Students will learn skills in accordance with the standards set by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and prepare to complete the National Certification Examination for Surgical Technologists (CST) provided by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
Enrollment is limited. There are a number of minimum requirements for admittance. (Please note: Meeting those requirements does not guarantee admission.) Students are encouraged to meet with a health career specialist at healthcareeradvising@oakton.edu for more information on program admissions.
Admission Requirements:
1. High school graduation or High School Equivalency Certificate*.
Foreign high school graduates or students with foreign college credits need to send English translated copies of their transcripts to Educational Perspectives, www.edperspective.org/oakton. Students with foreign college credit should request a catalog match.
2. High school GPA of 2.0 or higher.
3. Completion of the following courses with minimum grades of C:
BIO 121 General College Biology I - within past 5 years
EGL 101 Composition I
HIT 104 Medical Terminology
MAT 102 Mathematics for Health Careers
* Starting January 1, 2023, the High School Equivalency Certificate becomes the State of Illinois High School Diploma. High School Equivalency credentials received prior to that date remain valid.
Most of these courses have prerequisites. For instance:
EGL 101 requires placement into EGL 101 or successful completion of EGL 090, EGL 097 or EGL 098 (remedial courses).
BIO 121 requires completion of BIO 101, Introduction to Life Science, or one year of high school biology with minimum grade of C, either option completed within the last five years.
MAT 102 requires successful completion of MAT 070, Elementary Algebra (a remedial course) or appropriate Score on the Mathematics placement test.
EGL 101 and HIT 104 are offered as dual credit courses in most of Oakton’s district high schools. Other general education and science courses can be completed via concurrent enrollment.
Students completing the prerequisite courses while enrolled in Oakton are supported by the Health Career Specialists and a Student Experience Navigator (SEN) who help them navigate Oakton’s Academic and Student Support Services, including Learning Center that provides tutoring and academic coaching among other services.
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.
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