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Music rooms named as part of RLC Foundation fund-raising project
Several music rooms were named as part of a fund-raising project to help boost and renovate the Music program at RLC. Naming opportunities were an intricate part of the plan, the goal of which was to raise $50,000 for the project.…

INA, Ill. (Dec. 19, 2012) – Continental Tire the Americas in Mount Vernon is guaranteeing a job interview for students who qualify through Rend Lake College’s new course, Manufacturing Employment Skills.
“An opportunity like this doesn’t come along very often,” said Chris Nielsen, dean of the Applied Science and…

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INA, Ill. (Dec. 21, 2012) – Rend Lake College administrators, faculty and staff would like to congratulate the 375 students who made the President’s List and Vice Presidents’ List for academic achievement in the Fall 2012 semester.
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Rend Lake College's security department recently received a squad car, donated by the Mount Vernon Police Department through the Rend Lake College Foundation. Pictured above with the car are, FROM LEFT, RLC Chief of Police Gary McGill, MVPD Police Chief Chris…

New curricula, courses approved

The board approved two new occupational certificates – Medical Coding and Nail Technology – as well as several corresponding courses and authorized their submission to the Illinois Community College Board for action. The courses include: Medical Office Procedures, Essentials of Human Disease, Health Information Technology, Pharmacology…

INA, Ill. – The Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA) program through Rend Lake College recently celebrated its first graduate.
Randy Small of Carbondale is the first student to earn a certificate through the program. Small, 58, has taken VESTA courses for years. Since he’s already in…

Rend Lake College Mining Technology students (FROM LEFT) Matt Androvandi (Waltonville), Bryce Jones (Sesser) and Aaron Green (Kell) received scholarships from the Illinois Mining Institute. Each recipient received a certificate and a check. They are pictured above with RLC Mining Technology Associate Professor Dave Colombo.

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. – A crescendo of support from music and education enthusiasts in the area made it possible for the Rend Lake College Foundation to reach more than twice its funding goal of $50,000 for “The Music Project.”
RLCF CEO Shawna Hall made the announcement Thursday night at…

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. – Jim Leuty received the Rend Lake College Foundation Presidential Award during the RLCF Annual Dinner Meeting, Thursday night, at the Mount Vernon Holiday Inn.

Leuty, 49, of Mount Vernon, is a CPA and partner at Krehbiel and Associates accounting firm. He is one of the…

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. – The Rend Lake College Foundation honored three Major Gift Award winners Thursday night at its 2012 Annual Dinner Meeting, held at the Mount Vernon Holiday Inn. The common thread among these recipients – they are all RLC graduates who chose to give back to their alma…

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INA, Ill. (Nov. 28, 2012) – Peter Johnson’s degree from Rend Lake College was the launchpad to a stellar career. Literally.
The RLC Class of 1985 graduate, and this year’s RLC Alumnus of the Year, used…

INA, Ill. – Rend Lake College and its Foundation are thankful for the tremendous scholarship support that continues to pour in from district residents, businesses and organizations who are passionate about providing education.
This school year, the RLC Foundation is awarding more than $350,000 and 500 scholarships to students.…

INA, Ill. – All 25 sophomores in the radiologic technology program at Rend Lake College have joined Lamda Nu, the national honor society for the radiologic and imaging sciences. It’s the first time since the organization was brought to the RLC campus a couple of years ago that every student…

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