Oakton Community College Business Programs
Oakton Community College is a public institution located in Des Plaines, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Des Plaines makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.
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Oakton Community College Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Oakton Community College.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#51 | Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Where Is Oakton Community College?
Contact details for Oakton Community College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1600 E Golf Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016-1268 |
Phone: | 847-635-1600 |
Website: | www.oakton.edu |
How Do I Get Into Oakton Community College?
You can apply to Oakton Community College online at: www.oakton.edu/admission/applying/index.php
Can I Afford Oakton Community College?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Oakton Community College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $4,882 a year. That adds up to $19,528 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Oakton Community College is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Oakton Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,491 full-time undergraduates at Oakton Community College, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oakton Community College students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 666 |
Black or African American | 162 |
Hispanic or Latino | 428 |
White | 1,061 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 174 |
Over 39 countries are represented at Oakton Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Vietnam, and Pakistan.
Online Learning at Oakton Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Oakton Community College has changed over the last few years.
Online Growth Rankings of Oakton Community College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oakton Community College was 114.5%. This is the #339 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Oakton Community College regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Oakton Community College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Oakton Community College.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | #21 | |
Business Support & Assistant Services | #30 | |
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | #38 | |
Accounting | #88 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Oakton Community College Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Basic Certificate | Associate’s | Undergraduate Certificate | TOTAL |
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Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 25 | 5 | 21 | 51 |
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Operations Management | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
General Business/Commerce | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
General Management Information Systems | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
General Business Administration and Management | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Business & Office Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Banking and Financial Support Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 50 | 23 | 21 | 94 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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