Finding Your School

Found the health care career that's right for you?  Check out the Illinois schools below that offer the education and training needed:

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AUDIOLOGIST

• Illinois State University, Normal
• Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
• Northwestern University, Evanston
• Rush University, Chicago
• University Illinois Urbana Champaign, Champaign

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

• Black Hawk College, Moline
• Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg
• College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
• College of Lake County, waukegan
• Danville Area Community College, Danville
• East-West University, Chicago
• Elgin Community College, Elgin
• Frontier Community College, Fairfield
• Harold Washington College, Chicago
• Heartland Community College, Normal
• Highland Community College, Freeport
• Illinois Central College, Peoria
• Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby
• John A. Logan College, Carterville
• John Wood Community College, Quincy
• Joliet Junior College, Joliet
• Kankakee Community College, Kankakee
• Kaskaskia College, Centralia
• Kennedy-King College, Chicago
• Kishwaukee College, Malta
• Lake Land College, Mattoon
• Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey
• Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield
• Lincoln Trail College, Robinson
• Malcolm X. College, Chicago
• McHenry County College, Crystal Lake
• Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills
• Morton College, Cicero
• Oakton Community College, Skokie
• Parkland College, Champaign
• Prairie State College, Chicago Heights
• Rend Lake College, Ina
• Richard Daley College, Chicago
• Richland Community College, Decatur
• Sauk Valley College, Dixon
• Shawnee College, Ullin
• South Suburban College, South Holland
• Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg
• Southwestern Illinois College, Red Bud
• Spoon River College, Canton
• Triton College, River Grove
• Truman College, Chicago
• Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove
• Wilbur Wright College, Chicago
• William Rainey Harper College, Palatine

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

• Blessing Hospital, Quincy
• Elgin Community College, Elgin
• Illinois Central College, Peoria
• John A. Logan College, Carterville
• John Wood Community College, Quincy
• Kankakee Community College, Kankakee
• Malcolm X College, Chicago
• Oakton Community College, Des Plaines
• Rend Lake College, Ina
• Shawnee College, Ullin
• Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg
• Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market, Herrin
• Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST

• Blackburn College, Carlinville
• Eastern Illinois University (affiliated with Hines VA Hospital), Charleston
• Edward Hines Jr., Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines
• Eureka College, Eureka
• Illinois State University, Normal
• Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
• North Park University, Chicago
• NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston
• OSF Saint Francis Medical Center School of Laboratory Science, Peoria
• Quincy University, Quincy
• Roosevelt University, Chicago
• Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
• Saint John’s Hospital School of Laboratory Science, Springfield
• University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield
• University of St. Francis, Joliet
• Western Illinois University, Macomb

DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHER

• College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
• Harper College, Palatine
• John A. Logan College, Carterville
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
• Rush University, Chicago
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• Triton College, River Grove

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

• Americare Institute, Hanover Park
• Americare Technical School, Park Ridge
• Beck Area Career Center, Red Bud
• Black Hawk College , Moline
• CAAN, Coalition of African American Nurses, Inc., Calumet City (no web site available, call 708/983-1645)
• Capital Area School of Practical Nursing, Springfield
• Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg
• City Colleges of Chicago
  - Kennedy King College
  - Wilbur Wright College
• College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
• Danville Area Community College, Danville
• Elgin Community College, Elgin
• Heartland Community College, Normal
• Highland Community College, Freeport
• Illinois Central College, Peoria
• Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
  - Frontier Community College, Fairfield
  - Lincoln Trail College, Robinson
  - Olney Central College, Olney
  - Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel
• Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby
• International Career Institute, Lincolnwood
• J. Renee Career Facilitation, Inc., Crystal Lake
• John A. Logan Community College, Carterville
• John Wood Community College, Quincy
• Joliet Junior College, Joliet
• Kankakee Community College, Kankakee
• Kaskaskia College, Centralia
• Kishwaukee College, Malta
• Lake Land College, Mattoon
• Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield
• Morton College, Cicero
• Northwestern Institute of Health and Technology, Chicago
• Omega Healthcare Technical School, Evanston
• Parkland College, Champaign
• PCCTI - PC Center Training Institute, Oak Brook
• Rend Lake College, Ina
• Richland Community College, Decatur
• Rock Valley College, Rockford
• Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon
• Shawnee Community College, Ullin
• South Suburban College, South Holland
• Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg
• Spoon River College, Canton
• Triton College, River Grove
• William Rainey Harper College, Palatine

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NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST

• Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg
• College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
• Triton College, River Grove

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

• Chicago State University, Chicago
• Governor's State University, University Park
• Midwestern University, Downers Grove
• Rush University, Chicago
• University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago 

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

• Illinois Central College, East Peoria
• John A. Logan College, Carterville
• Lewis & Clarke Community College, Godfrey
• Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield
• Parkland College, Champaign
• Rend Lake College, Ina
• Shawnee Community College, Ullin
• South Suburban College, South Holland
• Southeastern Illinois College, Herrin
• Wilbur Wright College, Chicago

PHARMACIST

• Chicago State University College of Pharmacy, Chicago
• Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, Edwardsville
• University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

• Black Hawk College, Moline
• City Colleges of Chicago:
  - Kennedy-King College (coming summer of 2010)
  - Malcolm X College
  - Harold Washington College
  - Truman College
• College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
• College of Lake County, Grayslake
• Elgin Community College, Elgin
• John A. Logan College, Carterville
• Joliet Junior College, Joliet
• Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield
• Lincoln Trail College, Robinson
• McHenry College, Crystal Lake
• Oakton Community College, Skokie
• Richland Community College, Decatur
• South Suburban College, South Holland
• Spoon River College, Canton (Fall 2011) 

PHYSICAL THERAPY

• Bradley University, Peoria
• Governors State University, University Park
• Midwestern University, Downers Grove
• Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
• Northwestern University, Evanston
• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago 

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PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

• Black Hawk College, Moline
• College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
• Elgin Community College, Elgin
• Illinois Central College, East Peoria
• Kaskaskia College, Centralia
• Lake Land College, Mattoon
• Morton College, Cicero
• Oakton Community College, Des Plaines
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville 

PHYSICIAN

MD-Granting Schools

• Loyola University Chicago Sritch School of Medicine, Maywood
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago
• Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago School of Medicine, North Chicago
• Rush Medical College, Chicago
• Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield
• University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago
• University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago/Urbana/Peoria/Rockford

DO-Granting Schools

• Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove

RADIATION THERAPIST

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST (RADIOGRAPHER)

• Blessing Hospital, Quincy
• Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg
• College of Lake County, Grayslake
• Danville Area Community College, Danville
• Elgin Community College, Elgin
• Harper College, Palatine
• Heartland Community College, Normal
• Illinois Central College, Peoria
• Joliet Junior College, Joliet
• Kankakee Community College, Kankakee
• Kaskaskia College, Centralia
• Kishwaukee College, Malta
• Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield
• Malcolm X Community College, Chicago
• McDonough District Hospital, Macomb
• Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
• Olney Central College, Olney
• OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria
• Parkland College, Champaign
• Rend Lake College, Ina
• Richland Community College, Decatur
• Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford
• Sauk Valley College, Dixon
• South Suburban College of Cook County, South Holland
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville
• St. Francis Hospital, Evanston
• SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford
• Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Rock Island
• Triton College, River Grove
• Wilbur Wright College, Chicago

REGISTERED DIETITIAN

Coordinated Programs

• Dominican University, River Forest
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago

Didactic Programs

• Bradley University, Peoria
• Dominican University, River Forest
• Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
• Illinois State University, Charleston
• Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
• Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
• Western Illinois University, Macomb

REGISTERED NURSE

Hospital Schools of Nursing

• Graham Hospital School of Nursing, Canton

RN Associate Degree Programs

• Black Hawk College, Moline
• Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg
• College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
• College of Lake County, Grayslake
• Danville Area Community College, Danville
• Elgin Community College, Elgin
• Heartland Community College, Normal
• Highland Community College, Freeport
• Illinois Central College, East Peoria
• Illinois Eastern Community College, Olney
• Illlinois Valley Community College, Oglesby
• John A. Logan College, Carterville
• John Wood Community College, Quincy
• Joliet Junior College, Joliet
• Kankakee Community College, Kankakee
• Kaskaskia College, Centralia
• Kennedy-King College/Dawson, Chicago
• Kishwaukee College, Malta
• Lake Land College, Mattoon
• Lewis & Clark Community College, Godfrey
• Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield
• Malcolm X College, Chicago
• McHenry County College, Crystal Lake
• Morraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills
• Morton College, Cicero
• Oakton Community College, Des Plaines
• Olive-Harvey College, Chicago
• Parkland College, Champaign
• Prairie State College, Chicago Heights
• Rend Lake College, Ina
• Richard J. Daley College, Chicago
• Richland Community College, Decatur
• Robert Morris University, Chicago
• Rock Valley College, Rockford
• Sauk Valley College, Dixon
• Shawnee College, Ullin
• Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville
• South Suburban College, South Holland
• Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg
• Spoon River College, Canton
• Trinity College, Moline
• Triton Community College, River Grove
• CCC - Truman College, Chicago
• Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove
• William Rainey Harper College, Palatine

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RN Baccalaureate Degree Programs

• Aurora University, Aurora
• Blessing-Reiman College/Culver Stockton College, Quincy
• Bradley University, Peoria
• Chamberlain College of Nursing, Addison
• Chicago State University, Chicago
• Elmhurst College, Elmhurst
• Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington
• Lakeview College of Nursing, Danville
• Lewis University, Romeoville
• Loyola University, Chicago
• MacMurray College, Jacksonville
• Mennonite Nursing at ISU, Normal
• Methodist College of Nursing, Peoria
• Millikin University, Decatur
• North Park University, Chicago
• Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
• Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais
• Rockford College, Rockford
• Rush University, Chicago
• Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
• St. Anthony College of Nursing, Rockford
• St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria
• St. John's College of Nursing, Springfield
• St. Xavier University, Chicago
• Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
• Trinity College, Moline
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
• University of St. Francis, Joliet
• Western Illinois University, Macomb
• West Suburban College, Oak Park

RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER

• College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
• Illinois Central College, East Peoria
• Kankakee Community College, Kankakee
• Kaskaskia College, Centralia
• Malcolm X College, Chicago
• Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills
• Olive-Harvey College, Chicago
• Parkland College, Champaign
• Rock Valley College, Rockford
• Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville
• St. Augustine College, Chicago
• St. John's Hospital, Springfield
• Triton College, River Grove 

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

• Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
• Governors State University, University Park
• Illinois State University, Normal
• Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
• Northwestern University, Evanston
• Rush University, Chicago
• Saint Xavier University, Chicago
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville
• University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Champaign
• Western Illinois University, Macomb

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