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Welcome to Richland Community College! We are dedicated to helping you achieve your academic, personal, and overall education goals. We’re glad you’re here!

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Policy 5.17 Official College Sponsored Social Media
It is the policy of the Board of Trustees of Richland Community College to acknowledge that social media plays a

n important role in the lives of the community, students, faculty, and staff. Richland Community College will maintain official social media sites to support the College in accomplishing its mission and vision, achieving its goals and objectives, and advancing the College’s Core Values. The President or designees shall be responsible for disseminating public information about the College through the use of official College sponsored social media. Richland Community College encourages feedback and comments from our followers, which include prospective students, current students, alumni, staff and members of the community. We remain committed to maintaining these sites as a safe and family-friendly forum for sharing information. In the spirit of maintaining a positive environment to our site visitors, Richland Community College reserves the right to remove any comments or wall postings from official college-sponsored pages that are inappropriate, inflammatory or damaging to Richland Community College or any individual. Richland’s Facebook Rules for Users
1. You are welcome to talk as much as you want on Richland’s page!
2. If you wouldn’t say it to your granny, don’t post it on our page.
3. Our page is not a forum for a cage match. Your posts must not contain insults, personal attacks, profanity, illegal suggestions or nudity, or it is subject to be removed.
4. Treat others as you want to be treated.
5. If your words are meant to hurt someone, whether it’s inappropriate, offensive, violent, graphic, hateful, discriminatory, sexually explicit or threatening, then your post will be subject for removal.
6. If this is your first time visiting our page, we encourage you to “like” us, write on our wall, say hello, and share a photo or whatever you like!
7. This page is for YOU! We encourage your interaction on our page.

09/10/2026

There’s nothing like taking a moment to pause and check in on your mental health!

The campus community came together in the Core for Fresh Check Day - an event designed to stimulate dialogue about mental health and connect students to resources. You can learn more about this event at freshcheckday.com

09/08/2026

Past & current Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship students – listen up! We have a job fair coming up that is just for you!

The Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program Job Fair is a career fair only open to current students and graduates of this program. On September 17 from 10 AM - 3 PM, there will be two professional development sessions and lunch followed by the career fair - where you can connect with local contractors and unions. It will all be held in the Shilling Salons on Richland's campus.

Registration is required. Sign up here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/SpCYfnXA68

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! Today, Richland is closed to give our employees a long weekend to rest and enjoy the holiday.

Campus will reopen on Tuesday, September 8.

09/04/2026

It's Labor Day weekend! 🥳 To celebrate and honor the work of our faculty and staff, campus will be closed on Monday, September 7.

Classes will be back in session on Tuesday. We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!

09/02/2026

The final Farmers Market of the season is coming soon - September 16, to be exact!

From 3 PM - 7 PM, local vendors provide a variety of fruits, vegetables, honey, soaps, lotions, artisan crafts, meats, bakery items, jellies/jam/salsa, candles, scents and more! The market accepts LINK/EBT cards.

Vendors will be both outdoors and indoors (with AC) at the Michael D Andreas Agriculture Building. Mark it down on your calendar! 📅

Join us for the Richland Farmers Market - which will be held by Richland Student Farms monthly on Wednesdays in summer 2026!

09/01/2026

The sixth annual Operation Obstacle is coming up quickly! Register now for the 2-mile, 25-obstacle race on September 19.

The event will be held at the Workforce Development Institute building on Richland's main campus. Check-in & same day registration run from 8:30 – 9:30 AM. The Welcome ceremony starts at 10 AM, and the race begins at 10:15 AM.

This race was created to raise awareness of veteran su***de and is held in coordination with the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs Su***de Prevention Team and Richland Community College. After completing 20-25 fun physical obstacles, each finisher will receive an honorary challenge medal, goodie bags, snacks and water. Special awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers.

Anyone interested in simply going through obstacles without the pressure to compete can register for the non-competitive fun run.

Proceeds support Richland’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC). Register today by going to richland.edu/operation-obstacle

08/31/2026

Students - stay on top of deadlines, upcoming campus events, days off, and more by subscribing to the Richland Newsletter!

This is a monthly email sent throughout the academic year that provides important campus updates. Today (August 31), we're releasing the September 2026 edition at 3 PM. The newsletter is automatically sent to your Richland email, but if you would like to receive it in your personal inbox, subscribe today by going to richland.edu/subscribe

08/29/2026

Today is it! Come out to Richland's Workforce Development Institute on the main campus for Cars & Coffee!

We'll be out here with free coffee and donuts from 8 AM - 11 AM. This is a fundraiser where donations are welcome. Proceeds support the sixth annual Operation Obstacle: The Race to End Veteran Su***de, which will be held on September 19, 2026.

08/28/2026

Tomorrow is the perfect day to enjoy donuts & coffee at Cars & Coffee! Come to the Workforce Development Institute on Richland's campus to walk through a variety cars, trucks, and motorcycles between 8 AM - 11 AM. There is no cost, and you can bring anything on wheels.

This is a fundraiser where donations are welcome. Proceeds support the sixth annual Operation Obstacle: The Race to End Veteran Su***de, which will be held on September 19, 2026.

08/26/2026

Interested in joining our Board of Trustees? Nominating petitions for people seeking election to the Board are now available by appointment or electronically.

The positions on the Board of Trustees which will appear on the ballot in this election are two full six-year terms for seats currently held by Maryann Albers and Vicki Carr. The nominating papers may be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees from Tuesday, November 16, 2026, through Monday, November 23, 2026, electronically or by appointment.

The election will be conducted Tuesday, April 6, 2027.

Find the full details on how to pick up and submit your nominating petition here: richland.edu/nominating-petitions-2026

Address

1 College Park
Decatur, IL
62521

Telephone

+12178757200

Website

http://www.richland.edu/

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