Oakton Community College have campus in Skokie, Illinois and Des Plaines, Illinois. This collge is a two-year community college. The communities include residents in the communities of Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Park Ridge, Skokie, Wilmette, Winnetka , Illinois, and parts of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Rosemont. Residents of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, and Rosemont need to contact that office of admission for exact in-district addresses. Oakton Community College offers both credit and non-credit classes. This College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association.
This collge was opened in 1969 at Oakton in former industrial buildings and Nangle at Morton Grove. When Des Plaines campus opened, Nanlge was closed. In 1980 the Skokie campus was opened at former Niles East High School. Same year the Des Plaines campus was also opened.
President of Oakton Community College is Dr. Margared B. Lee. He stated in April 22, 2007, New York Times article “For Achievers, a New Destination,” “You don’t prepare someone in this time of rapid change for a single job. You prepare them for a working life. The old academic skills are the new vocational skills.”
