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Richland Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Richland Community College, founded in 1971, is a comprehensive community college offering baccalaureate, technical, continuing education, and community service programs. The College has an "Open Door" policy which allows anyone within the district that could benefit from a higher education to be admitted to the College. The purpose of a comprehensive community college is to serve all who then can serve to build a better society.
• Richland offers several degrees in its Baccalaureate/Transfer Program including an Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Fine Arts, and Associate in Engineering Science. Over 30 areas of concentration are available for students. Students earning degrees in any of these areas can then transfer their credits on to a four-year college or university.
• The College serves residents of Macon County and parts of Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, and Shelby Counties. Approximately 7,600 students are served annually at the main campus in Decatur, the Clinton Extension Center, Opportunities Center, and other locations throughout the District.
• The Occupational/Technical Programs are designed to prepare students to move directly into the workforce with specific skills. Students can earn Basic Certificates, Advanced Certificates or Associate in Applied Science Degrees in over 40 different career areas.
• Customized training is available through the RCC Business and Industry Institute. The Institute has a broad scope of programs designed to meet all types of needs including computer, basic skills, customer services, technical training, occupational safety training, commercial truck drivers, and management training.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• High School Task Force reveals public's preference for renovation (Herald & Review)
  posted on March 12, 2010 at 05:45:02 am
  DECATUR - The community has made its preferences known in theDecision4Decatur high school proposal options, and the task forceconvened Thursday to hear the results.
• Community says goodbye to the Rev. 'Uncle Joe' Greene (Herald & Review)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 09:25:37 pm
  DECATUR - To the people who knew him, The Rev. Joseph GlennGreene was a minister of great stature and musical genius.
• Heart defects in young people can go undetected until serious trouble begins (Herald & Review)
  posted on March 2, 2010 at 10:42:05 pm
  MOUNT ZION - On an early February Monday during his junior yearof high school, Tristan Claflin, then 17, was on his way to a dualcredit class at Richland Community College when he just didn't feelright.
• Partner's Salute goes to Dr. Joseph Schrodt (Herald & Review)
  posted on March 2, 2010 at 05:27:28 am
  DECATUR - A lot of the jokes at Dr. Joseph Schrodt's expense onMonday dealt with how "tight with a buck" he is, but it was all ingood fun.
• DACC Considering Tuition Hike (WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana)
  posted on February 24, 2010 at 11:49:55 pm
  You could soon be shelling out more money to go to Danville Area Community College. Trustees are looking at a tuition increase.

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