Month for November 2019. Morris is a Buckner resident and served in the United States...

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Aspen Institute: RLC & SIC in nation's top 15%

INA, Ill. (Nov. 5, 2019) - Small but mighty has long been a theme for southern Illinois community colleges, and the commitment of two area colleges has brought them some...

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2019 RLCF Scholarship Dinner

Adam Lee Lorance Memorial Art Scholarship recipient James Gobtop (Sesser) andAlyssa Dawn Lorance Memorial Theatre Scholarship recipient Elizabeth Crawford (Sesser) are...