September 17, 2025
Decatur, IL – On Monday, October 6, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza (D) plans to honor Dr. Isaac Zúñiga and two others at her annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration. “As we begin Hispanic Heritage Month, I am humbled to be recognized by the Illinois State Comptroller’s Office as one of this year’s Hispanic Heritage honorees,”…
Read MoreRichland 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 2027 election and then commit to a re-election in 2033. The candidate must be a resident of the Richland Community College District. The current…
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2025
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…
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2025
On Thursday, September 18, Richland Community College’s Career Services will hold its first Community Volunteer Fair – which will be open to the public. Details The fair will feature these organizations:
Read MoreAugust 25, 2025
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…
Read MoreAugust 21, 2025
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…
Read MoreMay 28, 2025
Decatur, IL – The 2024-25 academic year at Richland Community College is complete, and the College is proud to announce their Faculty of the Year and Alumnus of the Year. They also named the faculty who received the title of Professor Emeritus. Professor Faith Brenner has been named the 2025 Faculty of the Year. Brenner…
Read MoreApril 01, 2025
Decatur, IL – As Richland Community College celebrates Community College Month this April, the College proudly embraces its mission to support all students by fostering an environment where everyone can thrive. This year’s theme, Best Decision Ever, is a perfect reflection of the impact Richland has on its community, offering an education that empowers students…
Read MoreMarch 20, 2025
Decatur, IL – Richland Community College is seeing more students on campus this spring. The college is reporting a 9.1% boost in enrollment (compared to spring 2024) – which includes more than 1,000 dual credit students. More than 2,500 students are taking courses through Richland this spring. Most of them are going to school part-time,…
Read MoreOctober 15, 2024
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…
Read MoreJune 07, 2021
Congratulations, Richland Community College to our students who were named to the Spring 2021 Vice President’s Academic Honors List! We are so proud of you! Dickinson, Erika Ann Ardmore AL Buhlig, Katelyn Nicole Argenta IL Hector, Corinne Aleesia Argenta IL Hinton, Skye L Argenta IL McMillion, Garrett Lee Argenta IL Meyer, Cameron Leigh Argenta IL…
Read MoreWe want to say a HUGE congratulations to the students that graduated and have been named to the Vice President’s Academic Honors List. We are so proud! Aaron Michael Wendt Oreana IL HIGHEST HONORS Abigail Faith Kopp Lewisburg TN HIGH HONORS Alexa Sammons Mt Zion IL HONORS Alexis Danielle Clift Decatur IL HIGH HONORS Alexis…
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