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RLCF welcomes two new directors

INA, Ill. (Oct. 11, 2018) - Two new community members have made a commitment to the students of Rend Lake College by stepping up to become members of the Rend Lake College...

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RLC MarketPlace 2018 Car Show results

MT. VERNON, Ill. (Oct. 10, 2018) - The sixth annual Rend Lake College Car Show brought out over 50 local enthusiasts to the RLC MarketPlace in Mt. Vernon to compete for 22...

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RLC awarded largest 2018 Brookwood-Sago grant

INA, Ill. (Oct. 5, 2018) - Rend Lake College has been chosen as the largest recipient of the 2018 Brookwood-Sago grant totaling $97,853.50 from the U.S. Department of...

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RLC Trustee Dr. David Asbery honored with Physician of Excellence Award

INA, Ill. (Oct. 2, 2018) - Local physician and Rend Lake College Board of Trustee member Dr. David Asbery of Mt. Vernon has been honored with the 2018 Physician of Excellence...

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Upward Bound banquet is music to students' ears

INA, Ill. (Sept. 28, 2018) - The Upward Bound program at Rend Lake College celebrated by singing its students' praises at the annual Upward Bound Banquet, held RLC’s James...

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College Fair draws 200 students, 40 institutions to RLC (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (Sept. 18, 2018) - More than 200 high school and Rend Lake College students attended the Illinois Regional College Fair (IRCF) this morning with plans to speak to...

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RLC Foundation hosts 38th Annual Golf Outing

WHITTINGTON, Ill. (Sept. 17, 2018) - Twenty-nine teams and 175 golfers teed off at the 38th Annual Rend Lake College Foundation Golf Outing on Sept. 13 in a fundraising...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees - September 11, 2018, Meeting Highlights

FY 2019 Budget approved The board adopted the FY 2019 budget as presented at the August 7, 2018 Board of Trustees meeting. The budget was presented in tentative form at the...

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RLC hosts first Student Job Fair (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (Sept. 6, 2018) - Approximately 60 Rend Lake College students stopped by the first Student Job Fair yesterday in the Student Center's Private Dining Area (PDA) to...

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RLC Coach Jim “Hummer” Waugh dies at 81

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (September 5, 2018) - Rend Lake College lost a legend yesterday. James E. "Jim" Waugh of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday morning, September 4, 2018 at...

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RLC seals up 50th Anniversary with time capsule

INA, Ill. (Aug. 30, 2018)The Rend Lake College community came together this afternoon to bury a time capsule at the Ina Campus Clocktower and put a finishing touch on its...

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WalletHub: RLC ranks no. 1 in Illinois, provides highest return on investment

INA, Ill. (Aug. 21, 2018) - Rend Lake College has maintained the number one spot as the best community college in Illinois for a third straight year, based on an independent...