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Board Of Trustees

RLC Board Of Trustees Meeting Highlights May 13, 2025

Please contact the Marketing & Communications Department at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1223 or by email if you have questions or need information. Board of Trustees Meeting - May...

Student Success

RLC celebrates student success at the 2025 Upward Bound Banquet

INA, Ill. (May 13, 2025) — Rend Lake College's Upward Bound program recently recognized student accomplishments at its 2025 banquet. Front Row (L-R): Rylee Tram, Blossom...

Student Success

Hamilton County Senior Erwin Wins the Full Ride to RLC

INA, Ill. (May 13, 2025) — Rend Lake College is proud to announce that Hamilton County High School senior Abby Erwin is the winner of the RLC Full Ride! Pictured (L-R):...

Rlc News

RLC hosts 2025 CTE Advisory Committee meeting

INA, Ill. (May 12, 2025) — Local professionals and business owners met with Rend Lake College faculty and staff at the 2025 Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee...

Rlc News

Tim Wills Honored with the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award

INA, Ill. (May 12, 2025) — Rend Lake College is proud to announce Professor, Athletic Director and Head Men's Basketball Coach Tim Wills as the 2025 Outstanding Faculty...

Community

Banterra Student of the Month: Emma Thompson

Banterra Student of the Month: Emma Thompson INA, Ill. (May 12, 2025) — Join Rend Lake College in celebrating one of their students each month, sponsored by Banterra Bank....

Rlc News

Phi Theta Kappa inducts 26 new members at RLC

INA, Ill. (May 9, 2025) — The international honor society Phi Theta Kappa welcomed 26 new members into its Rho Xi Chapter last week at Rend Lake College. New members...

Community

Rend Lake College hosts Farm Safety Day for local 4th graders

INA, Ill. (May 9, 2025) — Over 200 local fourth grade students visited Rend Lake College's Agronomy Innovation Center for the 3rd Farm Safety Day on May 1! The day was in...

Rlc News

Rogers Named 2025 Outstanding Staff Member of the Year

INA, Ill. (May 8, 2025) — Rend Lake College is proud to announce Kim Rogers, Human Resources Director, as the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Staff Member of the Year...

Rlc News

RLC Brings Flummoxed Fairy Tales to Life

INA, Ill. (May 6, 2025) — Local K-5 students were laughing out loud at Rend Lake College's Flummoxed Fairy Tales. This hilarious play was written and directed by RLC Theatre...

Community

Local eighth graders discover careers at RLC’s Career Connections

INA, Ill. (May 6, 2025) — Rend Lake College gave local eighth grade students a glimpse into what their future journey could look like during the Career Connections fair. ...

Community

RLC hosts the 2025 Kindergarten Day

INA, Ill. (May 5, 2025) — Rend Lake College was packed with over 100 kindergarten students from Ewing, Woodlawn, Bluford and Sesser grade schools for the 2025 Kindergarten...