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Heavy Equipment Alignment Training underway at RLC’s improved Murphy-Wall Pinckneyville Campus

Created: 22 September 2020

PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (Sept. 22, 2020) — Due to funding from the Delta Regional Authority, Rend Lake College hosted its first heavy equipment alignment training utilizing a mobile alignment lab at the Murphy-Wall Pinckneyville Campus.

There were 15 students and three instructors in attendance at the training, which covered topics like…

RLC Medical Assistant Program recognized as one of the best in Illinois

Created: 18 September 2020

INA, Ill. (Sept. 18, 2020) — An online resource for the medial assistant community has ranked Rend Lake College’s Medical Assistant Program as one of the 15 best programs in Illinois.

The website medicalassistantadvice.com, established in 2012 with the sole aim of providing accurate information to medical assisting students and…

RLC’s Eli Gunter to receive Illinois Governor’s Volunteer Service Award

Created: 16 September 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Sept. 16, 2020) — Rend Lake College student Elijah Gunter is one of 27 individuals or businesses to be recognized by Illinois’ Governor for his dedicated volunteer service.

Gunter, a Scheller native, will receive the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award this afternoon during a special virtual event. The award…

REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES — Sept. 15, 2020 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Created: 15 September 2020

INA, Ill. (Sept. 15, 2020) — After touring the Aquatic Center and hearing from community members, the Rend Lake College Board decided Tuesday night to table an agenda item to repurpose the pool.

Board Chair Randy Rubenacker said he appreciated the comments from the public and asked college officials…

RLC Foundation celebrates 40th Annual Golf Outing at Rend Lake

Created: 11 September 2020

WHITTINGTON, Ill. (Sept. 14, 2020) – More than 180 golfers on 31 different teams teed off last week at the 40^th Annual Rend Lake College Foundation Golf Outing in an effort to raise funds for the Foundation and the RLC Men’s and Women’s Golf teams.

The outing was held at the…

RLC to celebrate Constitution Day with quiz contest

Created: 08 September 2020

INA, Ill. (Sept. 13, 2020) — Celebrate the ratification of the United States Constitution by testing your knowledge of the supreme law of the land through Rend Lake College’s virtual event.

RLC invites students to take a U.S. Constitution quiz in honor of Constitution Day on Thursday, Sept. 17. The…

RLC breaks ground on monumental “Hub” project

Created: 27 August 2020

INA, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2020) — Months of fundraising have paid off for the Rend Lake College Foundation as the college broke ground on a major addition and renovation project for the Learning Resource Center.

The construction phase of the Hub campaign is underway as RLC officials turned over dirt…

Late Start Classes

Created: 26 August 2020

Have you been kicked off campus? Did your university move your classes online? Or maybe the current college experience isn’t what you signed up for. Most schools are realizing the traditional student life is not a possibility this semester. You didn’t plan to pay university prices for online courses. At…

Rend Lake College chosen for Apprenticeship Expansion Grant

Created: 24 August 2020

INA, Ill. (Aug. 24, 2020) — Rend Lake College and partners, Lake Land College in Mattoon, Ill. and Illinois Eastern Community Colleges in Olney, Ill., have been chosen as a recipient of the 2019-2020 Apprenticeship Expansion Grant by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. As a recipient, RLC…

Don’t miss out on your education: Still time to enroll at RLC

Created: 17 August 2020

INA, Ill. (Aug. 17, 2020) — Fall semester is underway at Rend Lake College, but don’t think it’s too late to sign up for classes.

There is still a limited time for students to enroll. Don’t let the opportunity to improve your skills pass you by. Now is the time…

The cost of a gap year could come back to haunt you

Created: 12 August 2020

INA, Ill. (Aug. 13, 2020) — College students have a decision to make this fall. Are online classes the best option? Is heading back to campus worth the risk during a global pandemic? Is this the best time to take a year off?

Many prospective college students are enticed by…

Why pay university prices for online classes? Six reasons to choose RLC this year

Created: 12 August 2020

INA, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2020) — With fall semester starting Monday, several universities in the state of Illinois still cannot agree on how instruction should take place during the 2020-21 school year.

The number of new COVID-19 cases on the rise once again in Illinois and educators from around the…

RLC receives grant for Wi-Fi expansion

Created: 11 August 2020

INA, Ill. (Aug. 11, 2020) — Rend Lake College students will see expanded Wi-Fi internet access on campus after the college was awarded a Career and Technical Education Improvement Grant.

The Illinois Community College Board announced RLC as the recipient of $88,027 to help expand Wi-Fi capabilities on campus. RLC…

REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES — Aug. 11, 2020 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Created: 11 August 2020

INA, Ill. (Aug. 11, 2020) — Rend Lake College has found a contractor for its renovation and expansion of the Learning Resource Center.

At Tuesday night’s meeting, the RLC Board of Trustees accepted a bid of $746,583 from Hunter Construction of Belleville for the work, which will remodel the LRC…