Two-year colleges offer programs that last up to two years that lead to a certificate or an associate degree. These include community colleges, vocational-technical colleges and career colleges.
Community colleges, or two-year schools, are a type of school that offers enrollment to those that live in the surrounding community. Typically they are open enrollment for students who have graduated from high school. All District 113 students live in the College of Lake County district.
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At CLC, you can:
Earn a Certificate to obtain job-specific skills
Earn an Associates Degree to prepare to enter the workforce or to transfer to a 4 Year college
Complete an apprenticeship to earn money through work while taking courses toward your degree
Earn a 4 Year degree (bachelors) degree through CLC's University Center
Can be a great way to get additional training in a specific area.
Generally can be completed in 6-18 months and require no General Education classes (e.g. Math, English, etc.)
Many can be “stacked” on top of previous certificates to make yourself more marketable when applying for jobs or moving up in your company
CLC offers over 40 certificates, but also have tuition agreements with other schools for programs not offered.
Examples:
Associate's Degrees are two-year career programs to prepare to enter the workforce or to transfer to four-year institutions.
Four-year universities who offer guaranteed transfer admission
Academic counselors help you choose classes based on where you want to transfer
Complete 2 years at CLC and then your last 2 years at the University of Illinois
Earn your bachelor's degree without leaving CLC's campus
University partners: Concordia, Depaul, Dominican, National Louis, North Park, NEIU,
NIU, Roosevelt, SIUC, SIUE, University of Illinois
Employers hire you, pay you a salary with benefits, plus pay for your education
You usually spend 1.5-2 years minimum working for that company after your education is complete
Some employers will pay for your bachelor’s degree afterward
Sample career fields:
Banking and Finance
Insurance
CNC Precision Machining
Cybersecurity/Networking
Marketing and Sales Management
Graphic Arts Print Production
Supply Chain Management
Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
If CLC does not offer the certificate or degree program you are interested in, you can request to attend a different community college in Illinois for the price of that school's in-district tuition through a joint agreement. Students would apply to both colleges and submit a joint agreement form to CLC.
CLICK HERE for the joint agreement form.
Tallahassee Community College - Aspire Transfer Program with Florida State University
Some community colleges offer housing. Here are some examples:
Kirkwood Community College (near University of Iowa)
Spoon River College (housing at Western Illinois University)
Parkland Pathways: (housing at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)
Florida State University: Transfer admission is based on major - freshman admission is not. But students can pursue the Tallahasee Community College pathways - 2 miles from campus and can live in South Gate Hall private off campus residence halls. Tallahassee only private dorm!
University of Florida: University of Florida (UF) has established guaranteed admission pathways with Santa Fe College, a community college in Gainesville, through the "Going Gator" transfer program. Santa Fe College does not offer traditional on-campus housing such as dorms or residence halls. However, students have access to a wide variety of off-campus housing options located near the college in Gainesville. These include student-focused apartment complexes, private rooms, and roommate-matching programs designed to support Santa Fe College students.
University of Wisconsin System (two-year schools with housing)
UW-Eau Claire -- Barron County offers student apartments to students who wish to be closer to campus. However, there is a limited capacity.
UW-Oshkosh, Fond du Lac Campus offers student apartments on a first-come, first-served basis.
UW-Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus offers student apartments on a first-come, first-served basis.
UW Platteville Baraboo Sauk County offers student apartments.
UW-Whitewater at Rock County offers housing within the student residence halls on the main campus.
If you start as a freshman at any UW System campus, earn at least 24 transferable credits, and maintain a 3.0 GPA, you are guaranteed admission to UW–Madison as a transfer student. However, this does not guarantee entry into specific majors or programs within UW–Madison.
Colorado Mountain College (Leadville, Glenwood Springs, Steamboat Springs)
University of Missouri: Moberly Area Community College (MACC) Tiger Pathway bridge program with Mizzou. Tiger Pathways students have access to MACC and Mizzou services and facilities including residence halls, the library, recreation center, student organizations and athletic events.
See complete list here.