Oakton College


Oakton is a two-year community college with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie. Established in 1969 and accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, Oakton offers education and training for the residents and businesses of Illinois District 535.
Mission
Oakton is the community's college. By providing access to quality education throughout a lifetime, we empower and transform our students in the diverse communities we serve.
Vision
Dedicated to teaching and learning, Oakton is a student-centered college known for academic rigor and high standards. Through exemplary teaching that relies on innovation and collaboration with our community partners, our students learn to think critically, solve problems, and to be ethical global citizens who shape the world. We are committed to diversity, cultural competence, and achieving equity in student outcomes.
Values
A focus on Oakton students is at the core of each of these values.
- We exercise responsibility through accountability to each other, our community, and the environment.
- We embrace the diversity of the Oakton community and honor it as one of our college's primary strengths.
- We advance equity by acknowledging the effects of systemic social injustices and intentionally designing the Oakton experience to foster success for all students.
- We uphold integrity through a commitment to trust, transparency, and honesty by all members of the Oakton community.
- We cultivate compassion within a caring community that appreciates that personal fulfillment and well-being are central to our mission.
- We foster collaboration within the college and the larger community and recognize our interdependence and ability to achieve more together.
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Economics faculty (PTECO-25) - Oakton College
Skokie, Illinois
Location: Des Plaines and Skokie, IL Category: Adjunct Faculty Posted On: Fri Sep 6 2024 Job Description: ECO 110 Elements of Economics Course surveys economics systems with reference to the market system, capitalism, government policy, mon...
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Job Type | Full Time |

Business/GBS/MKT/MGT faculty - Pooled positions (PTBUS-25) - Oakton College
Skokie, Illinois
Location: Des Plaines and Skokie, IL Category: Adjunct Faculty Posted On: Mon Jan 6 2025 Job Description: Part-time faculty are paid on a lecture hour equivalent (LHE) basis. For library faculty, 1 LHE "Lecture Hour Equivalent" = 2.34 hours...
4d
Job Type | Part Time |

ESL Instructor: Non-Credit, Adult Education - Oakton College
Des Plaines, Illinois
Location: Des Plaines, IL Category: Casual Posted On: Fri Jan 26 2024 Job Description: Job summary: Oakton Community College's Alliance for Lifelong Learning Division is looking for non-credit English as a Second Language (ESL) instructors ...
4d
Job Type | Part Time |

Youth STEAM PYTHON Instructor - Oakton College
Des Plaines, Illinois
Location: Des Plaines, IL Category: Casual Posted On: Tue Nov 12 2024 Job Description: Oakton College Youth STEAM program is looking for an enthusiastic and innovative instructor for the 2025 summer camp program. The course instructor assis...
4d
Job Type | Full Time |

Adult Education HSE/GED Mathematics Instructor - Oakton College
Des Plaines, Illinois
Location: Des Plaines / Skokie, IL Category: Casual Posted On: Mon Jan 27 2025 Job Description: Seeking a passionate and dedicated educator with strong technology skills to teach Adult Education in-person classes that prepare students to pa...
4d
Job Type | Full Time |

Philosophy faculty (PTPHL-25) - Oakton College
Skokie, Illinois
Location: Des Plaines and Skokie, IL Category: Adjunct Faculty Posted On: Mon Jan 13 2025 Job Description: PHL 106, HUM 127. PHL 105, PHL 205 Construction of a course syllabus, consistent with the generic course syllabus, that stipulates co...
4d
Job Type | Full Time |

Computer Science faculty (PTCSC-25) - Oakton College
Skokie, Illinois
Location: Des Plaines and Skokie, IL Category: Adjunct Faculty Posted On: Wed Dec 4 2024 Job Description: Oakton is looking for qualified Computer Science faculty. CSC155 - C++ Computer Science I A first course in computer programming from ...
4d
Job Type | Full Time |

Cannabis Studies (PTCNB-25) - Oakton College
Des Plaines, Illinois
Location: Des Plaines, IL Category: Adjunct Faculty Posted On: Mon Jan 13 2025 Job Description: CNB 107 Botany and Cultivation of Cannabis Laboratory course focuses on the anatomical and biological aspects of the cannabis plant. Students wi...
4d
Job Type | Full Time |

Site Assistant - Continuing Education, Training and Workforce Development - Oakton College
Des Plaines, Illinois
Location: High School Sites, IL Category: Casual Posted On: Thu Jul 25 2024 Job Description: Basic Responsibilities Under general supervision responsible for the professional support of CE & T and its programs and services as needed at an o...
4d
Job Type | Full Time |

Biology faculty (PTBIO-25) - Oakton College
Skokie, Illinois
Location: Des Plaines and Skokie, IL Category: Adjunct Faculty Posted On: Mon Jan 13 2025 Job Description: BIO 251: Microbiology Laboratory course introduces biology of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, protists and viruses. Content...
4d
Job Type | Full Time |