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RLC celebrates students at Fun Fest 2017 (standalone photos)

INA, Ill. (Sept. 14, 2017) - Rend Lake College students took yesterday afternoon off to enjoy Fun Fest on the Ina campus. Fun Fest, an annual event throw by RLC faculty and...

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Sept. 12, 2017

Board adopts Fiscal Year 2018 budget, tax levy The board adopted the budget for Fiscal Year 2018. A public hearing on the budget was held prior to the regular board meeting....

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RLC, Land of Lincoln Foundation partnering for free legal services

INA, Ill. (Sept. 12, 2017) - Coming in September, Rend Lake College and Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation will be partnering to assist individuals with legal...

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50 Influencers: Mildred Fitzgerrell, the Godmother

INA, Ill. (Sept. 9, 2017) - The Godmother of the “Sesser Mafia” might sound like an intimidating title, but while Mildred Fitzgerrell was making offers people couldn’t...

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50 Influencers: Rich Yunkus, an all-time great

At six-foot-nine, it would be pretty easy to say that Rich Yunkus is a big deal. And, while he holds the all-time scoring record with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at 2,232...

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RLC Science Grad helping to save endangered species with NOAA

INA, Ill. (Aug. 30, 2017) - One Rend Lake College graduate has gotten in too deep, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Marine Scientist, Dr. Andrea Kroetz is a Mt....

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RLC and SIC offer joint Vet Assistant Program

CARMI, Ill. (Aug. 28, 2017) - Working together is much better than working apart. That is the running theme of a new program, Veterinarian Assistant, designed in conjunction...

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50 Influencers: Walt Montgomery, fulfillment through education

INA, Ill. (Aug. 26, 2017) - For more than a decade, Rend Lake College has been providing local high school students with the ability to take free high school courses at RLC...

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RLC again finds top spot on WalletHub ranking: 1st in Illinois, 11th in nation

INA, Ill. (Aug. 24, 2017) - Rend Lake College has made a third straight appearance on WalletHub’s best community colleges ranking, topping all other Illinois colleges for a...

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50 Influencers: Honorary degrees, a family affair

INA, Ill. (Aug. 19, 2017) - Throughout Rend Lake College’s 50 year history, the most influential people on the college’s campus have been the thousands of students that...

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Locals invited to rev their engines at Warrior Fest Car Show

INA, Ill. (Aug. 16, 2017) - Show cars, street rods, motorcycles, and everything in between are invited to hit the road to the Fifth Annual Warrior Fest Car Show on Saturday,...

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Rend Lake College Celebrates 50

INA, Ill. (Aug. 15, 2017) - Retired Director of Marketing Bob Kelley served as the keynote speaker during Rend Lake College's 50th Anniversary Celebration. In addition to...