Richland Community College serves approximately 2,075 students annually through its main campus, two extension centers and other off-campus sites throughout the district, as of the fall of 2022. The Continuing and Professional Education Division provides professional development courses, community education courses, and workforce training to over 4,000 people annually.
Accreditationedit
Richland Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[8] Specific programs at the college are accredited by specialized accreditors:
Associate Degree Nursing (ADN): Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN)
Automotive Technology: National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (ASE Certification)
Radiology (AAS): Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
Surgical Technology (AAS): Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Medical Transcription (AAS): Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI)
Information Technology—Network Technology (AAS): Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Academy
Health Information Technology (AAS): Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
Culinary Arts (AAS): American Culinary Federation (ACF)
Campus locationsedit
Richland serves its district with the main campus, located at One College Park in Decatur, and two extension centers. The college's main campus resides on 155 acres (63 ha). Following substantial growth and expansion, Richland currently contains 293,590 sq ft (27,275 m2). Richland Community College has two primary off-campus locations: The Fairview Park Plaza Extension Center and the Clinton Extension Center. Several other off-campus sites, including high schools, host classes for Richland Community College. Fairview Park Plaza Extension Center, 1485 King Street in Decatur, provides classroom space for both credit and non-credit classes. This space is also rented by businesses for training workshops. The Clinton Higher Education Center, located at 140 Sunrise Court in Clinton, Illinois offers admissions, advising, registration, placement testing, virtual testing, financial aid, along with other services. Credit classes and workshops are scheduled in Clinton as well as other communities throughout Richland's district. In addition to regular daytime credit classes held in Clinton, interactive evening credit classes are held via distance learning. General Education Development (GED) and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are also provided.
Heartland Technical Academy provides dual credit classes for high school students on Richland's main campus. Project READ, (a personal adult-tutoring program for reading and math), is located at the Decatur Public Library, 130 N. Franklin in Decatur. Project READ became a program of Richland Community College since 1988.[9]
Transportationedit
The main campus of Richland Community College is served by Route 41 of the Decatur Public Transit System. Buses run directly from campus to downtown Decatur.[10]
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Not to be confused with Richland College a community college in Dallas Texas This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Richland Community College RCC is a public community college in Decatur Illinois It is a part of the Illinois Community College System Richland Community CollegeFormer namesCommunity College of Decatur 1 2 TypePublic community college 3 Established1971 4 Parent institutionIllinois Community College System 5 PresidentCristobal Valdez 6 7 Academic staff60Administrative staff51Students2 075 Fall 2022 1 LocationDecatur Illinois U S CampusRural 153 acres 0 62 km2 Colors Blue greenMascotKnightsWebsitewww wbr richland wbr edu Contents 1 Students 2 Accreditation 3 Campus locations 4 Transportation 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksStudents editRichland Community College serves approximately 2 075 students annually through its main campus two extension centers and other off campus sites throughout the district as of the fall of 2022 The Continuing and Professional Education Division provides professional development courses community education courses and workforce training to over 4 000 people annually Accreditation editRichland Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission 8 Specific programs at the college are accredited by specialized accreditors Associate Degree Nursing ADN Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Inc ACEN Automotive Technology National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation ASE Certification Radiology AAS Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology JRCERT Surgical Technology AAS Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs CAAHEP Medical Transcription AAS Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity AHDI Information Technology Network Technology AAS Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA Academy Health Information Technology AAS Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education CAHIIM Culinary Arts AAS American Culinary Federation ACF Campus locations editRichland serves its district with the main campus located at One College Park in Decatur and two extension centers The college s main campus resides on 155 acres 63 ha Following substantial growth and expansion Richland currently contains 293 590 sq ft 27 275 m2 Richland Community College has two primary off campus locations The Fairview Park Plaza Extension Center and the Clinton Extension Center Several other off campus sites including high schools host classes for Richland Community College Fairview Park Plaza Extension Center 1485 King Street in Decatur provides classroom space for both credit and non credit classes This space is also rented by businesses for training workshops The Clinton Higher Education Center located at 140 Sunrise Court in Clinton Illinois offers admissions advising registration placement testing virtual testing financial aid along with other services Credit classes and workshops are scheduled in Clinton as well as other communities throughout Richland s district In addition to regular daytime credit classes held in Clinton interactive evening credit classes are held via distance learning General Education Development GED and English as a Second Language ESL classes are also provided Heartland Technical Academy provides dual credit classes for high school students on Richland s main campus Project READ a personal adult tutoring program for reading and math is located at the Decatur Public Library 130 N Franklin in Decatur Project READ became a program of Richland Community College since 1988 9 Transportation editThe main campus of Richland Community College is served by Route 41 of the Decatur Public Transit System Buses run directly from campus to downtown Decatur 10 See also editMillikin UniversityReferences edit a b Richland Community College NCES Retrieved August 11 2023 Johnson Jane 2008 RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTITUTIONAL DATA BOOK 2008 2009 Richland Community College p 9 Retrieved August 15 2009 Public Community College Act 110 ILCS 805 Illinois General Assembly 1978 retrieved August 12 2009 RCC History Richland Community College 2008 Retrieved August 15 2009 ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGES Illinois Community College Board 2008 Archived from the original on June 26 2009 Retrieved August 9 2009 From the President Richland Community College 2008 retrieved August 15 2009 Johnson Jane 2008 RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTITUTIONAL DATA BOOK 2008 2009 Richland Community College p 10 Retrieved August 15 2009 http www ncahigherlearningcommission org http projectread richland edu DPTS Route Map PDF Retrieved July 23 2023 External links editOfficial website39 53 1 6 N 88 53 39 2 W 39 883778 N 88 894222 W 39 883778 88 894222 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richland Community College amp oldid 1215013110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
