Imagine a place where you can learn about anything that grabs your attention – from architectural technology to acting, global studies to construction management, fire science technology to photographic electronic imagery. 
Imagine a place nestled in a forest preserve brimming with wildlife, yet within a half-hour to Chicago’s Loop.
Imagine a place dotted with works of art by some of the world’s most respected masters.    
Come to Oakton and you will not have to imagine. 
Real life is like that here. Every day. 
At Oakton’s two conveniently located campuses, you’ll find an amazing learning environment where you and fellow students will puzzle out the issues that shape our complex world.
Here you’ll study with first-rate faculty – not teaching assistants. You’ll be a part of a dynamic learning community where classes are small, and your professors know your name.  Here you’ll also discover unique learning opportunities usually reserved for graduate study. Like helping conduct research at the Argonne Laboratory or the Chicago Botanic Garden. Or being part of an archaeological dig in New Mexico. 
Earn an associate’s degree at Oakton and satisfy the first two years of requirements for the bachelor’s degree – at a remarkably affordable price – and then transfer to a four-year college or university. 
If your goal is to enter the workforce quickly, you may opt to earn an Associate of Applied Science degree – or a certificate – in fields with an increasing demand for skilled employees such as accounting, business, computer science, or engineering. 
Because the college experience should not be all work and no play, more than 80 clubs and organizations on campus offer “something for everyone,” from Amnesty International to Ultimate Frisbee to Video Gamers. Or express your inner talent through the student newspaper, Studio One theater, literary journal, and jazz ensemble. 
As member of the National Junior College Athletic Association and Skyway Community College Athletic Conference, Oakton sponsors 12 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past several years, Oakton athletes have enjoyed winning seasons in baseball, basketball, and cross-country and have captured national recognition.  
Like to work out? Oakton’s Fitness Center has what it takes to keep you in shape – from the latest Cybex and Life Fitness equipment to aerobic machines including the Elliptical Trainer and recumbent bikes. 
Best of all, spend two years here, and you’ll join a distinguished legacy of men and women who selected Oakton as their first college. You’ll find Oakton alumni in business and the arts, in politics and education, in executive suites and boardrooms, and in positions of influence in both public and private life. They all value highly the start they got at Oakton. 
Want to know more? Surf our Web site and see for yourself how you can start here and go anywhere.