Oakton Community College
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| Type | Public, Community College |
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| Established | 1969 |
| Endowment | $7.2 million |
| President | Joianne L. Smith |
| Students | 46,000 (credit and non-credit) |
| Location | Des Plaines, Skokie, IL, U.S. |
| Website | http://www.oakton.edu |
Oakton Community College is a two-year community college with campuses in Des Plaines, Illinois and Skokie, Illinois. It was established in 1969 in Morton Grove, Illinois and moved to its current locations in 1980.
District 535 serves 450,000 residents in northeast Cook County, Illinois. The school serves Chicago's North Shore suburbs of Des Plaines, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Park Ridge, Rosemont, Skokie, Wilmette, Winnetka. 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.
In 2014, Oakton entered into a dual enrollment agreement with Shimer College, a Great Books college in Chicago, under which Oakton students could attend Shimer classes for credit at Oakton. It was the first extension of Shimer's dual enrollment system beyond the City Colleges of Chicago.
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