Rend Lake College
Rend Lake College (RLC) is a public community college in Ina, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System (ICCS).
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $11,427
- Undergraduate enrollment: 3,428
- Graduation rate (150%): 63%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 58%
- Student to faculty ratio: 19:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $35,775
- Median earnings (8 years): $33,716
- Median earnings (6 years): $29,814
- Control: Public
- Locale: Rural, distant
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Ina, IL
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Rend Lake College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, Nursing Assistant.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (314 associate)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (108 associate)
- Nursing Assistant (99 bachelor's)
- Truck and Bus Driver (55 bachelor's)
- Nursing (49 associate)
- Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology (58 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (36 bachelor's)
- Business (40 bachelor's)
- Licensed Practical (27 bachelor's)
- Industrial Electronics Technology (24 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 15%, Engineering 1%, Computer Science 6%, Health 78%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Rend Lake College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $8,424 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $8,424
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $8,653
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $10,818
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $11,858
- In-state tuition and fees: $7,800
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $7,800
- Books and supplies: $400
- Off-campus room and board: $11,678
- Off-campus with family: $7,572
- Typical cost of attendance: $16,731
- Sticker vs net gap: 32%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 30%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $2,473
- Median debt at graduation: $5,809
Admissions
Rend Lake College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 3,428
- Women: 51%
- Part-time undergraduates: 26%
- Age 25 and older: 18%
- Graduation rate: 63%
- Come back after freshman year: 64%
- First-generation: 43%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 90%
- Student to faculty: 19:1
- Professor salary: $81,647
- Associate professor salary: $61,802
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Rend Lake College acceptance rate? Rend Lake College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Rend Lake College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $8,424 a year after aid. Average net price is $11,427.
What majors does Rend Lake College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, Nursing Assistant, Truck and Bus Driver, Nursing.
What is the average salary after Rend Lake College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $35,775 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Rend Lake College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 58% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 63%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Rend Lake College official site: https://www.rlc.edu.