Articles filed under Oakton Community College
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How Oakton College plans to use federal grant to help minority studentsOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Asian Americans often are viewed as a model minority that's educated and affluent. That stereotype presents a challenge for Asian American students who come from low-inc...
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Oakton to host virtual women's art exhibit starting MondayOct 18, 2020 1:00 am - Access will be online only to an Oakton Community College exhibit of innovative artwork from around the world exploring the evolving role of women in society. The exhibi...
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Two Oakton women employees earn national "40 under 40" awardOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - YouTube The duo recently was honored with the American Association for Women in Community Colleges' 40 Under 40 Award for their leadership at Oakton Community College in...
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Oakton to launch state's first community college Public Health Contact Tracer Certificate programSep 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines is once again responding to the call for the need for trained workers to limit the spread of COVID-19 by launching the public hea...
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Oakton College launching contract tracing certificate programSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Oakton Community College is launching a Public Health Contact Tracer Certificate program to quickly prepare students to monitor the contacts of people infected with COVI...
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Oakton receives $1.75 million grant to help low-income and first-generation studentsSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - Oakton Community College will receive a federal Student Support Services grant of nearly $1.75 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Education to help more...
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Find out more about Oakton by attending virtual eventsSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Wherever you are in your college journey, visit Oakton Community College and see what the Oakton experience is all about without leaving home! Due to COVID-19, Oakton is...
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Suburban colleges report huge enrollment declines among Latino, Black and adult learnersSep 08, 2020 5:30 am - The coronavirus pandemic's disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities extends beyond higher rates of infection and deaths statewide. Its economic fallout al...
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Oakton's late-start classes keeps busy student in mindAug 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Start late. Stay on track. Oakton Community College's fall class schedule is developed with the busy person in mind. Courses start later in the semester, allowing studen...
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Community colleges start academic year with mostly virtual classesAug 29, 2020 1:00 am - As a nursing student, Jessica Shi is used to wearing gloves and masks while doing lab work at Harper College in Palatine. But the college's coronavirus pandemic precauti...