Decatur, IL – On Tuesday, August 1st, Richland Community College will empower nearly 140 Decatur Public Schools (DPS) students in the Prep Academy program through a day-long leadership conference. The leadership conference will be led by Mia Jackson-Tyus – who serves as the Minority Mentor Protégé Program Coordinator for Richland’s EnRich program and as CEO…
Decatur, IL – Starting August 1st, Richland Community College’s free Adult Education Program is holding orientations for new students. GED/ High School Diploma: August 1st, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. | Richland Community College Campus (Room W115) August 1st, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. | Richland Community College Campus (Room W115) August 2nd, 2023 at 9:00 a.m….
Decatur, IL – On Monday, April 17, the Decatur City Council approved an agreement with Richland Community College to provide free public transportation for their students. Richland students can now ride city buses for free without restrictions as long as they have a valid school ID. The college is reimbursing Decatur Public Transit for all…
Decatur, IL – On Wednesday, April 12th, Richland Community College will hold its annual State of the College address. There, Richland Community College leaders (including President Cris Valdez, Board of Trustees Chairman Bishop Wayne Dunning, and Student Trustee Jacob Watkins) will discuss the state of Decatur’s community college and show the impact the College is…
Decatur, IL – On Friday, Feb. 3rd, Richland Community College employees and the community stepped up for local organizations through Richland Gives Back Day – hitting their goal of donating 21 pints to the American Red Cross while collecting more than $750 in donations and more than 500 items for eight local organizations. The college…
In honor of its 50th year, Richland Community College is hosting a donation event to give back to the community that has given so much to Richland for the last 50 years. Richland is inviting both its employees and the community to participate in Richland Gives Back Day. This event will be held in the…
Congratulations to all of our students who were named to the Fall 2022 Vice President’s Academic Honors List. We are proud of all your accomplishments! Albert, Kendall Mae Argenta IL Blair, Caleb Lee Argenta IL Durnil, Amanda Marie Argenta IL Lambert, Julia Diane Argenta IL Schmidgall, Derek Joseph Argenta IL Koons, Ryleigh Ann Assumption IL…
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today awarded the first Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois (REV Illinois) tax incentive package to T/CCI Manufacturing in Decatur. The announcement follows Illinois’ historic passage of the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) and the REV Illinois Act, both of which were…