Rend Lake College President Cites Trio of Local Wins
Rend Lake College under President Mark Kern highlights three key successes: record enrollment driven by dual enrollment with area high schools saving district tax revenue, a major partnership with Continental Tire North America that equipped Mount Vernon plant with tech and trained workers, and campus growth without increasing local taxes. Kern also envisages a coal industry resurgence and an planned coal mining training building next fall.
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Rend Lake College's Expanding Campus History Report
Rend Lake College began as Mount Vernon Community College in 1955 serving 203 students with facilities at Mount Vernon High School. It became Rend Lake College in 1966, growing to a district serving several counties and planning a 350 acre campus. By 1970 classes moved to the new site with multiple buildings after 1969 construction, and continued expansion through the 1970s and 1980s including the Jimmy J. Fulks Aquatics Center opening in the late 1980s.
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Rend Lake College Alum Reveals Path to Top Kitchen Role
Alumnus Dylan Lipe, 28, parlayed Rend Lake College culinary arts into an executive chef post in Aramark's Sports and Entertainment Division. He oversees all food and beverages at Rent One Park, Marion, after early roles from Du Quoin Dairy Queen to a Virgin Islands Marriott.
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Rend Lake College Sees Record Enrollment Growth
Rend Lake College reports 43.7 percent enrollment rise from fall 2004 to fall 2005 adding 1,493 students, the fastest growth for its size, outpacing peers by 15.6 percent. Tenth day credit hours for fall 2007 are up 13.2 percent as campus life and athletics boost appeal. President Mark Kern credits trustees, faculty, staff, and community support for the expansion. The college hosts basketball, cross country, golf, track and field, baseball, softball, tennis, cheerleading, wrestling and volleyball.
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