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RLC Community Education highlights hobby class offerings

Created: 30 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 30, 2018) – It doesn’t matter if you like fast cars, holiday decorations or just looking up at the night sky, Rend Lake College’s Community and Corporate Education has a hobby class to get you going.

Principles of Street Rodding will provide students with an opportunity to learn…

RLC Community Education plugs in with computer classes

Created: 30 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 30, 2018) – Community and Corporate Education is offering a slate of classes to help you get versed in some of the finer points of the computer. From just learning the basics of the internet and email to the foundations of understanding social media all the way to…

RLC seals up 50th Anniversary with time capsule

Created: 30 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 30, 2018) — The Rend Lake College community came together this afternoon to bury a time capsule at the Ina Campus Clocktower and put a finishing touch on its 50th anniversary celebration. Founded as Mt. Vernon Community College, it became Rend Lake College through a public vote…

RLC Community Education hosting athletic, fitness courses

Created: 30 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 30, 2018) – Four classes will be offered by Rend Lake College’s Community and Corporate Education Division this fall for locals of all ages to get active or learn a new sport. Classes begin next week in Benton, Ina, and Pinckneyville.

Discover a new sport in the…

Golfers invited to RLC Foundation Golf Outing Sept. 13

Created: 27 August 2018

WHITTINGTON, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2018) – Be the winning team at the 38th Annual Rend Lake College Foundation Golf Outing by reserving your team today. The event, set for Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Rend Lake Golf Course in Whittington, will begin with registration at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11…

Musicians sought for RLC Concert Band, Choir

Created: 23 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 23, 2018) – Rend Lake College’s two music ensembles – the Concert Band and Concert Choir – are looking for talented musicians to join the ranks for the Fall 2018 semester. The ensembles are tuition free and registering now.

Concert Choir (MUSI 1159), under the direction of…

WalletHub: RLC ranks no. 1 in Illinois, provides highest return on investment

Created: 21 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 21, 2018) – Rend Lake College has maintained the number one spot as the best community college in Illinois for a third straight year, based on an independent study by financial website WalletHub. The ranking is based on 17 key factors, ranging from cost and finances to…

Hospital donates more than $268k in equipment to help RLC Students

Created: 14 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug 14, 2018) – Through the extreme generosity of the SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon, Rend Lake College Radiologic Technology and Bio-Medical students will get the opportunity to train on a trifecta of machines that represent the cutting edge in medical imaging.

SSM has donated…

RLC partners with Army Corps to launch Search for the Science Stones

Created: 13 August 2018

INA, Ill. (August, 13 2018) – Rend Lake College and the US Army Corps of Engineers are partnering together to bring a little more adventure to the lives of local children.

The Rend Lake Search for the Science Stones is an educational treasure hunt targeted towards youth 6-15 years of…

Effingham PD uses RLC training to close the case

Created: 09 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 9, 2018) - Sergeant Danny Lake of the Effingham Police Department was instrumental in locating a runaway juvenile this week utilizing some of the training he received during an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) training at Rend Lake College late last month, highlighting just one of the numerous…

RLC hosting Super Saturday, extended hours for Fall 2018

Created: 09 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 9, 2018) – Cross everything off your “to-do” list for the Fall 2018 semester during extended hours and Super Saturday at Rend Lake College in the following weeks. Students will be able to register for classes, pick up textbooks, take a photo for their Student ID, and…

RLC to offer USDOL Apprenticeships in four programs

Created: 09 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 9, 2018) – Beginning this fall, Rend Lake College students enrolled in four popular programs will have a new opportunity to receive paid on-the-job training while completing their desired degree or certificate.

These apprenticeships, offered through the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Office of Apprenticeship, are geared…

Jeff Jones named new Rend Lake College Trustee

Created: 07 August 2018

INA, Ill. (Aug. 7, 2018) – Jeff Jones, owner and operator of Burton’s Café in Whittington, was temporarily appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Rend Lake College Board of Trustees tonight.

Jones, a native of Eldorado, is a product of the Illinois community college system as a graduate…

Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- August 7, 2018, Meeting Highlights

Created: 07 August 2018

Jeff Jones seated as new Trustee

The board accepted the appointment of Jeff Jones of Whittington as the new Trustee, replacing Eric Black of Mt. Vernon who resigned last month to concentrate on his family and business. Jones is the owner and operator of Burton’s Café in Whittington.

“Rend Lake…