Rend Lake College: Review & Facts

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Rend Lake College is a small two-year, public school with 2,020 students enrolled. This institution was founded in 1967 and is the only college located in Ina, Illinois.

Academic Offerings

Rend Lake College will give you the option to get a 1-year certificate or associate's degree.

Majors
Offered

39

Rend Lake College deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and provides 39 majors. The most popular concentrations are General Studies, Biology, Nursing, Agriculture, and Automotive and Mechanic. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are typically a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Rend Lake College student retention rate is relatively low at 65% (below Illinois average). Considering this statistic, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention

65%

Bad

The graduation rate at Rend Lake College is below average: 55%. Nearly 21% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Rend Lake College is reasonably decent: 19:1. Read more information about faculty and instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition price is low, about $6,000 a year. The additional fees at Rend Lake College (not included in tuition costs) are around $1,200; this comes to a total of $7,200 per year.

Read the details about Rend Lake College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

This school will consider accepting your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) earned prior to admission.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Rend Lake College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (618) 437-5321 or check Rend Lake College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade

A

Safe

Rend Lake College provides a distance learning option, study abroad programs, and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is an amazing option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Rend Lake College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

Currently there is no on-campus housing at Rend Lake College.

Based on the college crime numbers, Rend Lake College seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Rend Lake College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Rend Lake College
468 N Ken Gray Pkwy
Ina, Illinois
62846, USA