Rend Lake College

Students

Rend Lake College boasts an active student body with more than 25 registered student clubs in diverse fields such as academic, competitive, and cultural based activities. Students can either join an existing club or create a new one. Some of the on-campus student clubs and organizations are Agri Achievers, Art League, Athletics, Automotive Club, Cheerleading, College Bowl, Computer Club, Creative Writing Club, Culinary Arts Club, Horticulture Club, International Studies, Intramural Sports, Laker Girls, Practical Nursing Club, Skills USA, National Society of Leadership and Success, Student Ambassadors, Thespians Club, and Wireless Amateur Radio Club.

The RLC College Bowl is an academic club that competes with other schools in the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market (SICCM) conference. The RLC Cultural Events Committee gathers artists in multiple disciplines from both the college and surrounding area. The main campus houses an active theater, which hosts many student-organized productions throughout the academic year. The Thespians, a student-led improvisational group is an extension of the theater department. The members usually perform at local area cultural events. RLC also features an inter-college organization known as the Student Ambassadors.

Rend Lake College also has a Greek presence in the form of a charter for a local chapter (Rho Xi) of Phi Theta Kappa, the national community college educational honor fraternity. This is the community college equivalent of the Phi Beta Kappa.

Media and Publications:

RLC Times is a newspaper run by students with an interest in journalism. The students get an opportunity to gain experience by working for the award-winning student newspaper. It is published ten times a year. Students who qualify to work on the newspaper get several tuition-waiver opportunities from the Journalism instructor and RLC Times sponsor.

Campus Facilities:

The RLC Learning Resource Center is home to the college library which includes over 21,000 volumes and 145 periodical and newspaper titles, alongside online resources and a media learning area. The center also features facilities for research, study, leisure reading, class preparation, and wireless Internet access.

The Center for Business Services is committed to meeting the training/ re-training requirements of business and industry. The center provides residents of the college district with the specific training needed to upgrade and enhance skills or take full-time employment in diverse sectors. A wide variety of courses, workshops, and other training opportunities are also available at the center.

The Aquatics Center is a modern facility featuring a lap pool, a six-lane, a whirlpool and a hydro therapy pool. The lap pool also features a ramp for the physically challenged individuals. Both the pools are well-equipped with stairs and a hydraulic chair lift to support patrons into the water. Other facilities include shower and locker room, a changing room for elderly and physically challenged individuals, and a common lobby entrance.

The Student Center includes offices for the Cooperative Education and Employment Services, Marketing/ Public Information, Workforce Investment Act, Truck Driver Training, AmeriCorps Security and Subway. The Children’s Center provides practical laboratory experience for students in the Early Childhood Education program and child care for toddlers, infants, and preschoolers of faculty, students, staff and other district residents.

Rend Lake College offers on-site housing facilities in apartments located on the south side of campus. The apartments feature modern amenities and facilities for the convenience and comfort of the students. The apartments are decently furnished with two bedrooms and two baths. Four students are assigned per apartment with on-site laundry service. The housing rent and fees include the water, electric, cable TV and garbage pickup.