RLC Nursing to host series of Spring information meetings

INA, Ill. (Jan. 24, 2022) — Opportunities to get all the information you need to navigate our nursing program — from application to graduation — are coming up, starting next month.

Learn everything about our admissions process. Tour our facilities. Ask questions and get answers. RLC Nursing officials and faculty will be on hand to answer any questions you might have about the program.

Four different meeting times will be available in Learning Resource Center Room 114 on the Ina Campus.

Feb. 9 at 11:00 am
Feb. 18 at 2:00 pm
March 3 at 5:00 pm
March 21 at 10:00 am

Before students are admitted into the program, they must complete the Psychological Service Bureau through RLC’s testing center. Testing dates are made available beginning in August and January. Call 618-437-5321, ext. 1268, or visit www.rlc.edu/testing to learn more and schedule your test.

The deadline to apply to RLC's Associate Degree Nursing program is March 31. For more information about the RLC nursing program, visit rlc.edu/nursing.

Dr. Susan Wiley

Director of Nursing Program

Phone Extension: 1763

Building: South Oasis

Office: 123

D.N.P., M.S.N. & B.S.N., McKendree University | A.A.S. Rend Lake College

Nathan Wheeler

Director of Marketing and Public Information

Phone Extension: 1234

Building: Administration

Office: 125

2015 RLCF OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD | B.S., Eastern Illinois University | A.A.S., Lake Land College

Denise Griffith

Nursing Instructor

Phone Extension: 1808

Building: South Oasis

Office: 120

M.S.N. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | B.S.N. McKendree University

Sarah Hopfinger

Nursing Instructor

Phone Extension: 1781

Building: South Oasis

Office: 125

M.S.N. & B.S.N., University of Southern Indiana

Sue Harmon

Nursing Program Instructor

Phone Extension: 1709

Building: South Oasis

Office: 118

Zach Hostetter

Nursing Instructor

Phone Extension: 1759

Building: South Oasis

Office: 122

I moved down to southern Illinois in 2014. I graduated from JALC with my RN. I graduated from IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University) with my MSN in Nursing Education.

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