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…
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:
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…
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
Decatur, IL – The Decatur, Illinois’ Recompete Plan, led by Richland Community College, has been selected as one of twenty-two (out of more than 500) Phase 1 finalists in the Biden-Harris Administration’s Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program. This announcement comes on the heels of the prestigious designation of the iFAB Tech Hub between Macon, Piatt,…
Decatur, IL – Richland Community College is hosting drop-in dates for new & current students registering for the Spring 2024 semester. Anyone can drop by the Student Success Center at these times: Jan. 2, 3 & 4 | 1-6 PM Saturday, Jan. 6 | 10 AM – 2 PM Jan. 8 & 9 | 1-6…
Decatur, IL – As the year 2023 comes to a close, Richland Community College has assessed how they have achieved their goals in supporting students and staff through the Strategic Plan for 2020-2023. Over the past three years, the college has focused on completing four goals: Goal 1: Provide relevant, high-quality learning opportunities Goal 2:…
Decatur, IL – Richland Community College’s Adult Education Program will be holding winter orientations for its free GED and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. Orientations will be held the following days: GED/High School Diploma: · January 8, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. | Richland Community College Campus (Room W115) · January 9, 2024 at…
Decatur, IL – This year, more than 50% of Richland Community College’s employees gave back to their students through the annual Employee Giving Campaign. This is the highest participation rate in the campaign’s history. Between October 26 and November 3, employees gave $28,000 to the campaign titled “Together We Give, Together We Grow.” As part…
Decatur, IL – Richland Community College is reporting an almost 7% increase in Fall 2023 enrollment as the Illinois Community College Board sees the second largest fall-to-fall enrollment increase in 30 years. This fall, Illinois community colleges saw a 5.7% increase in headcount between Fall 2022 and Fall 2023 enrollment – which is the second…
Richland Community College honored 12 faculty and staff members at Convocation on August 7th in commemoration of reaching a milestone anniversary from working full time at the college. Those people include: – Dr. Priscilla Palmer – 10 years of service – Andy Hynds – 15 years of service – Dr. Kona Jones – 15 years…
Decatur, IL – By tackling a timed, two-mile obstacle course race on September 23rd, you will directly support local veterans through Richland Community College’s Student Veterans’ Resource Center. In observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention Month in September, the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs Suicide Prevention Team and Richland Community College present the Third Annual Operation…