Oakton College’s pioneering cannabis studies programs are designed in collaboration with industry experts to prepare you for a career in a rapidly evolving field.
Gain the skills you need to break into the legal cannabis industry in Illinois. With cultivation, transportation, logistics and supply chain management programs, and dispensary operations, you can gain comprehensive training from seed to sale.
Oakton’s Cannabis Cultivation certificate program prepares you to grow cannabis using industry-standard equipment and processes. You’ll get hands-on training in our state-of-the-art PharmaCann Cannabis Cultivation Lab.
Learn the legal and economic requirements of cannabis in our Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management certificate.
And, the Cannabis Dispensary and Patient Care certificate will prepare you to work in a licensed cannabis dispensary, where you will provide cannabis patients with education and assist with dispensary operations in alignment with state and federal laws.
You can complete all three certificates at one time, or stack them over time as you explore your interests in this growing industry.
Take a virtual tour of our PharmaCann Cannabis Cultivation Lab.
This certificate prepares students for entry-level employment in cannabis cultivation and craftgrow centers and to apply state laws and regulations to cultivate cannabis.
This certificate can be completed in one semester. Students seeking employment in this field must be 21 years or older and comply with regulations regarding a criminal background check. Dispensary employees must meet Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulations (IDFPR) requirements to acquire an Agent Card.
This program will prepare transporters to apply state laws and regulations to securely transport and track cannabis between business licenses. Students will also be eligible to apply for their security guard permanent employee registration card (PERC).
Enrolling at Oakton College can save you thousands of dollars and help you earn more over the course of your career. Our tuition is among the lowest in the region, and we offer many ways to bring your costs down even more.
99 percent of Oakton students graduate without debt.
To help you get there, you can apply for a scholarship, which you don’t have to pay back. We award $12 million in scholarships annually. Financial Aid includes grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance that can reduce your costs of attending college.
We offer payment options that give you control over how you pay. Pay all at once or spread your payments over the course of the semester.
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