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Occupational programs
Kankakee Community College’s occupational programs in the
business, health and technology areas offer students educational
and technological opportunities in a wide variety of fields. The
programs provide career preparation, job retraining, and skills
upgrading.
Students enrolled in the occupational programs may study for
an Associate in Applied Science degree which require a minimum
of 60 credit hours and a maximum of 71 credit hours, depending
on the particular field of study; an advanced certificate of 30 to
50 credit hours; and a certificate of completion which requires
satisfactory completion of a series of courses.
To receive an Associate in Applied Science degree (AAS) a
student must successfully complete a minimum of 15 credit hours
of general education courses. Six credit hours must be taken
from the communications area. Nine credit hours also must be
taken from the humanities, math/science or social and behavioral
science areas (or any combination thereof). These requirements
are included in the curriculum and/or are indicated by “ELEC-
TIVE” where a general education course must be taken. General
education courses for Associate in Applied Science and certificate
students are listed on Page 60 of this catalog.
The following pages list fields of occupational study offered at
KCC. Listed under the name of the curriculum are the required
course selections (and their credit hour values) for satisfactory
completion of the curriculum.
Exceptions to all certificate and degree requirements must be
approved by petitioning the Graduate Review Committee.
Due to curriculum revisions, state agency or accrediting agency
changes or other factors beyond the college’s control, the curricula
shown may have been modified after this catalog was printed.
Please check with the Department of Student Services for the
most current curriculum outlines.
Cooperative programs
Cooperative programs are offered as an option for KCC district
residents to attend other community colleges without paying an
out-of-district tuition rate.
Cooperative programs are offered through two types of partnerships.
The first is a comprehensive agreement where district
residents can enroll in any program not offered at KCC at the
cooperating college without paying an out-of-district rate. The
second type of agreement includes only specified programs at the
cooperating community colleges.
Degrees or certificates for all cooperative programs are awarded
by the cooperative college. Contact the Department of Student
Services at KCC, (815) 802-8500, for information regarding these
agreements and before enrolling at the cooperating college.
Comprehensive cooperative agreements
KCC students can enroll in any program at these colleges at
the in-district rate if the program is not offered at KCC.
Black Hawk College
Carl Sandburg College
Danville Community College
Elgin Community College
Heartland Community College
Highland Community College
Illinois Central College
Illinois Valley Community College
John Wood Community College
Joliet Junior College
Kaskaskia College
Kishwaukee College
Lake Land College
Lewis and Clark Community College
Lincoln Land Community College
McHenry County College
Morton College
Prairie State College
Richland Community College
Rock Valley College
Sauk Valley Community College
South Suburban College
Spoon River College
Waubonsee Community College
Specific cooperative agreement
KCC students can enroll in specific programs (listed below)
at Parkland College at the in-district rate.
Parkland College (Champaign):
Agri-Business
Certificate
Agri-Business Management
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Food Service/Restaurant Management
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Hotel/Motel Management
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Mass Communications
Associate in Applied Science Degree
with Communications Technology, Radio-TV/Video, and
Graphic Design
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Associate in Applied Science Degree
2009-10 catalog • www.kcc.edu
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