Joint Educational Agreements

Oakton offers a number of programs in cooperation with nearby community colleges. When a joint agreement is in effect, students may enroll in the program and pay the in-district tuition rate of the college offering the program. The number of District 535 residents accepted into these programs will vary. Students may obtain information on a particular program directly from the community college offering it. Some of the courses required for these curricula may be taken at Oakton if this meets with the approval of the school granting the degree.

To participate, contact the Admissions Office at the college where you will be attending school to obtain appropriate forms and approvals.

Programs offered at Oakton available to residents of other community college districts

 Programs available to residents of the William Rainey Harper College District

• Animation and Multimedia (Certificate)
• Automotive Technology (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Automotive Service Excellence (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Facilities Management and Engineering (A.A.S. and Certificates)
• Graphic Design (A.A.S.)
• Health Information Technology (A.A.S.)
• Human Services Certificate
• Machine Technology Apprenticeship (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Medical Laboratory Technology (A.A.S.)
• Phlebotomy (Certificate)
• Photography (courses)
• Physical Therapy Assistant (A.A.S.)
• Web Graphic Page Design (Certificate)

• Facilities Management and Engineering (A.A.S. and Certificates)
• Health Information Technology (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Medical Laboratory Technology (A.A.S.)
• Physical Therapist Assistant (A.A.S.)

• Architecture (courses not offered at CLC)
• Certified Novell Administration (CNA) (Certificate)
• Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) (Certificate)
• Desktop Design (Certificate)
• Financial Services (A.A.S. and Certificates)
• Graphic Design (A.A.S.)
• Medical Laboratory Technology (A.A.S.)
• Physical Therapist Assistant (A.A.S.)
• Real Estate (A.A.S.)

• Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) (Certificate)
• Financial Services/Investment
• Health Information Technology
• International Trade
• Management and Supervision

• Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration
• Construction Management
• Facilities Management and Engineering (A.A.S. and Certificates)
• Physical Therapist Assistant (A.A.S.)

• Occupational programs (A.A.S and Certificates) not offered by Kishwaukee College

• Construction Management (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Health Information Technology (A.A.S. and Certificates)

• Construction Management (A.A.S. and Certificates)
• Financial Services (A.A.S. and Certificates)
• International Trade (A.A.S. and Certificates)
• Medical Laboratory Technology

 Programs offered to residents of the Oakton district by William Rainey Harper College

• Bread and Pastry Arts (Certificate)
• Building Codes and Enforcement (Certificate)
• Culinary Arts (Certificate)
• Dental Hygiene (A.A.S.)
• Dietetic Technician (A.A.S.)
• Fashion Design (A.A.S.)
• Fashion Merchandising (A.A.S.)
• Food Service Management (Certificate)
• Horticulture (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Hospitality Management (A.A.S.)
• Hotel Management (Certificate)
• Interior Design (A.A.S.)
• Legal Technology/Paralegal Studies (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Medical Office Assistant (A.A.S.).
• Park and Grounds Operation Management (A.A.S. and Certificate)

• Aviation Maintenance Technology (A.A.S. and Certificates)
• Quality Engineering (A.A.S. and Certificates)
• Respiratory Therapy (A.A.S. and Certificates)

• Architecture (courses not offered at Oakton)
• Automotive Collision Repair (Certificate)
• Culinary Arts (Certificate)
• Electrician Apprenticeship (A.A.S.)
• Food Service Management (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Horticulture (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Library Technical Assistant (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Professionsal Cook (Certificate)
• Surgical Technology
• Welding (Certificate)

• Diagnostic Medical Sonography
• MRI Advanced Certificate
• Ornamental Horticulture(A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Radiologic Technology (A.A.S.)
• Respitory Care

• Occupational programs (A.A.S. and Certicicates) not offered by Oakton Community College

 

• Facilities Management and Engineering (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Electronics Engineering Technology - FAA Option
• Developmental Disability Aide
• Horticulture

• Hotel Management (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Truck Driving

• Beverage Management (Certificate)
• Culinary Arts (A.A.S.)
• Fashion Merchandising and Design
• Food Service Administration (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Hotel / Motel Management (A.A.S. and Certificate)
• Interior Design
• Library Technical Assistant
• Multimedia Arts
• Nuclear Medicine
• Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Ornamental Horticulture
• Plastics Technology
• Radiologic Technology
• Respiratory Care
• Service Technician (Certificate)
• Travel and Tourism
• Welding

As a member of the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs (ICISP) along with some 38 other midwest colleges, Oakton is able to offer its students the opportunity to spend the fall or spring semester abroad in England or Austria, the spring semester in the Netherlands or a summer session in Costa Rica. Two-week exchanges in the Netherlands are available to students enrolled in several career programs.* Course offerings meet requirements for graduation, and all credit is granted through Oakton Community College.

To be eligible, students must have completed 15 to 24 hours of college-credit courses, including English 101, having maintained a GPA of 2.75. For those who qualify, some scholarship funding is available through the Oakton Community College Educational Foundation and other sources.

Canterbury, England
In Canterbury, about an hour and a half from London by train, students attend classes at Christ Church College, which enrolls nearly 2,500 students from England and other countries. They take 12 hours of courses with both Illinois and British students. Part of the curriculum includes the study of British culture and social institutions and a program of class field trips. Students stay in local homes and have access to all college facilities and activities.

Salzburg, Austria
In Salzburg, famed as the birthplace of Mozart and home of the Salzburg Music Festival, students take classes at Salzburg College, a private liberal arts college which enrolls students from throughout the U.S. and several foreign countries. Participants take 15 hours of course work, including a seminar on Austrian civilization. Instruction is in English, although students are required to study the German language during their stay. Here, too, students are housed with local families.

San Jose, Costa Rica
The summer session in San Jose, developed by faculty at the College of DuPage and made available to ICISP member colleges, is designed for students of the Spanish language. Students will enroll in a Spanish language class at the appropriate level and a course in Latin American Civilization and Culture, for a total of seven semester hours of credit. Participants will be interviewed and tested to determine proper placement prior to departure. Students stay in the homes of local host families and have a series of five field trips included in the program.

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Cuernavaca, Mexico is the ideal location for this summer study abroad program sponsored by Black Hawk College. Located in the heart of colonial Mexico, the cite of Cuernavaca is the capital and largest city in the State of Morelos. Instruction is offered at the Instituto de Idioma y Cultura en Cuernavaca (ICC). Field trips are an integral part of the Cuernavaca Study Abroad program. Students will participate in field trips to many interesting sites in Mexico and and optional field trip to Acapulco is also available. Housing is provided in private homes in Cuernavaca. Staying with a Mexican family is an integral and rewarding part of this program.

Kyoto, Japan
The program sponsored by College of DuPage at Kyoto International Academy provides intensive language study combined with independent cultural projects, field trips, and after school activities. This integrated approach comes alive because the whole community serves as a giant classroom and language laboratory for students. Participans will be able to practice and improve their knowledge of the language by interacting with the Japanese people in the street, on buses, in museums, theaters, shops, restaurants and cafes, and with their host family. A variet of field trips and excursions are planned throughout the program.

Munich, Germany
In this program offered by College of DuPage, students will learn and practice German in the classroom and in natural settings. The program includes a variety of field trips and excursions to museums, movies and theater, and places of interest in and near the city of Munich. Students will live in a bed and breakfast for the first five days of the program and will then move to the homes of host families in Munich for the remaining four weeks of the program. German language classes will meet weekday mornings. Students may sign up for additional sessions of business German as well.

Dijon, France
This summer program is offered by Parkland College at the Centre International d'Etudes Francaises of the University Burgundy. This intensive study program is designed for students of all ages with a minimum of one year of college French who are interested in increasing proficiency in spoken French and gaining an understanding of life in modern France. Every week, students take 20 hours of classes conducted by university faculty. Students are housed in modern university dorms at the university, with access to campus dining hall and student activities. The program includes field trips to Paris, Loire Valley, and Burgundy regions, home and city visits, a full cultural agenda in a setting with an international student body.

For more information about these study abroad programs, contact:

Katherine Schuster, Ph.D.
Coordinator of International Programs
Office 2829
Office Phone 847-376-7118
E-mail schuster@oakton.edu