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REC the Scale returns to RLC

Created: 17 December 2018

INA, Ill. (Dec. 17, 2018) – If getting in shape and losing those extra holiday pounds are on your to-do list for the new year, then Rend Lake College has a challenge for you. The REC and the Aquatic Center are again partnering for the third annual Rec the Scale…

Community and Corporate Ed highlight January classes

Created: 13 December 2018

INA, Ill. (Dec. 13, 2018) – Rend Lake College Community and Corporate Education has put together a varied offering of special interest classes that kick off in January.

Taxidermy is the first offering of the new year. Participants will learn the art of preserving, mounting, and displaying animal skins. They…

Start 2019 right with Community and Corporate Ed health classes

Created: 13 December 2018

INA, Ill. (Dec. 13, 2018) – Make good on those New Year’s resolutions with a number of health and fitness offerings provided by Rend Lake College Community and Corporate Education.

Shake up 2019 with Pound. Led by instructor Shelby Counts, Pound is a sweat-dripping, heart-pumping, beat-dropping cardio jam session inspired…

Auditions dates set for RLC Spring Musical, "9 to 5"

Created: 12 December 2018

INA, Ill. (Dec. 12, 2018) – Get down to business this year by auditioning for the Rend Lake College Spring 2019 Musical “9 to 5.” Auditions for the show will be held at 6 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2019 with callbacks set for 6 p.m. Jan. 24. The musical is…

REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES – December 11, 2018, MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Created: 11 December 2018

SIJHSAA tournaments return to RLC
The board approved a 10-year contract between the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association (SIJHSAA) and Rend Lake College District #521 to continue to hold the girls and boys state basketball tournaments in Rend Lake College’s James Waugh Gymnasium.

Atchison joins as administrative assistant
The board…

RLC receives 10 more years of accreditation

Created: 11 December 2018

INA, Ill. (Dec. 11, 2018) - Rend Lake College is pleased to announce another 10 years of accreditation after the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) found that RLC met all five Criteria for Accreditation and their various subcomponents. The college’s next reaffirmation will be in 2028-2029.

“This is great news for…

RLC students can get fast 1098-T tax credit document

Created: 28 November 2018

INA, Ill. (Nov. 28, 2018) — Rend Lake College offers students the opportunity to retrieve their 2018 Form 1098-T online.

The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 requires RLC to provide form 1098-T to students to report payments received and/or payments due from students. This information may be used to…

BCHS students turn design dreams into reality

Created: 27 November 2018

INA, Ill. (Nov. 27, 2018) - What started as a simple recruiting trip turned into a full-blown collaboration between Rend Lake College’s Industrial Trainer Matthew Jackson and Benton Consolidated High School’s Heather Mitchell. The pair hatched the idea to do a project day in association with RLC’s Architecture Program. BCHS students…

RLC Foundation extends open invite to 2018 Annual Dinner

Created: 20 November 2018

INA, Ill. (Nov. 20, 2018) – The Rend Lake College Foundation is “Celebrating Champions: Past, Present, and Future” next month with the Alumnus of the Year award and several other special recognitions. The RLC Foundation Annual Dinner is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 at the DoubleTree Hotel in…

RLC Foundation Scholarship Dinner photos

Created: 14 November 2018

INA, Ill. (Nov. 14, 2018) - The 29th Annual Rend Lake College Foundation Scholarship Dinner was held Oct. 18, 2018 at the Benton Civic Center. Numerous scholarship donors met and dined with RLC student recipients at the event, which honors the financial support from donors as well as the student…

Rend Lake College Board of Trustees – November 13, 2018, Meeting Highlights

Created: 13 November 2018

College organization chart, personnel moves approved
The board approved an organizational restructuring / transition of the college's administration, staff and support staff. The action includes changes to the organization chart, promotion of staff, changes to titles and accompanying job descriptions, and respective salaries effective Jan. 1, 2019.

According to administrative rationale,…

Celebrating Champions: Curtis Smith named 2018 Alumnus of the Year

Created: 09 November 2018

INA, Ill. (Nov. 9, 2018) - Athletics, at its core, is a unifying force that rallies a group of individuals to become something more, something better. So, it’s fitting that the Rend Lake College Foundation chose an individual that was such a unifying force for his teams, his schools and…

Glo Bingo event to support RLC Library

Created: 07 November 2018

INA, Ill. (Nov. 7, 2018) – Reserve your seat today for Rend Lake College’s third Glo Bingo event. Locals are invited to play at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 at the RLC Rec, located on the Ina campus, to raise funds for the campus’ Learning Resource Center (LRC).

When…

Rad Tech students celebrate National Week (standalone photo)

Created: 06 November 2018

INA, Ill. (Nov. 6, 2018) - Rend Lake College Radiologic Technology students celebrate National Radiologic Technology Week (NRTW) by delivering cookie cakes to area hospitals. The sweet treats are a thank you from the students to their clinical sites for the hands-on training they receive throughout the semester.

NRTW is…