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Illinois’ Workforce Equity Initiative and Bridge and Transition Grants will help close education and employment gaps for African Americans and other underserved students.  The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) has granted $22.8 million to community colleges and other community based organizations throughout Illinois to help address education and unemployment gaps for African American and other minority…

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Richland Community College Board of Trustees is seeking a candidate to fill a vacancy on the Board. The individual selected by the Board of Trustees will fill the vacancy until the 2023 election, and then commit to a re-election in 2029. The candidate must be a resident of the Richland Community College District. The current…

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Richland Community College is looking for people interested in Google IT certification The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) is highlighting the growing need for skilled Information Technology (IT) workers in Illinois and a path for acquiring the skills needed for those jobs through apprenticeship opportunities during National Apprenticeship week (Nov 15-19, 2021). IT remains one…

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Richland is recognizing its students and staff who are military veterans this week in honor of Veterans Day, by providing special parking spaces near all the main entrances to campus designated as “Veteran Parking Only.” Joshua McAlpine, a Richland student and employee who served in the United States Marine Corps for five years, feels the…

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The Richland Community College Alpha Alpha Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is pleased to welcome the following new members for the Fall 2021 semester. Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society of the Two-Year College, was established to recognize the academic excellence of community college students. Students will be inducted at a ceremony on…

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The new structure housing the Richland Community College agricultural program will soon be in place thanks to a unique type of barn raising on Monday at 1pm, when FBI Buildings showcases its use of hydraulic cylinders, I-beams, scissors-lift technology, and safety nets to allow its crew to assemble a complete structure in about 15 minutes….

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Overall system decline ranks well below national average of 5.6%  Despite major impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic on community colleges nationwide in 2020, preliminary data shows that enrollment decline at Illinois community colleges is well below the national average with many of Illinois’ 48 community colleges seeing enrollment increases in 2021, according to the latest…

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Carrie Barrick, Coordinator of Career Program Support at Richland Community College, was recently chosen for the National Council for Workforce Education’s New Workforce Professionals Academy. While participating in the academy Barrick will advance her knowledge and skill development through peer learning, mentoring, and developing a network of professional colleagues. “As part of this academy, I…

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Jessica Pickel, Dean of Liberal Arts at Richland Community College, was recently chosen to participate in the 2021 class of the AACC John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute, which met in Washington, DC, earlier this month. As part of the institute Pickel was able to hone her leadership skills while connecting with leaders from around…

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Illinois Community College system accounts for $3.5 billion in economic output and more than 43,000 jobs throughout state Richland Community College continues to help drive the Decatur area economy and train a skilled workforce for critical industries throughout Illinois according to a new statewide report analyzing the value of the Illinois community college system. Statewide,…

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