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Consumer Information

Student Services is pleased to provide you this list of information Richland Community College must disseminate under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. Listed below is the type of information Richland is required to provide and the College offices or materials where the information can be found. Please refer to these "information sources" if you need more information.

Accreditation Information

Richland Community College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, 1 (312) 263-0456, http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

General Information

  • Names of associations, agencies, and/or governmental bodies that accredit, approve, or license the school and its programs, and the procedures by which a student may receive a copy for review of the school's accreditation, licensure or approval
  • Special facilities and services available to disabled students.
  • The costs of attending Richland Community College (tuition & fees, books & supplies, and applicable transportation costs) and any additional costs of the program in which you are enrolled or have expressed an interest
  • Refund policies and Official Withdrawal procedures
  • Degree programs, training, and other education offered
  • The instructional, laboratory, and other physical plant facilities associated with Richland Community College academic programs
  • List of faculty and other instructional personnel
  • Richland Community College Campus and Extension Sites
    • Richland Community College - One College Park, Decatur IL 62521 (217) 875-7200
    • Hope Academy Center - 1050 E Sangamon Street, Decatur, IL 62521 (217) 421-6565
    • Fairview Park Plaza Center - 1485 W. King Street, Decatur, IL 62522 (217) 462-0480
    • Clinton Extension Center - 1200 Highway 54 West, Clinton, IL (217) 935-6791
  • General institutional issues
  • Campus Crime Report.
  • FERPA Policy - This form describes the College's compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • Drug abuse prevention information

Financial Aid Information

  • Types of need-based and non-need based federal financial aid available to Richland Community College Students
  • Types of need-based and non-need based state and local aid programs, school aid programs and other private programs
  • How students apply for financial aid and how eligibility is determined
  • How Richland Community College distributes aid among students
    • Richland Community College Catalog (http://www.richland.edu/catalog or in the Student Services Center) 
    • Financial Aid and Veterans' Affairs Office - C129 - (217) 875-7211, ext. 274 or 277
  • The rights and responsibilities of students receiving institutional aid
  • The rights and responsibilities of students receiving federal aid
  • How and when federal funds are disbursed
    • RCC Website: http://www.richland.edu/finaid/dates
    • Paper copies are available in the Financial Aid Office, C129.
    • Federal Loans - Borrowers are notified of disbursement dates in writing once Student Financial Services has certified a loan.
    • Federal Work-Study: A copy of this information is available in the Financial Aid Office, C129 or by calling the Financial Aid Office at (217) 875-7211, ext. 274 or 277, or stop by the office in C129.
  • How and when institutional grants and scholarships are disbursed
    • Contact the Richland Foundation Office at (217) 875-7211, ext. 209
  • The terms of, schedules for, and the necessity of loan repayment and required exit counseling
    • Master Promissory Note - available from Financial Aid and Veterans' Affairs Office, (217) 875-7211, ext. 274 or 277
    • Entrance Loan Counseling materials from Mapping Your Future: http://mapping-your-future.org/OSLCSchoolPages/?SchoolPageID=5923&SchoolID=3698 and also available in the Financial Aid Office, C129 or by calling (217) 875-7211, ext. 274 or 277
    • Brochures and paper information are available in the Financial Aid Office, C129
    • Exit Counseling Materials - Available from Mapping Your Future: http://mapping-your-future.org/OSLCSchoolPages/?SchoolPageID=5924&SchoolID=3698 and also available in the Financial Aid and Veterans' Affairs Office, (217) 875-7211, ext. 274 or 277, or in Room C129
    • Loan Repayment Schedules - available from the Financial Aid Office, C129 or by calling (217) 875-7211, ext. 274 or 277
  • The criteria for measuring Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (FASAP) and how a student who has failed to maintain FASAP may reestablish eligibility for federal aid
    • RCC Website: http://www.richland.edu/finaid/progress
    • Paper copy available in the Financial Aid and Veterans' Affairs Office, C129
    • Interviews and Contracts in the Financial Aid Office provide individual students with information that they need to reestablish eligibility for federal aid
  • Availability of SFA funds for study abroad programs
    • Richland Community College does not have a study abroad program. Richland courses may have sessions out of the US, but courses are Richland courses.
  • Individual State Financial Aid agencies

Contact Information

  • Student Services Center (rcchelp@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 267
  • Business Services Office (217) 875-7211, ext. 227
  • Marcus Brown (Interim), Vice-President of Student and Academic Services (jjohnson@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 292
  • Marcus Brown, Dean of Enrollment (mbrown@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 253
  • Sheryl Blahnik, Dean of Teaching and Learning Support Services (sblahnik@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 282
  • Cathy Sebok, Director of Admissions and Recruitment (csebok@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 558
  • Carmin Ross, Director of Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs (cross@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 285
  • Deborah McGee, Director of Student Development (dmcgee@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 222
  • Mary Atkins, Director of Learning Accommodation Services (matkins@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 362
  • Heather Kind-Keppel, Director of Campus Life (hkepel@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 305
  • College Registrar (217) 875-8211, Ext. 284
  • Stuart Coon, Counselor (scoon@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 280
  • Matt Hunt, Counselor (mhunt@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 208
  • Gary O'Connor, Counselor (goconnor@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 283
  • Yolanda Mabry, Academic and Career Advisor (ymabry@richland.edu) (217) 875-7211, ext. 572

For a copy of the Richland Community College Catalog, contact the Operator at (217) 875-7200.

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