COLLEGE DISTRICT RESIDENCY

IN-DISTRICT COMMUNITIES

Cities, towns and communities within Rend Lake College District 521 include:

• Akin
• Belle Rive
• Benton
• Bluford
• Bonnie
• Broughton
• Buckner
• Christopher
• Coello
• Dahlgren
• Dale
• Dix
• Enfield
• Ewing
• Ina
• Keenes
• Logan
• Macedonia
• McLeansboro
• Mt. Vernon
• Mulkeytown
• Nason
• Opdyke
• Orient
• Pinckneyville
• Royalton
• Scheller
• Sesser
• Sims
• Springerton
• Tamaroa
• Texico
• Thompsonville
• Valier
• Waltonville
• Wayne City
• Whittington
• Woodlawn
• Zeigler

IN-DISTRICT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS

Tuition charges at Rend Lake College are based on the residency of the individual. In-district public high schools are the following:

• Benton Consolidated High School
• Christopher High School
• McLeansboro High School
• Mt. Vernon Township High School
• Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School
• Pinckneyville Community High School
• Sesser-Valier High School
• Thompsonville High School
• Waltonville High School
• Wayne City High School
• Webber Township High School
• Woodlawn High School
• Zeigler-Royalton High School

IN-DISTRICT RESIDENT

Students who are United States citizens or permanent residents of the United States and have occupied a dwelling within the district for at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the semester will be classified as residents of the Rend Lake College district.

The following documents may be presented to verify residency:

• Driver’s license
• Automobile license registration
• Voter registration card
• Proof of ownership and/or occupancy of a residence
• Utility or telephone bill
• Property tax statement
• Documentation pertaining to the student’s past or existing status as a district student (e.g., high school transcript)
• A statement by the student certifying his/her address. Rend Lake College will verify the certification by sending correspondence to the address.

OUT-OF-DISTRICT RESIDENT

Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States and whose residence is outside the boundaries of the Rend Lake College district shall be classified as out-of-district students.

OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENT

Students who have not occupied a dwelling within the State of Illinois for at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the semester or who declare their permanent residence to be outside the State of Illinois are classified as out-of-state residents.

SPECIAL RESIDENCY – EMPLOYED FULL-TIME IN DISTRICT