Oakton History

Learn how to research Oakton Community College history by starting with our "History of Oakton Community College Pathfinder".

The pathfinder includes general background information with specific emphasis on:

The Founding and History of Oakton (including Governance and Student Statistics)

Sites and Buildings at the Des Plaines and Ray Hartstein Campuses

Des Plaines River and Flooding

Koehnline Museum of Art.

Voices of Oakton: Fiction, Poetry, Artwork, Photographs and News

A display of publications is featured in the cases in the lower level of the Library. The display includes Dudes, Unfactory, and early student newspapers.