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Explore Oakton's degrees and certificates by zeroing in on your area of interest. Our programs include nine subject areas across numerous careers and fields. Once you are enrolled, work with an Oakton academic advisor to build an academic plan that aligns your career goals and guides your educational investment.
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Technology is at the heart of the world’s most exciting innovations. Here, you’ll gain top-tier skills as you hone problem-solving abilities for a career in computer and information technology.
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Explore the world around you and apply the lessons of history to today’s problems. Through Oakton’s education programs, you’ll learn to help the next generation of students prepare for their future.
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Your options for a career in health care may include nursing—or may extend into other important areas. Consider your options for high-demand health fields that emphasize information technology, billing and coding, laboratory work and more.
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As technology becomes more intricately woven into our interactions, the study of humanities and languages is more important than ever. At Oakton, you’ll gain the ability to make important connections and add meaning to human relationships.
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Become a first responder or study for a career in finance, law or business at Oakton. Enter the workforce well-prepared and confident to serve your community in an essential field.
Learn MoreScience, Technology, Engineering and Math
Future jobs—including many that don’t yet exist—will come from the STEM disciplines. Explore your love for the sciences and develop in-demand skills that can be applied to numerous career fields.
Learn MoreFine, Performing and Applied Arts
Art has always been central to the human experience. Whether you’re pursuing meaning through beauty or enhancing the value of a new product through graphic design, Oakton is your training ground.
Learn MoreManufacturing, Facilities and Automotive
Skilled technicians are in high demand. If you love work that combines problem-solving with hands-on experiences, Oakton’s manufacturing, facilities and automotive programs will train you for a rewarding career.
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Oakton hosts Art Kleinman’s exhibition Dec. 8 - Jan. 20
Des Plaines, Ill. (Nov. 28, 2022) – The public is invited to view Chicago-based painter Art Kleinman’s recent work during an upcoming exhibit at Oakton Community College. The exhibition will feature Kleinman’s geometric paintings and explore the relationship between structural balance and the desire to "break out" into a freer form of expression.
Oakton’s Empty Bowls event, Dec. 3, to support local food pantries
Community members are invited to enjoy a delicious meal and take home beautifully handcrafted bowls while supporting local food pantries at Oakton Community College’s upcoming Empty Bowls event.
Oakton hosts local partners and veterans at Veterans Day Commemoration
Oakton Community College hosted local community partners and veterans for a Veterans Day Commemoration event and resource fair on Thursday, Nov. 10.
Oakton dedicates Emory Williams Academy for Black Men
The student support initiative pays tribute to the former Oakton Trustee and longtime educator.
Oakton to host free virtual cannabis license workshops this fall
The workshops will help current and prospective cannabis license applicants navigate the state’s licensing process and move closer to beginning careers in the emerging cannabis industry.