Richland 2021 Spring Plant Sale

The Richland Community College Spring Plant Sale will be held this year and due to limited plant supply and greenhouse capacity restrictions it will look a bit different. The sale will take place Friday, May 7, from 1pm-6pm and May 8, from 8am-1pm. A limited inventory of flowers, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, perennials and houseplants will…

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Richland seats new Student Trustee – Rhiannon Hartman

At last night’s Board of Trustees meeting, Richland seated its new Student Trustee, Rhiannon Hartman. Rhiannon is excited about this new role and said, “What I’m most looking forward to as student trustee is being the voice for the student body. It’s important to have representatives that truly do represent the population, so a student…

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Richland Trustee Randy Prince recognized

At the April 20, 2021 Board of Trustees regular meeting, Randy Prince was recognized for his 20 years of dedicated service to Richland Community College as a member of the Board of Trustees. Randy’s advocacy and dedication have directly impacted and benefitted the College in numerous ways, including the vision, development and location of Progress…

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Richland Community College’s Farmers Market Now Held on Tuesday Evenings

After a hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, Richland is excited to announce that it is bringing back its Farmers Market with some new changes. The Richland Farmers Market will now be held every Tuesday evening from 5pm-7:30pm from June 1 through September 28, next to the Richland Bistro Five Thirty Seven restaurant, on the…

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Richland Community College Agriculture Student Selected to Attend National Animal Institute

Ruel Hanlan, a December 2020 graduate of the Richland Community College agriculture program, was selected to attend the upcoming Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Animal Institute. The AFA Animal Institute is held annually for college students pursuing agriculture related careers to promote understanding of animal-related career opportunities and to aid in personal and professional development…

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Dual Credit Programs Continue to Thrive with Illinois High School Students

Popularity for Illinois’ Dual Credit Program Continues to Rise with Illinois High School Students More than 500,000 students have earned early college credit before High School graduation since 2010 Over the last decade, the Illinois’ Dual Credit Program has seen a steady enrollment increase of more than 5.9% annually with more than half-a-million students earning…

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No Increase in 2021-2022 Tuition, Summer Online Tuition Discounted

Richland Community College will begin its summer enrollment registration cycle next week with no increase in tuition rates for the 2021-2022 academic. In-district students can expect to pay a total of $153 per credit hour, which is made up of $139 per credit hour with fees for academic/technology/campus enhancement/wellness of $12 and a registration fee…

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Richland Will Host In-Person Graduation For May Graduates

Richland Community College will be holding in-person graduation and pinning ceremonies at the Shilling Community Education Center for graduates only during the evening on May 14, 2021. A live feed will be hosted on the college’s social media pages with the health professions pinning ceremony at 5pm and the graduation ceremony at 7pm. As part of the…

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Professor Brooke Oliver Receives Promotion

We are excited to announce that Brooke Oliver, Surgical Technology professor,  was approved for faculty promotion at the February 2021 Board Meeting. Brooke joined Richland Community College in August 2010. Since her arrival, she completed the tenure process in 2013 and earned the rank of assistant professor the same year. Since her last promotion, Brooke…

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FreeDaps: We Rap

Free Daps is an Orlando-based rap collective specializing in freestyle rap, music, and comedy. This crew has been touring together for years and making music as individual artists, but now have joined forces to create content that delivers on both the hip-hop and comedy side. Their talent and decorated resume as rappers and improvisers have garnered…

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Academic Influence Ranks Richland “Best Community College”

Richland Community College was recently ranked #45 in the nation and #2 in Illinois as best community college by Academic Influence, a college ranking system that uses artificial intelligence technology to search massive databases and measure impact of work by individuals who’ve been affiliated with colleges and universities throughout the world. This is the first-ever…

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Richland Culinary Scholarship Event to Include Interactive Virtual Cook Along

Richland Community College is going interactive with a 2021 Virtual Culinary Scholarship Dinner. The virtual event is scheduled for Saturday, March 27, 2021. The event will feature a culinary cook-a-long with step-by-step instructions led by Chef Brian Tucker while supporting scholarships for Richland Culinary Students. Each guest will pick up a Culinary Bash Box filled…

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