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Elgin Community College

Elgin Community College
1700 Spartan Drive
Elgin, IL 60123-7193

Official telephone: (847) 697-1000
Website: https://www.elgin.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 77%
Student:Faculty ratio: 21:1
Total faculty: 209 men, 279 women
Full-time faculty: 78 men, 70 women
Part-time faculty: 131 men, 209 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Histologic Technician
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Instrumentation Technology/Technician
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Welding Technology/Welder
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist
  • Computer Support Specialist
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Histologic Technician
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Instrumentation Technology/Technician
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Protective Services Operations
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  • Retailing and Retail Operations
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
  • Tool and Die Technology/Technician
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Welding Technology/Welder

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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