Tentative FY 2014 budget approved
Approved the tentative Fiscal Year 2014 budget. As required by law, the proposed budget will be available for public inspection for 30 days and a public hearing on the budget will be held at 6 p.m. prior to the regular board meeting scheduled for Sept. 17.…
Read more: Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Aug. 13, 2013, Meeting Highlights
MT. VERNON, Ill., (Aug. 12, 2013) – The Illinois Small Business Development Center at the Rend Lake College MarketPlace is pleased to host a series of informational workshops related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a series of federal reforms that aim, in part, to expand access to insurance coverage…
INA, Ill. (Aug. 9, 2013) – Murray Energy Corporation hosted their second successful Fire Brigade Inner-Company Midwest Regional Contest competition this week at Rend Lake College’s Coal Mine Training Center, with several mock events for three Midwest mines.
Jeff Wirth, Corporate Safety Director for Murray Energy Corp., said that he’s…
Read more: Murray Energy Corp. Contest deemed success at RLC
INA, Ill. (Aug. 8, 2013) – Set to kick-off the new year with a bang, Rend Lake College students are invited to attend Fun Fest 2013 from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. The afternoon will be filled with delicious food, countless entertainment, games and lots of prizes and…
Read more: RLC to welcome students to Ina campus with Fun Fest 2013
MT. VERNON, Ill. (Aug. 7, 2013) – Twelve years after Rend Lake College acquired the MarketPlace in Mt. Vernon, an open house will be held at the venue to mark the significant addition to the RLC community. The event is set for 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12.
The RLC…
Read more: MarketPlace celebrating 12 years on the 12th of September
INA, Ill. (July 30, 2013) – Every semester, hundreds of local high school students take advantage of Rend Lake College’s dual credit program to save money and get a jump on their education. Last year was no different, with approximately 2,824 students saving $994,400 in tuition and textbook fees.
The…
Read more: In-district students save nearly $1 million in RLC’s dual credit program
INA, Ill. (July 30, 2013) – Nearly every seat was filled Tuesday in the Rend Lake College Theater as approximately 280 people travelled to Ina to participate in a conference revolving around hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the region.
The conference was organized by the Illinois Department of Commerce and…
Read more: Hydraulic fracturing conference brings out hundreds to RLC
INA, Ill. (July 29, 2013) – Big changes are imminent for the students in the Therapeutic Massage program at Rend Lake College as it moves from its home for the past decade at the RLC MarketPlace in Mt. Vernon to the Advanced Technology Center on the Ina Campus.
Mike Adamson,…
Read more: Massage Therapy makes big move, to call Advanced Technology Center home at RLC
INA, Ill. (July 26, 2013) – In the span of just one year, a new Machine Technology lab has emerged from what used to be a storage room at Rend Lake College, and two updated occupational certificates are ready for students looking to enter the workforce.
This spring, a workshop…
Read more: New milling equipment brings advanced classes at RLC
INA, Ill. (July 26, 2013) – A recurring issue among college students is that they do not have reliable or affordable transportation to and from campus, but a new partnership between Rend Lake College and South Central Transit (SCT) is hoping to eliminate the concern for RLC students starting this…
INA, Ill. (July 23, 2013) – Students in Rend Lake College’s Music Department will have one more thing to sing about this fall: completed renovations and upgrades to several aspects of the department, thanks to the hard work and donations gathered by the Rend Lake College Foundation from alumni, faculty,…
Read more: Music Department renovations complete, to benefit students this fall
INA, Ill. (July 23, 2013) – Stepping into a career in medical coding just became easier thanks to a new partnership between Rend Lake College and Physicians Filing Service of Mt. Vernon.
Through the partnership, students in RLC’s Medical Coding certificate program can participate in on-the-job training with pay with…
Read more: RLC teams up with Physicians Filing Service, Inc. for tuition assistance program