February 04, 2025
Richland Community College is receiving $120,000 from the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) to support student mental health services. Currently, Richland is partnering with Memorial Behavioral Health to deliver in-person and/or telehealth counseling with a licensed professional, Joe Drew, MA, LPC. Students receive these services for free. Drew’s office is located on Richland’s campus at…
Read MoreJanuary 02, 2025
Richland Community College is honored to release the names of the 359 students who earned their spot on the Fall 2024 Vice President’s Academic Honors List. Congratulations to the following on this achievement:
Read MoreOctober 15, 2024
Decatur, IL – Richland Community College, a founding member of the Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement (C2A3), is excited to announce a ground-breaking initiative with U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS). This $9-million, four-year program is part of a cooperative agreement between C2A3 and USDA-NRCS to create a national agriculture…
Read MoreAugust 27, 2024
As we enter the 2024-25 academic year, Richland Community College is proud to celebrate our faculty and staff’s milestones/accomplishments from the past year. Retirement Celebrations Work Anniversaries 10 Years of Service 20 Years of Service 25 Years of Service Educational Achievements New Hires
Read MoreApril 18, 2021
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…
Read MoreApril 12, 2021
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…
Read MoreMarch 16, 2021
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…
Read MoreMarch 05, 2021
Richland Community College is participating in a statewide virtual career fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021. The event brings together 17 community colleges, the Illinois Community College Career Services Professionals council and the Illinois Department of Employment Security virtually on Handshake (www.handshake.com). The event is free for Illinois job…
Read MoreFebruary 04, 2021
In celebration of Black History Month, Richland Community College will be highlighting a series of events for its students, faculty and staff and our community. All events are FREE and open to the public. We will be adding events throughout the month so please visit this page often for more information. Visit our www.richland.edu/blackhistory page…
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2021
The Illinois Community College Student Activities Association (ICCSAA) recently recognized Sue Webster, Coordinator in Student Engagement, for her outstanding leadership in service to community colleges in Illinois. On the recommendation from her colleagues and with the full support of the Executive Board, ICCSAA honored Sue with a Student Champion Award. As many student activities professionals…
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2021
Richland’s Online Learning has always been so much more than its name indicated so we felt we were more than ready for a change. The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC for short) accurately reflects the work we do in providing support and professional development for faculty regardless of the teaching modality. Teaching and Learning Center…
Read MoreAugust 17, 2020
Thanks to a student leadership initiative in response to student requests, Richland Community College will bring back its mascot – the Richland Knight. Richland’s Student Leadership Council (SLC) was the driving force behind bringing the Knight mascot back to life in an effort to create more school pride for its students. During the spring semester,…
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