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

INA, Ill. (July 9, 2020) — Want an opportunity to break into the information technology industry? Rend Lake College is offering a free Google IT Support Professional online class for interested students residing within the state of Illinois. The class will begin on Sept. 8.

CSCI 1237 IT Support Professional…

Read more: RLC offers free Google IT Support course in Fall 2020

Higher education doesn’t have to be so expensive. At Rend Lake College, TWO YEARS of school costs less than just one semester at any neighboring university. But here is the best part. Now through July 17, one lucky listener is going to win a semester’s worth of tuition. That’s…

Read more: Win a dozen credit hours in RLC Tuition Giveaway

INA, Ill. (July 1, 2020) — The Rend Lake College Foundation Children’s Center plans to reopen in August following a brief hiatus.

The Children’s Center closed in May to align operations with Illinois’ phased reopening plan. As more restrictions are being lifted, the RLCF Children’s Center has closely reviewed the…

Read more: Rend Lake College Foundation Children’s Center plans August reopening