Oakton Community College was established in 1969 and is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association.
Oakton Community College District 535 serves 450,000 residents in the communities of Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Park Ridge, Skokie, Wilmette, Winnetka, and parts of Des Plaines*, Mount Prospect* and Rosemont*.
The College is recognized by the Illinois Community College Board and is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges, as well as numerous professional organizations.
Oakton Community College is a two-year community college with campuses in Skokie, Illinois and Des Plaines, Illinois. District 535 serves 450,000 residents in northeast Cook County, Illinois. The communities include residents in the communities of Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Park Ridge, Skokie, Wilmette, Winnetka, and parts of Des Plaines*, Mount Prospect* and Rosemont*. Residents of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, and Rosemont need to contact that office of admission for exact in-district addresses. The college offers both credit and non-credit classes. Oakton Community College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association.
Oakton Community College opened in 1969 in former industrial buildings at Oakton and Nagle in Morton Grove, Illinois, which was closed when the Skokie and Des Plaines campuses opened. The Skokie campus opened in 1980 at the site of the former Niles East High School, an example of art deco architecture that was used in the film Sixteen Candles. The Des Plaines campus also opened in 1980. Classes are held at both campuses.
Oakton's main campus in Des Plaines is located on 147 acres of woodlands and prairie, bordered on the west by the Des Plaines River. The College,a modern, red-brick building with 435,000 square feet, houses 65 classrooms and 46 educational laboratories, as well as student services, administrative and faculty offices. Special facilities include 19 computer classrooms; a Performing Arts Center; the Business Institute; the Koehnline Visual Arts Center; a Child Care Center; and a teleconferencing center, gym, fitness center, library and bookstore.
The Ray Hartstein Campus adjoins a residential area in Skokie. The state-of-the-art building was dedicated in 1995 and is set on a spacious lawn with mature trees as well as new plantings. The building provides almost 165,000 square feet of space for 31 classrooms, 12 laboratories and other educational and administrative offices. Special facilities include a teleconferencing and distance learning center; a Child Care Center; and offices for student activities, the Emeritus Program, Alliance for Lifelong Learning (ALL) and English as a Second Language (ESL)/Literacy.
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| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-District | In-State | Out-of-State |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,932 | $ 5,740 | $ 7,392 |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 124 | $ 124 | $ 124 |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,256 | 7% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,000 | 6% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 952 | 4% | |
Any Aid: |
11% |
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18 months ago
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In comparrison to other community colleges, Oakton has a good reputation in the state of Illinois, and Illinois has one of the best systems in the country (California and Arizona also have great systems).
Due to a consortium initiative in Illinois, the topics covered in your basic courses at Oakton will be the same as the 4 year state schools, Champaign included. It may not be as in depth or rigorous, but you will be keeping pace with everyone else in the state. Seeing your education through to an associates will make it relatively simple to transfer to a 4 year school later.
That said, the student life between Oakton and a traditional 4 year school could not be more different. Community colleges that are commuter schools function more like high schools - which can ease the transition between high school and college. There can be a lot of coddling involved, and a lot of hands on learning. Your big state universities just cannot do that... instead, the focus is on creating a community in which one will thrive with initiative. Students live in close proximaty to their classmates and peers, and are somewhat insulated from the real world. However, it's this type of environment in which a great deal of self examination and reflection occurs... in addition to all-night cram sessions for Psych finals.
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