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RLC Blastoff camp sends off rockets into the skies

Created: 22 July 2021

INA, Ill. (July 22, 2021) - The popular Blastoff! Kids Summer Camp at Rend Lake College presented an opportunity for fourth through eighth-grade students to build their own rockets throughout the week. The culmination of that hard work was ready to see the skies and the ships took flight Thursday…

RLC Summer Kids Camp teaches how to conduct science projects with everyday items

Created: 21 July 2021

Students in the Garbage Pail Science Summer Kids Camp at Rend Lake College transferred colored water between a couple of cups on Wednesday afternoon, using only their thumbs and a straw. Above: Raymond Anderson, left, and Rylan Cravens let their imaginations run wild while completing the task, pretending to extract…

Life or death training opportunities coming up this fall at the RLC MarketPlace

Created: 15 July 2021

MT. VERNON, IL (July 15, 2021) — Are you looking for an opportunity to sharpen some life-saving skills? Do you need to meet some requirements for your career in the healthcare industry?

The RLC AHA Training Center at the Rend Lake College MarketPlace is offering a number of professional…

RLC offers free Google IT Support Course in Fall 2021

Created: 15 July 2021

INA, Ill. (July 15, 2021) — 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 Aug. 16.

CSCI 1237 IT Support…

REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JULY 13, 2021 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Created: 13 July 2021

INA, Ill. (July 13, 2021) — Rend Lake College took its first step toward an all-inclusive textbook program Tuesday night at its monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees. Members unanimously passed the first reading of a change to RLC's textbook policy that will take effect next Summer.

Since 1998,…

Cabaness was RLC nominee for Distinguished Alumnus Award

Created: 12 July 2021

RLC alum Rodney Cabaness, far right, has remained committed to the community through business ventures and scholarship opportunities. This file photo includes a group of Black Diamond scholarship winners with co-owner Shad Zimbro.

Black Diamond Harley Davidson co-owner Rodney Cabaness was Rend Lake College’s nominee for the Illinois Community…

RLC Culinary Arts program creates candy specialties during Open House event

Created: 08 July 2021

Rend Lake College Culinary Arts student Ryan Grayson, left, of Marion, and Associate Professor Jeff Fairbanks bring a batch of sponge candy to a pan Thursday afternoon. The RLC Culinary Arts program held an open house in the Student Center where visitors were given a chance to see the different…

RLC holds LPN pinning ceremony for Class of 2021

Created: 30 June 2021

The 2021 LPN pinning graduates are pictured with nursing instructors Dr. Tracy Smith and Sarah Hopfinger. Those honored during the ceremony include Caitlyn Barr (Sesser), Vanessa Bean (Mt. Vernon), Russell Black (Pinckneyville), Breanna Bowers (McLeansboro), Rebecca Bowers (McLeansboro), Tearra Carter (Mulkeytown), Mackenzie Crisel (Thompsonville), Amanda Egbert (Tamaroa), Amanda Erskine (Tamaroa),…

Mt. Vernon grandmother nabs RLC tuition grand prize for grandson at Soul Bingo

Created: 24 June 2021

Jane Brown, center, was the winner of the grand prize Soul Bingo game, winning the tuition waiver from Rend Lake College. She is pictured here with, from left, a young bingo caller; host Mz. Erma-Jean So-Fly; Andrea Davey, RLC recruitment and student services specialist; and Carrie Gibbs, director of the…

Artists help RLC Music & Movement campers create their own instruments

Created: 23 June 2021

Jessica Brown, center, introduces herself to the Music & Movement camp on Rend Lake College campus Wednesday morning.

With a couple of paper plates, ribbon and their own original artwork, students in the Music & Movement Class at Rend Lake College created their own musical instruments to move to…

Students participate in cybersecurity competition, fly drone during RLC's CTE Camp

Created: 22 June 2021

Rend Lake College's Career Technical Exploration Camp provided an opportunity Tuesday morning for junior high and high school students to learn more about computer science. Led by Computer Science Instructor Chris Edwards, campers participated in a cybersecurity competition where they had to create an online company and then defend it…

Summer Kids Camps are underway at RLC

Created: 21 June 2021

Monday marked the first day for several Rend Lake College Kids Summer Camps. The camps offer several new learning opportunities for the young campers to explore. This week's camps focused baking, being more active and making new scientific discoveries.

Young bakers spent the morning learning how to make…

Join RLC at the Aquatic Zoo on June 30

Created: 21 June 2021

Have a splash this summer and join Rend Lake College for a free night at the Aquatic Zoo!

RLC is sponsoring a free Family Fun Night on Wednesday, June 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. In-district residents are invited to enjoy a night at the water park. You will also…

Project CHILD, CCRR programs at RLC advance childcare options for local communities

Created: 16 June 2021

Cary Hottes, left, and Tranae Brockhouse discuss a presentation about Project CHILD and Child Care Resource and Referral programs during the June 8 Rend Lake College Board of Trustees meeting.

MT. VERNON (June 16, 2021) – For more than 30 years, the Project CHILD and Child Care Resource and Referral…