INA, Ill. – Sixty-three seniors at Mt. Vernon Township High School took their first step to becoming college students last week during College Signing Day with Rend Lake College. RLC advisors met with the students to pass along important information, answer questions, and enroll students into summer and fall classes.
Registration for Summer and Fall 2018 classes at RLC is going on now. Classes start the week of June 4-8 for the summer semester and during the week of August 20-24 for the fall semester. Contact RLC’s Academic Advisement Center at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1266 to schedule an appointment for summer or fall registration.
Pictured is, in alphabetical order, Carley Allen, Katelyn Ashby, Madison Bailey, Makayla Bowden, Jalin Brown, Andrea Burrichter, Alyssa Cariens, Gregory Chandler, Johnathon Crowder, Tai’Leayah Damron, Anna Ellis, Cody Ellis, Christian Fitts, Ezra Foxall, Maddy Fradelos, Dakota Frederick, Brittney Goff, Keisha Gonzalez, Markiem Goosby, Kelsi Ham, O’Shea Hardin, Jacob Hayes, Tyler Hill, Kelley Hiner, Christina Hodge, Nicholas Jeffers, Autumn Johnson, Jade Johnson, Meadow Jordan, Santiana Mercado, Romeo Moss, Hannah Myers, Emma Newell, Hunter Nichols, Madyson Odle, Riley Ogle, Jared Palmer, Jacob Parks, Chloe Plumb, Nathan Pierce, Breanne Pilson, Garrett Prosise, Adam Prusz, Elizabeth Quinn, America Ramirez, Amber Rivera, Paige Saupe, Joe Shirrell, Adam Sledge, Victoria Smith, Taylor Storey, Chloe Swan, Crystal Thomas, Husley Tucker, Reese Tupper, Jessica Upchurch, Christian Waterstradt, and Erin Zoeckler.
(ReAnne Palmer / RLC Public Information)
This spring, academic advisors will also visit Benton, Thompsonville, Webber, and Woodlawn high schools to speak with students. In total, Advisors will travel to all 13 in-district high school campuses this spring to meet one-on-one with students and help them prepare for their first semester of college life.
According to the U. S. Department of Education, college graduates typically earn more and are less likely to face unemployment than those with a high school diploma. Over the course of a lifetime, the average worker with a postsecondary degree will earn approximately $1 million more than a worker without a postsecondary education. In fact, by 2020, an estimated two-thirds of job openings will require college education or training.
RLC is a comprehensive community college located in Ina in Southern Illinois. Rend Lake College offers more than 100 associate degree and occupational certificate programs, preparing students for transfer to a four-year university or direct entry into the workforce. To learn more about RLC, visit www.rlc.edu/journey.
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