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Oakton Community College
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1600 E Golf Rd.
Des Plaines, IL 60016-1268 |
General information
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(847) 635-1600
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| Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students |
| Tuition and Fees | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 |
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| In-State | $ 2,399 | $ 2,202 | $ 1,932 |
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| Out of State | $ 8,407 | $ 8,035 | $ 7,392 |
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| Books and Supplies | $ 1,000 | $ 800 | $ 800 |
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| On-Campus |
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| Off Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 6,190 | $ 6,190 | $ 6,190 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 3,000 | $ 2,200 | $ 2,200 |
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| Off Campus w/ family |
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| Other Expenses | $ 3,050 | $ 3,050 | $ 3,050 |
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Financial aid 2005-2006
Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students
| Type of Aid | Percentage of students receiving aid | Average amount of aid they received |
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| Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
20% |
$ 2,727 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
17% |
$ 1,114 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
7% |
$ 811 |
| Loans to students |
2% |
$ 2,319 |
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Oakton Community College
Associate degree
Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices. | |
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Associate degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | Oakton Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
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Associate degree
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD + CADD | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to develop working drawings and electronic simulations for architectural and related construction projects. Includes instruction in basic construction and structural design, architectural rendering, architectural-aided drafting (CAD), layout and designs, architectural blueprint interpretation, building materials, and basic structural wiring diagramming. | |
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Associate degree
Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems. | |
| Oakton Community College
Associate degree
Banking and Financial Support Services | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform a wide variety of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. Includes instruction in communications and public relations skills, business equipment operation, and technical skills applicable to the methods and operations of specific financial or insurance services. | |
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Associate degree
Biological and Physical Sciences | Oakton Community College |
A program that is either a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences. | |
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Associate degree
Child Care Provider + Assistant | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development; nutrition; recreation; planning and supervision of play and learning activities; child abuse and neglect prevention; parent-child relationships; and applicable legal and administrative requirements. | |
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Associate degree
Clinical + Medical Laboratory Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists/medical technologists, to perform routine medical laboratory procedures and tests and to apply preset strategies to record and analyze data. Includes instruction in general laboratory procedures and skills; laboratory mathematics; medical computer applications; interpersonal and communications skills; and the basic principles of hematology; medical microbiology; immunohematology; immunology; clinical chemistry, and urinalysis. | |
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Associate degree
Computer Programming + Programmer, General | Oakton Community College |
A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software design and programming to software installation and maintenance. Includes instruction in software design, low- and high-level languages and program writing; program customization and linking; prototype testing; troubleshooting; and related aspects of operating systems and networks. | |
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Associate degree
Construction Management | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage, coordinate, and supervise the construction process from concept development through project completion on timely and economic bases. Includes instruction in commercial, residential, mechanical, highway/heavy civil, electrical, environmental, industrial, and specialty construction; facilities management; project planning; budgeting and cost control; logistics and materials management; personnel management and labor relations; site safety; construction contracting; construction processes and techniques; organization and scheduling; and applicable codes and regulations. | |
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Associate degree
Criminal Justice + Police Science | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities. | |
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Associate degree
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation. | |
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Associate degree
Engineering, General | Oakton Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce. | |
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Associate degree
Fire Science + Fire-fighting | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of fire fighters. Includes instruction in fire-fighting equipment operation and maintenance, principles of fire science and combustible substances, methods of controlling different types of fires, hazardous material handling and control, fire rescue procedures, public relations and applicable laws and regulations. | |
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Associate degree
Graphic Design | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations. | |
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Associate degree
Health Information + Medical Records Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health information administrators and other professionals, to construct medical records and clinical databases, perform manipulations on retrieved data, control the security and quality of records, and supervise data entry and technical maintenance personnel. Includes instruction in clinical and biomedical science data and information requirements; database management; data coding and validation; information security; quality control; health information content and structure; medical business procedures; and legal requirements. | |
| Oakton Community College
Associate degree
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology + Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, install, service and maintain the operating condition of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. Includes instruction in diagnostic techniques, the use of testing equipment and the principles of mechanics, electricity, and electronics as they relate to the repair of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. | |
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Associate degree
Information Technology | Oakton Community College |
A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications, user tactics, application testing, and human interface design. | |
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Associate degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies | Oakton Community College |
A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs. | |
| Oakton Community College
Associate degree
Manufacturing Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the identification and resolution of production problems in the manufacture of products. Includes instruction in machine operations, production line operations, engineering analysis, systems analysis, instrumentation, physical controls, automation, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), manufacturing planning, quality control, and informational infrastructure. | |
| Oakton Community College
Associate degree
Marketing + Marketing Management, General | Oakton Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets. | |
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Associate degree
Mechanical Engineering + Mechanical Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in the design and development phases of a wide variety of projects involving mechanical systems. Includes instruction in principles of mechanics, applications to specific engineering systems, design testing procedures, prototype and operational testing and inspection procedures, manufacturing system-testing procedures, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation. | |
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Associate degree
Music, General | Oakton Community College |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. | |
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Associate degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | Oakton Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. | |
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Associate degree
Operations Management and Supervision | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage and direct the physical and/or technical functions of a firm or organization, particularly those relating to development, production, and manufacturing. Includes instruction in principles of general management, manufacturing and production systems, plant management, equipment maintenance management, production control, industrial labor relations and skilled trades supervision, strategic manufacturing policy, systems analysis, productivity analysis and cost control, and materials planning. | |
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Associate degree
Physical Therapist Assistant | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, conduct treatment interventions, use equipment, and observe and record patient progress. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, applied kinesiology, principles and procedures of physical therapy, basic neurology and orthopedics, physical therapy modalities, documentation skills, psychosocial aspects of health care, wound and injury care, electrotherapy, working with orthotics and prostheses, and personal and professional ethics. | |
| Oakton Community College
Associate degree
Real Estate | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to develop, buy, sell, appraise, and manage real property. Includes instruction in land use development policy, real estate law, real estate marketing procedures, agency management, brokerage, property inspection and appraisal, real estate investing, leased and rental properties, commercial real estate, and property management. | |
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Associate degree
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | Oakton Community College |
A program that focuses on the general process and techniques of direct wholesale and retail buying and selling operations and introduces individuals to related careers. Includes instruction in the principles of entrepreneurial economics, basic sales skills, the distribution channels for goods and services, and supervised practical application experiences. | |
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Associate degree
Social Work | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling. | |
| Oakton Community College
Associate degree
Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | Oakton Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
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Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Advertising | Oakton Community College |
A program that focuses on the creation, execution, transmission, and evaluation of commercial messages in various media intended to promote and sell products, services, and brands; and that prepares individuals to function as advertising assistants, technicians, and managers. Includes instruction in advertising theory, marketing strategy, advertising design and production methods, campaign methods and techniques, media management, related principles of business management, and applicable technical and equipment skills. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD + CADD | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to develop working drawings and electronic simulations for architectural and related construction projects. Includes instruction in basic construction and structural design, architectural rendering, architectural-aided drafting (CAD), layout and designs, architectural blueprint interpretation, building materials, and basic structural wiring diagramming. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Banking and Financial Support Services | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform a wide variety of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. Includes instruction in communications and public relations skills, business equipment operation, and technical skills applicable to the methods and operations of specific financial or insurance services. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Business Administration and Management, General | Oakton Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
CAD + CADD Drafting and + or Design Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical skills and advanced computer software and hardware to the creation of graphic representations and simulations in support of engineering projects. Includes instruction in engineering graphics, two-dimensional and three-dimensional engineering design, solids modeling, engineering animation, computer-aided drafting (CAD), computer-aided design (CADD), and auto-CAD techniques. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Child Care Provider + Assistant | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development; nutrition; recreation; planning and supervision of play and learning activities; child abuse and neglect prevention; parent-child relationships; and applicable legal and administrative requirements. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Computer Programming, Vendor + Product Certification | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to fulfill the requirements set by vendors for professional qualification as certified installation, customization, and maintenance engineers for specific software products and/or processes. Includes training in specific vendor supported software products and their installation and maintenance. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Oakton Community College |
A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals to function as network specialists and managers at various levels. Includes instruction in operating systems and applications; systems design and analysis; networking theory and solutions; types of networks; network management and control; network and flow optimization; security; configuring; and troubleshooting. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Construction Management | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage, coordinate, and supervise the construction process from concept development through project completion on timely and economic bases. Includes instruction in commercial, residential, mechanical, highway/heavy civil, electrical, environmental, industrial, and specialty construction; facilities management; project planning; budgeting and cost control; logistics and materials management; personnel management and labor relations; site safety; construction contracting; construction processes and techniques; organization and scheduling; and applicable codes and regulations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Data Modeling + Warehousing and Database Administration | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to design and manage the construction of databases and related software programs and applications, including the linking of individual data sets to create complex searchable databases (warehousing) and the use of analytical search tools (mining). Includes instruction in database theory, logic, and semantics; operational and warehouse modeling; dimensionality; attributes and hierarchies; data definition; technical architecture; access and security design; integration; formatting and extraction; data delivery; index design; implementation problems; planning and budgeting; and client and networking issues. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Executive Assistant + Executive Secretary | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for business executives and top management. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, public relations, scheduling and travel management, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, conference and meeting recording, report preparation, office equipment and procedures, office supervisory skills, and professional standards and legal requirements. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Fire Science + Fire-fighting | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of fire fighters. Includes instruction in fire-fighting equipment operation and maintenance, principles of fire science and combustible substances, methods of controlling different types of fires, hazardous material handling and control, fire rescue procedures, public relations and applicable laws and regulations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology + Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, install, service and maintain the operating condition of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. Includes instruction in diagnostic techniques, the use of testing equipment and the principles of mechanics, electricity, and electronics as they relate to the repair of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Human Resources Management + Personnel Administration, General | Oakton Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in personnel and organization policy, human resource dynamics and flows, labor relations, sex roles, civil rights, human resources law and regulations, motivation and compensation systems, work systems, career management, employee testing and assessment, recruitment and selection, managing employee and job training programs, and the management of human resources programs and operations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Information Science + Studies | Oakton Community College |
A program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signaling; communications and networking; systems planning and design; human interfacing and use analysis; database development; information policy analysis; and related aspects of hardware, software, economics, social factors, and capacity. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
International Marketing | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform marketing activities in enterprises primarily engaged in exporting or importing goods and services in world markets. Includes instruction in international trade controls, foreign trade operations, locating markets, negotiation practices, monetary issues, and international public relations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Investments and Securities | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage assets placed in capital markets, and related technical operations. Includes instruction in security analysis, debt and equity analysis, investment strategies, securities markets, computer-assisted research, portfolio management, portfolio performance analysis, and applications to specific investment problems and business situations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Manufacturing Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the identification and resolution of production problems in the manufacture of products. Includes instruction in machine operations, production line operations, engineering analysis, systems analysis, instrumentation, physical controls, automation, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), manufacturing planning, quality control, and informational infrastructure. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Marketing + Marketing Management, General | Oakton Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist + Coder | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform specialized data entry, classification, and record-keeping procedures related to medical diagnostic, treatment, billing, and insurance documentation. Includes instruction in medical records and insurance software applications, basic anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, fundamentals of medical science and treatment procedures, data classification and coding, data entry skills, and regulations relating to Medicare and insurance documentation. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Medical Insurance Specialist + Medical Biller | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform and manage the medical and health insurance operations in a medical office, health care facility, health maintenance organization, or insurance provider. Includes instruction in health and medical insurance processes; health insurance law, policy, and regulations; insurance records and paperwork administration; insurance office administration; health/medical insurance software applications; personnel supervision; business mathematics; billing and collection procedures; medical terminology; and communications skills. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Medical Office Assistant + Specialist | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers and other professionals, to perform routine administrative duties in a medical, clinical, or health care facility/system office environment. Includes instruction in general office skills, data processing, office equipment operation, principles of medical record-keeping and business regulations, medical/clinical office procedures, and communications skills. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Medical Transcription + Transcriptionist | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to execute verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Includes instruction in dictation and simultaneous recording, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report and correspondence formats, professional standards, and applicable law and regulations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Nurse + Nursing Assistant + Aide and Patient Care Assistant | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform routine nursing-related services to patients in hospitals or long-term care facilities, under the training and supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Perioperative + Operating Room and Surgical Nurse + Nursing | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to provide care to patients before and during surgery, and provide tableside assistance to surgeons. Includes instruction in operating room safety and preparation, aseptic technique, anesthesia, patient preparation, surgical instruments and procedures, sterilization and disinfecting, surgical drugs and solutions, hemostasis, emergency procedures, and patient/family education. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Pharmacy Technician + Assistant | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instruction in medical and pharmaceutical terminology; principles of pharmacology and pharmaceutics; drug identification; pharmacy laboratory procedures; prescription interpretation; patient communication and education; safety procedures; record-keeping; measurement and testing techniques; pharmacy business operations; prescription preparation; logistics and dispensing operations; and applicable standards and regulations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Phlebotomy + Phlebotomist | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and other health care professionals, to draw blood samples from patients using a variety of intrusive procedures. Includes instruction in basic vascular anatomy and physiology, blood physiology, skin puncture techniques, venipuncture, venous specimen collection and handling, safety and sanitation procedures, and applicable standards and regulations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Prepress + Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the layout, design and typographic arrangement of printed and/or electronic graphic and textual products. Includes instruction in printing and lithographic equipment and operations; computer hardware and software; digital imaging; print preparation; page layout and design; desktop publishing; and applicable principles of graphic design and web page design. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Public Administration | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Real Estate | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to develop, buy, sell, appraise, and manage real property. Includes instruction in land use development policy, real estate law, real estate marketing procedures, agency management, brokerage, property inspection and appraisal, real estate investing, leased and rental properties, commercial real estate, and property management. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Selling Skills and Sales Operations | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to possess the skills associated with direct promotion of products and services to potential customers and to function as independent sales representatives and managers. Includes instruction in consumer psychology, image projection, public speaking and interpersonal communications, sales organization and operations, customer relations, professional standards and ethics, and applicable technical skills. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
System Administration + Administrator | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage the computer operations and control the system configurations emanating from a specific site or network hub. Includes instruction in computer hardware and software and applications; local area (LAN) and wide area (WAN) networking; principles of information systems security; disk space and traffic load monitoring; data backup; resource allocation; and setup and takedown procedures. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Web Page, Digital + Multimedia and Information Resources Design | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply HTML, XML, Javascript, graphics applications, and other authoring tools to the design, editing, and publishing (launching) of documents, images, graphics, sound, and multimedia products on the World Wide Web. Includes instruction in Internet theory; web page standards and policies; elements of web page design; user interfaces; vector tools; special effects; interactive and multimedia components; search engines; navigation; morphing; e-commerce tools; and emerging web technologies. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD + CADD | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to develop working drawings and electronic simulations for architectural and related construction projects. Includes instruction in basic construction and structural design, architectural rendering, architectural-aided drafting (CAD), layout and designs, architectural blueprint interpretation, building materials, and basic structural wiring diagramming. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Child Care Provider + Assistant | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development; nutrition; recreation; planning and supervision of play and learning activities; child abuse and neglect prevention; parent-child relationships; and applicable legal and administrative requirements. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Commercial Photography | Oakton Community College |
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences, and recording events and people, via digital, film, still and video photography. Includes instruction in specialized camera and equipment operation and maintenance, applications to commercial and industrial needs, and photography business operations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Computer Technology + Computer Systems Technology | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of professionals who use computer systems. Includes instruction in basic computer design and architecture, programming, problems of specific computer applications, component and system maintenance and inspection procedures, hardware and software problem diagnosis and repair, and report preparation. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Criminal Justice + Police Science | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Fire Science + Fire-fighting | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of fire fighters. Includes instruction in fire-fighting equipment operation and maintenance, principles of fire science and combustible substances, methods of controlling different types of fires, hazardous material handling and control, fire rescue procedures, public relations and applicable laws and regulations. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology + Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, install, service and maintain the operating condition of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. Includes instruction in diagnostic techniques, the use of testing equipment and the principles of mechanics, electricity, and electronics as they relate to the repair of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Mechanical Engineering + Mechanical Technology + Technician | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in the design and development phases of a wide variety of projects involving mechanical systems. Includes instruction in principles of mechanics, applications to specific engineering systems, design testing procedures, prototype and operational testing and inspection procedures, manufacturing system-testing procedures, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Operations Management and Supervision | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage and direct the physical and/or technical functions of a firm or organization, particularly those relating to development, production, and manufacturing. Includes instruction in principles of general management, manufacturing and production systems, plant management, equipment maintenance management, production control, industrial labor relations and skilled trades supervision, strategic manufacturing policy, systems analysis, productivity analysis and cost control, and materials planning. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Prepress + Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the layout, design and typographic arrangement of printed and/or electronic graphic and textual products. Includes instruction in printing and lithographic equipment and operations; computer hardware and software; digital imaging; print preparation; page layout and design; desktop publishing; and applicable principles of graphic design and web page design. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Social Work | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling. | |
| Oakton Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Web Page, Digital + Multimedia and Information Resources Design | Oakton Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply HTML, XML, Javascript, graphics applications, and other authoring tools to the design, editing, and publishing (launching) of documents, images, graphics, sound, and multimedia products on the World Wide Web. Includes instruction in Internet theory; web page standards and policies; elements of web page design; user interfaces; vector tools; special effects; interactive and multimedia components; search engines; navigation; morphing; e-commerce tools; and emerging web technologies. | |
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