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Surgical Technology A.A.S. Degree
Learn how to set up surgical environments, maintain sterility, and manage equipment and supplies as part of a surgical team. This in-demand occupation has a median annual salary of more than $80,000 in Illinois.
Learn MoreExplore 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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View ProgramsComputer and Information Technology
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.
Learn MoreSocial and Behavioral Science and Education
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.
Learn MoreHealth Careers and Nursing
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.
Learn MoreHumanities and Languages
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.
Learn MorePublic and Professional Business Services
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 President to Join National Webinar Series on Rebuilding the American Dream
Oakton President Joianne L. Smith, Ph.D., will be a featured panelist in ZogoTech’s Rebuilding the American Dream webinar series.
Curtain Up: Oakton Unveils Vibrant Fall 2025 Performing Arts Lineup
Oakton College invites the community to experience an inspiring lineup of theater, music and student performances this fall.
Oakton Announces Fall 2025 Performing Arts Auditions
Oakton College is calling all performers — community members, students, and alumni — to take the stage this fall. Audition for “On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning,” the internationally acclaimed Six Piano Ensemble, and the bold, original Midwest-student showcase Play On.
Oakton awarded nearly $2 million to support first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities through TRIO Student Support Services
Oakton College has received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue serving students through the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program.
Oakton College to Honor Four Distinguished Alumni, Sept. 11
Oakton College celebrates the achievements of four outstanding alumni at its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony. The event is free and open to the public.
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Oakton's main campus in Des Plaines is located on 147 acres of woodlands and prairie, bordered on the west by the Des Plaines River.
Oakton's campus in Skokie (Ray Hartstein Campus) is located in a residential area near downtown Skokie.