FY 2014 budget adopted, tax levy decreases
The board adopted the final Fiscal Year 2014 budget, which was provided in tentative form at the August board meeting. A public hearing on the budget was held at 6 p.m., prior to the regular board meeting. There were no comments from the public.…
Read more: Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Sept. 17, 2013, Meeting Highlights
INA, Ill. (Sept. 11, 2013) – Rend Lake College has been awarded, for the second year in a row, the title of Military Friendly School by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business and publisher of G.I. Jobs. The award is a result of a survey of over 12,000 schools, of which…
INA, Ill. (Sept. 4, 2013) – Rend Lake College students needing an extra opinion on their class paper or speech now have the option to visit the Writing Center or Communications Lab throughout the week for tips and suggestions from experienced staff.
Dean of Liberal Arts Henry Leeck said there…
Read more: Recently-opened Writing Center, Communications Lab to benefit RLC students
INA, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2013) – The Rend Lake College Foundation is two directors stronger after the addition of Finny Mathew, CEO of Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon, and Nelson Wood, President of Wood Energy Inc. in Mt. Vernon, to the board.
RLCF CEO Shawna Manion said the board…
Read more: RLC Foundation elects Mathew, Wood as new board directors
INA, Ill. (Aug. 26, 2013) – As the coal mine industry continues to expand in Southern Illinois, Rend Lake College’s Coal Mine Training Facility grows with it, already bringing students and miners from across the nation to learn and practice on-the-job safety and skills.
Don McBride, Mining Technology Instructor, said…
Read more: RLC Coal Mine Training Facility expects to grow in coming years
INA, Ill. (Aug, 21, 2013) – Rend Lake College’s Applied Science and Technology Department is joining forces with Southeastern Illinois College to bring new training for those in the oil and natural gas industry.
The training will be offered by PEC, an organization accredited by SafeLandUSA to provide training and…
Read more: RLC and SIC partner to offer SafeLandUSA oil and natural gas training
INA, Ill. (Aug. 15, 2013) – Students interested in any medical field will soon have some of the same opportunities as those living in bigger cities as Rend Lake College joins forces with the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford to bring an Illinois Area Health Education Center…
Read more: RLC welcomes AHEC to Ina campus, increases opportunities for students
INA, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2013) – The Rend Lake College Foundation is looking for the next biggest and best RLC graduate to name the 2013 Alumnus of the Year during the RLCF’s Annual Dinner.
RLCF CEO Shawna Manion said that the Foundation looks for RLC graduates who have excelled to…
Read more: RLC Foundation searching for next Alumnus of the Year