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DONATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS — Rend Lake College recently announced that both the Mount Vernon Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office donated $1,000 to go toward RLC Foundation scholarships. Pictured are Shari Carpenter (Dean of Applied Science & Technology), SECOND FROM RIGHT; Amy Newell (RLCF Assistant Director of Development), RIGHT; Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard, THIRD FROM RIGHT; MVPD Capt. Allen Carr, CENTER; Ron Meek (Criminal Justice professor), CENTER RIGHT; and students from the criminal justice administration class.
MVPD and JCSO each donate $1,000 toward effort
By TRAVIS MORSE
tmorse@morningsentinel.com
MOUNT VERNON — Rend Lake College recently announced that both the Mount Vernon Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office donated $1,000 to go toward RLC Foundation scholarships.
The grant/donation, totaling $2,000, utilizes seized drug money to create scholarships for criminal justice students, states an RLC news release. With these funds, RLC was able to create four scholarships for students enrolled in the criminal justice program.
“This money will help four criminal justice students with $500 scholarships each,” said Ron Meek, RLC Criminal Justice Associate Professor. “The money helps students who might not be able to attend RLC with an opportunity to get a degree or certificate in criminal justice.”
Mount Vernon Police Chief Robert Brands said that every year the MVPD tries to donate to the local community college, RLC, for its criminal justice program.
“There’s a lot of officers, including myself, who went through that program and we’re now here at the Mount Vernon Police Department,” Brands said. “It’s important to continue to have students go through that and enter the criminal justice workforce, especially at our police department. And if we can help financially toward a scholarship to help a student, especially using funds from drug crimes, I think it’s a good thing to do.”
According to the RLC website, the college offers a wide range of options for students interested in criminal justice, including a two-year Associate in Arts transfer program, a two-year Associate in Applied Science curriculum and other courses.
The curriculum for the two-year Associate in Arts transfer program is designed for students pursuing a baccalaureate degree in various areas of criminal justice. It provides students with the background in criminal justice and general studies necessary for advanced work at a four-year college or university, the website states.
The curriculum for the two-year Associate in Applied Science degree is designed to provide students with a general background in all areas of criminal justice and prepare them for positions in police science, private security or corrections. Graduates will be prepared for jobs in police and sheriff’s departments, private security firms and correctional institutions. The curriculum provides those in the field with a means to upgrade job skills and enhance advancement potential, the website states.
For more information on these programs, contact Rend Lake College.
