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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

Read more: RLC receives grant for Wi-Fi expansion

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…

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

INA, Ill. (Aug. 11, 2020) — Construction of a new Allied Health building at Rend Lake College could be starting soon thanks to $5.3 million in funding from the Rebuild Illinois capital plan.

RLC was one of 15 Illinois community colleges to receive funding for building projects, Gov. J.B.…

Read more: Rend Lake College receives $5.3 million for new Allied Health building

WHITTINGTON, Ill. (Aug. 10, 2020) — Get ready to tee off. Now is the time to sign up for the 40th Annual Rend Lake College Foundation Golf Outing.

The annual outing, held at Rend Lake Golf Course in Whittington, will take place Thursday, Sept. 10. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m.…

Read more: RLC Foundation ready for 40th Annual Golf Outing

INA, Ill. (Aug. 6, 2020) — When shelter-in-place orders took hold in the United States this spring, many jobs were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

From February to April the unemployment rate in the United States jumped from 3.5% to 14.7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Illinois,…

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INA, Ill. (July 16, 2020) — Rend Lake College and the local community mourn the loss of Steven Beal — a great friend and benefactor of progress for industry, students and higher education in Southern Illinois.

Beal, 46, was a prominent figure in the local industry who served on the…

Read more: RLC mourns loss of Foundation board member Steven Beal

INA, Ill. (July 14, 2020) — Longtime Rend Lake College Head Softball Coach Dave Ellingsworth announced he would retire from the position after 27 years leading the Lady Warriors. The RLC Board of Trustees accepted his resignation with deep regret Tuesday evening. Along with coaching, Ellingsworth was hired as an instructor…

Read more: REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES — July 14, 2020 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS