Oakton Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Oakton Community College was established in 1969. The main campus encompasses more than 145 acres in Des Plaines, Illinois. In addition, Oakton Community College has another campus in Skokie, Illinois. The college offers several scholarship programs including the Oakton Scholarships, APEX Scholarships, Clark E. Dehaven Scholarship, Jewish Federation Scholarship, and many more. The academic units of Oakton Community College are organized into the following divisions:

• Division of Languages, Humanities and the Arts
• Division of Mathematics and Technologies
• Division of Science and Health Careers
• Division of Social Sciences and Business

Some of the student organizations and clubs of Oakton Community College are the Black Student Union, Doulos Christian Fellowship, Cheer and Dance Team, Engineering and Physics Club, Global Citizen, Phi Theta Kappa, Spanish Club, and Students for Social Justice.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and computer science and engineering.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,747 in 2009-2010 (7,595 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 21% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (62 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Investments and Securities
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Selling Skills and Sales Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (88 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DESIGN (5 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (47 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (32 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (228 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (30 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Heating/AC/Ventilation/Refrig Maint Technology/Technician

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Advertising

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (34 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (176 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (264 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (3 awarded)

• Commercial Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Construction Management

SCIENCE (5 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (60 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (26 awarded)

• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling