Medical schools in Illinois: Allied health care career training, associate degree programs in nursing & dental hygiene. Medical assisting, dental hygiene certification, medical technology certificate programs in Hancock County, IL.
Carl Sandburg College: With three campuses located throughout west-central Illinois,Carl Sandburg College is a two-year community college offering Associate of Applied Science and Certificate programs in a range of allied health fields. If you are interested in a career in healthcare Carl Sandburg College has many allied health programs to consider. Our programs provide the opportunity to take many general education courses at any of our three College campuses in Illinois.
Core Values for Allied Health at Carl Sandburg College:
The Allied Health Department at Carl Sandburg College recognizes that one's values represent deeply held beliefs about what is important and supports the community's expectation for a high standard of professional conduct in its graduates. The Allied Health Department, in cooperation with its affiliates, has identified five core values inherent to the development and practice of professionalism.
- Teamwork To develop a strong work ethic based on the cooperative efforts of the whole with no single individual seeking personal prominence.
- Compassion
To instill a sympathetic consciousness of others' distress and a desire to relieve it. It is the Allied Health Department's intent to adhere to the above values and objectives in its own practices and to integrate values education within its programs in order to promote professional behavior among students.
- Integrity To build a sense of trustworthiness and honesty to a degree that individuals feel committed to being true to a responsibility, duty, or pledge.
- Dependability
To promote the expectation of reliance or trust in one's knowledge, judgment and actions.
Allied Health Associate Degree & Certificate Programs:
Associate Degree Programs:
- Practical Nursing
- Radiologic Technology
- Dental Hygiene
- Mortuary Science, and more...
Certificate Programs: - Cosmetology / Nail Technology
- Therapeutic Massage
- Medical Assistant
- Practical Nursing
- Computed Tomography
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography
Location & Accreditation: Carl Sandburg College campuses are located throughout west-central Illinois in Galesburg (Knox County), Carthage (Hancock County), and Bushnell (McDonough County). We are accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
Situated in Lake Forest, just 30 miles north of Chicago, Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college offering undergraduate & graduate degree programs in a range of academic fields that include Biology, Communication, Liberal Studies, Engineering, and more. With the College’s flexible curriculum and depth of choices, students design individualized courses of study, yet what they have in common is the strength of the traditional liberal arts education and exposure to the humanities, the natural and mathematical sciences, and the social sciences.
At Lake Forest College, our students get a world-class education and the skills they need to succeed after college. Lake Forest is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Lake Forest College is one of the nation’s most innovative liberal arts colleges. In addition to strong academic majors in the humanities, social and natural sciences, the College features inventive programs of study in communications, business, Asian Studies, Islamic World Studies, and other contemporary areas. Abundant internship and research opportunities, close interaction with highly skilled professors, and practical programs in nearby Chicago set Lake Forest College apart.
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classical Studies
- Communication
- Economics and Business
- Education
- Engineering
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Modern Languages and Literatures
- Philosophy
- Pre-Law
- Religion, and more...
Masters Degree Programs:
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Master of Liberal Studies
Midwestern Career College (MCC) provides allied health degree, diploma, and certificate courses on-campus in the heart of Downtown Chicago.
We provide training led by industry-leading instructors and externships for hands-on learning experience. We help you define your career path and help you search for a job after your graduate.
At MCC, international students gain the language and job skills required to set their path to success and shape students to be the best candidates for in-demand careers.
MCC prepares students for entry-level employment, as well as certification and licensure examinations in their respective fields of study.
Midwestern Career College was established in August 2004 and was officially approved by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in December of that year.
MCC is also approved by the Division of Private Business and Vocational Schools of the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE).
In addition to our Downtown Chicago campus, we also provide courses in Naperville and Blue Island IL.
Based in Schaumburg, Cook County IL, the International Skin Beauty Academy provides Certificate level Esthetics programs for a successful career in skin beauty industry with hands-on education in a mature, professional atmosphere. The Academy’s innovative educational approach nurtures each student into a superior skin care professional. We also provide Allied Health and Nursing Certificate programs, with courses in Medical and Nurse Assisting.
International Skin Beauty Academy is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as an Esthetician School and Cosmetology Continuing Education Sponsor.
The founder and President of the Academy, Dr. Natalia Doran, has 20 years of experience in the medicine and skin care industries as a doctor of dermatology in Russia, and as a practicing esthetician in Europe and in the United States. Her knowledge, medical education, practical experience, and passion make her uniquely qualified to provide the highest standards of training in Esthetics.
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Courses / Programs
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Based in Carlinville, Macoupin County in Southwestern Illinois, Blackburn College is a four-year co-educational private liberal arts college that offers a range of Bachelor of Arts degree programs with more than 30 majors. Blackburn College is one of 7 'work colleges' in the United States and the only one with a student-managed work program. This means that students are responsible for the administration of the program including resource allocation, policy formulation, as well as direct supervision of their fellow students. At Blackburn College the student is able to obtain work experience while in school, reduce their debt load, and meet college expenses.
Blackburn College offers more than 30 major degrees, with a wide-variety of course categories to suit many interests. Classes at Blackburn are small, so you’ll really get to know your professors. Our faculty all full professors, not graduate students or teaching assistants.
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