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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees — Sept. 13, 2016, Meeting Highlights

Wednesday, September 14 by Jc Tinsley

Board adopts Fiscal Year 2017 budget, determines tax levy The board adopted the final budget for Fiscal Year 2017 Tuesday evening. As required by law, the budget has been available for public inspection for 30 days. A public hearing on the budget was held at... Read More.

WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE REACHING OUT TO HELP DISPLACED STUDENTS AT ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

Monday, September 12 by Jc Tinsley

Mt. Carmel ,IL- Wabash Valley College is reaching out to help displaced students at ITT Technical Institute. Students are able to earn degrees in hundreds of career and technical fields of study at one of the most scenic and affordable community colleges in the... Read More.

Illinois Community College Board Responds to Closure of ITT Tech

Thursday, September 8 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) is working to help all displaced students across Illinois impacted by the closure of ITT Tech continue their education though their local community college. In letters going out to nearly 1,000 ITT Tech students, the ICCB is providing... Read More.

IMA Education Foundation Presents Scholarship Award to Rend Lake College

Friday, August 26 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) Education Foundation has awarded Rend Lake College $25,000 in scholarship funds for meeting a series of set standards and performing at a high level of active engagement to foster greater educational opportunities within the field of manufacturing. Rend Lake... Read More.

RLC ranked 7th in nation, 1st in Illinois for best community college

Tuesday, August 23 by Jc Tinsley

Rend Lake College made WalletHub’s best community colleges ranking for the second year in a row, topping all other Illinois colleges and landing in seventh overall in the nation. WalletHub, a financial website, based the rankings on a dozen key factors ranging from cost... Read More.

REND LAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES – Aug. 9, 2016, MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Wednesday, August 10 by Jc Tinsley

Board approves tentative Fiscal Year 2017 budget The board approved the tentative budget for Fiscal Year 2017. As required by law, the budget will be available for public inspection for 30 days, and a public hearing on the budget will be held at 6 p.m.... Read More.

SmartAsset ranks RLC the No. 1 community college

Friday, July 22 by Jc Tinsley

Rend Lake College continues to move up the ranks of top community colleges, according to a new study by SmartAsset, a personal finance technology company. The 2016 study released today on SmartAsset’s blog puts RLC in the number one slot, a bump up from... Read More.

Rend Lake College Spring 2016 Honors Lists

Thursday, July 21 by Jc Tinsley

Rend Lake College is pleased to announce 417 students have made the President’s and Vice Presidents’ lists of academic honors for the Spring 2016 semester.The lists include 170 individuals named to the President’s List. Those students earned a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) during... Read More.

Rend Lake College Board of Trustees – July 12, 2016

Wednesday, July 13 by Jc Tinsley

Sale & repurchase of RLC MarketPlace garners $5 million for college through bond issuance The state of Illinois' continuing budget issues have prompted the RLC administration to look at ways to generate additional revenue. To that end, the board approved the sale and immediate repurchase... Read More.