INA, Ill. (March 15, 2018) – Chances are you have a connection to Rend Lake College. You came to us for an associate degree or certificate. You participated in one of our Community Education courses. You sent your children to campus for our Summer Kids Camps. You visited campus for…

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INA, Ill. (March 15, 2018) - The week of March 11-17 is designated as a week to recognize volunteers in the AmeriCorps program throughout the state, but Rend Lake College members didn't take that to mean they got the week off. RLC's Land of Lincoln AmeriCorps students came to campus…

Read more: RLC AmeriCorps members celebrate week with service

INA, Ill. (March 14, 2018) - An extensive menu has been announced for the upcoming Rend Lake College Culinary Arts Showcase, the annual student-run restaurant that has met with rave reviews. The theme of the menu is “the new twist on old classics,” an attempt to look at traditional dishes…

Read more: RLC's Culinary cooks up something special for Showcase

INA, Ill. (March 14, 2018) - Representatives from Affordable Gas & Electric (AGE) went above and beyond at a recent energy forum to help Rend Lake College students. Earlier this month, AGE created a new annual scholarship for RLC students through the RLC Foundation at the end of their annual…

Read more: AGE establishes annual scholarship during energy forum

INA, Ill. (March 14, 2018) - Twenty-eight seniors at Sesser-Valier High School officially became Rend Lake College students this week during College Signing Days.The students took their first steps into life after high school by meeting with an RLC Academic Advisor to enroll in summer and fall courses.

Registration…

Read more: Sesser-Valier registers 28 seniors during College Signing Day (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (March 14, 2018) - Bradley Phillips has something to prove.

Simply put, Phillips wants to prove he’s fast. But, there is so much more to it than that.

A high school track sprinter at Benton Consolidated High School, Phillips was a member of both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter…

Read more: Bradley Phillips sprints towards success

INA, Ill. (March 14, 2018) – Graduates and current students in two Rend Lake College Allied Health programs now have new opportunities to continue their education at a four-year institution. The new articulation agreements will help students enrolled in RLC’s Associate Degree Nursing and Radiologic Technology programs.

The agreements, approved…

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Articulation agreement, two MOUs receive approval

The board approved an articulation agreement and ratified two memoranda of understanding designed to ease transfer of Allied Health students to three universities.

• An articulation agreement with Southern Illinois University Carbondale will allow graduates of Rend Lake College's Radiologic Technology program to transfer to SIUC's…

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INA, Ill. (March 13, 2018) - Thirty-one Hamilton County seniors are preparing for their first steps after high school this week during Rend Lake College's third College Signing Day on the McLeansboro campus. RLC Advisors met with the students this week to give information, answer questions, and enroll students into…

Read more: Hamilton County sends 31 seniors to College Signing Day (standalone photo)

INA, Ill. (March 9, 2018) - The Rend Lake College community lost one of its most impactful leaders Thursday. Mark S. Kern, the longest-serving president in Rend Lake College’s history, passed away March 8, 2018.

“Mark always was an adamant supporter of Rend Lake College. In all his years as…

Read more: RLC mourns the passing of a president