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Rend Lake College

Ina, Illinois·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·rlc.edu
6-yr Graduation
63%
—
Total enrollment
2,015
peer median 2,015
Avg net price
$9,187
+$1.9k vs Community College
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About

Rend Lake College is a public community college located in Ina, Illinois. It offers a variety of academic programs, including associate degrees and short-term certificates, and supports community education and workforce development initiatives. The college aims to meet the educational needs of its diverse student population.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
63%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

10.3pp gap
Pell recipients
57%78 of 136
Non-Pell (all)
67%140 of 208
No Federal Aid
67%140 of 208

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 53 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
53
Passing
4
7.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.9%
+1.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

53programs
  • Passing4 · 7.5%
  • No Data48 · 90.6%
  • Failing1 · 1.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
48

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Graduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-13.0%
$40,356 vs $46,411
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+19.8%
$41,686 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.3%
$41,881 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+88.2%
$65,525 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+111.8%
$73,721 vs $34,808

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1969Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Dec 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Aug 2017Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,424
$30–48k$8,653
$48–75k$10,818
$75–110k$11,858
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,187
+$1,882vs Community College median $7,306
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,500
Out-of-state
$7,800

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 772 students received $3.8M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
772
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,813,036 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 74 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (8.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
8.1%
+5.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
74
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.5%
2017
12.5%
2018
11.7%
2019
8.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Rend Lake College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs60
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

369 total completions
01Liberal Arts
14940.4%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
9425.5%
03Health Professions
4813.0%
04Agriculture
256.8%
05Mechanic
164.3%
06Computer Sciences
102.7%
07Family/Consumer Sci
82.2%
08Security/Protective
71.9%
09Business
61.6%
10Personal/Culinary
61.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,015
12-mo unduplicated
3,328
Undergraduate
3,328
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
51%1,711
Women
49%1,617

Race / ethnicity composition

White
85.4%
Black
6.6%
Two or more
3.9%
Hispanic
2.8%
Asian
0.7%
Unknown
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
105
62 M · 43 W
Women athletes
41.0%
Athletic aid
$412K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$199K
$203K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$16K
$17K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
34 M · —
$230K
Basketball
12 M · 11 W
$246K
Softball
— · 15 W
$148K
Volleyball
— · 12 W
$91K
Golf
7 M · 4 W
$144K
Rifle
5 M · —
$37K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,871 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    19.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    42

    Rend Lake College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Rend Lake College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectRend Lake College
    		63%—2,015$9,187Community College
    John A Logan College
    		——3,224$5,541Community College
    Kaskaskia College
    		——3,669$6,477Community College
    Shawnee Community College
    		——1,156$4,162Community College
    Southeastern Illinois College
    		——1,446$11,437Community College
    Wabash Valley College
    		———$8,134Community College
    Peer group median63%—2,015$7,306

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Rend Lake College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Rend Lake College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Phone
    618-437-5321
    Address
    468 North Ken Gray Pkwy, Ina, IL 62846

    The page provides contact information for Amy Epplin, the Dean of Institutional Research at Rend Lake College. It includes her email, office location, and phone extension within the Learning Resource Center, as well as the college's physical address.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Amy Epplin
      Dean of Institutional Research

    Reports & documents (2)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Grants & funding (1)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    USA Spending

    Frequently asked questions about Rend Lake College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Rend Lake College.

    What is the graduation rate at Rend Lake College?

    Rend Lake College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 63% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Rend Lake College?

    Rend Lake College reports a total enrollment of 2,015 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Rend Lake College?

    The average net price at Rend Lake College is $9,187 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Rend Lake College located?

    Rend Lake College is located in Ina, Illinois 62846.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Rend Lake College?

    Rend Lake College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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