Winter Weather Closure – 01.26.26

Richland Community College will be closed due to inclement weather on Monday, January 26, 2026. All classes are canceled, and all offices/services on campus will be closed. The Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center will continue to operate as previously scheduled.

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Richland Launches The Sprout Podcast

Richland Community College is giving the community a look behind the curtain with their new podcast: The Sprout. With new episodes released every Monday through May 2026, the podcast highlights the many ways Richland Community College is bringing redemption and innovation through education. Each episode is a casual conversation between the host, Cassie Ndembe, and…

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EnRiching Our History

EnRiching Our History, the 4th Annual EnRich Program Recognition & Awards, will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026. Featuring Keynote Speaker Tiffany D. Hightower, the Executive Director of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, the evening will include: The event will be located in the Shilling Community Education Center Salons on Richland’s main campus….

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Tallgrass Tech Expands to Richland Community College: $75,000 Donation to Richland Foundation Establishes Multiyear Scholarship Program

Decatur, IL – Tallgrass, a national energy infrastructure company, is donating $75,000 to the Richland Community College Foundation to create a scholarship for Engineering Technology students. The gift will expand the company’s Tallgrass Tech program to fund scholarships over the next five years in Richland Community College’s Applied Science & Technology Division, which prepares students…

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Richland Honors Achievements of Faculty & Staff

The week before the Fall 2025 semester began, Richland Community College celebrated the achievements of many of its faculty & staff at Convocation. This recognition includes years of service, awards & certificates, promotions & tenure, educational achievements, and retirement celebrations. Celebrating Years of Service Award/Certification Recognition Promotions & Tenure

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Massey Ferguson Gifts Tractor to Richland Community College

Decatur, IL – On August 25, Massey Ferguson – a worldwide brand of AGCO – gifted a new tractor to Richland Community College as part of a partnership that goes back ten years. In 2015, Massey Ferguson – a worldwide brand of AGCO – gave Richland a smaller tractor for a 10-year period in exchange…

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Remembering Tom Ritter

Richland Community College Honors Life of Longtime Board Member Richland Community College is honoring the life of Tom Ritter, a dedicated member of the Board of Trustees since 2013, who passed away on August 20, 2025. Tom was dedicated to using his passions to support his community. A lifelong resident of Blue Mound, Tom owned…

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