South Suburban College

Accounting

Designed to prepare the student for initial employment or promotability in the shortest possible time with solid academic credentials in accounting.

Accounting

Provides preparation for entry-level employment as mid-level accountants in manufacturing, retail and service businesses as well as federal, state and local government offices.

Accounting Paraprofessional

Accounting Paraprofessional is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Accounting Systems - Information Management

Designed to meet the needs of individuals to effectively function within a business environment, preparing graduates to perform in the interrelated areas of accounting, data processing and management.

Addiction Counseling

Designed for students who completed a degree; provides preparation toward the State Certified Alcohol and Drug Advisor (CADC) examination.

Applied Engineering Technology

Through a systems approach and in-depth courses, students study applied technology in the areas of audio/video systems, smart home control, communications, security, alternative energy, biomedical systems, robotics and automation, and technical project management.

Arts

The Associate in Arts is a two-year college transfer degree designed to enable students to transfer to a four-year college or university after completing the first two years of coursework.

A+ Technician Prep

A+ Technician Prep is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Barbering

Offers students hands-on training in the art, skill, and science used in the barbering business, including salon operations and barber license review, meeting IDFPR standards for licensure.

Barber Technician

Offers students hands-on training in the art, skill, and science used in the barbering business and prepares students to sit for the IDFPR licensure examination.

Basic Electricity

Basic Electricity is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Basic Nurse Assistant Training

Designed to prepare students to assist in caring for patients under the supervision of the registered nurse and licensed practical nurse; upon completion students are eligible to take the Illinois Nurse Aide Competency Exam (INACE).

Basic Office Skills

Basic Office Skills is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Building Construction Technology

Preparation for technical occupations in building construction, including general contractor, carpenter, and mason and field supervisor, emphasizing materials, methods and procedures.

Building Rehabilitation

Building Rehabilitation is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Business Administration

Prepares students for entry-level or promotional opportunities in the field of business administration, providing foundational information, principles, theories, and techniques.

Cabling Technician

Cabling Technician is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Cannabis Dispensary Operations

Prepares students for entry level opportunities in the cannabis dispensary industry, providing a basic understanding of the properties of cannabis, the cannabis industry, and dispensary operations.

Coding Specialist

Approved by the AHIMA Foundation, provides specialized training for individuals interested in becoming a coding specialist where diagnostic and procedural data are coded for reimbursement and other data collection purposes.

Community Health Worker

Community Health Worker is a certificate program offered at South Suburban College.

Community Health Worker

Community Health Worker is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Community Health Worker

Community Health Workers are frontline public health workers who are trusted members of the community, serving as a liaison between health/social services and the community to improve access to services.

Computer-Aided Design

Provides students both instruction and experience on workstation and PC based CAD, including 2-D drafting, 3-D modeling and simple CAD related programming. Offered with AEC (architectural) and MET (mechanical) options.

Computer-Aided Design - Advanced AEC

Computer-Aided Design - Advanced AEC is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Computer-Aided Design - Advanced Mechanical

Computer-Aided Design - Advanced Mechanical is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Computer-Aided Design - AEC

Computer-Aided Design - AEC is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Computer-Aided Design - Architectural Engineering Construction Technology

Provides students with instruction and experience on workstation and PC based CAD; graduates are qualified as architectural CAD operators and technologists.

Computer-Aided Design - CADD Technical Publishing

Computer-Aided Design - CADD Technical Publishing is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Computer-Aided Design - Mechanical

Computer-Aided Design - Mechanical is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Computer-Aided Design - Mechanical Engineering Technology

Provides students with instruction and experience on workstation and PC based CAD; graduates are qualified as mechanical CAD operators and technologists.

Construction Supervision & Management

Construction Supervision & Management is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Cosmetology

Offers hands-on training in all facets of Cosmetology, including hairstyling, cosmetology, esthetics, nail services, salon operations, and license review, meeting IDFPR standards for licensure.

Cosmetology Technician

Cosmetology Technician is a certificate program offered at South Suburban College.

Court Reporting / Verbatim Technology

Prepares students for careers as court reporters, requiring a combination of two-voice, jury, theory and literary coursework along with machine classes and academic classes.

Criminal Justice System

Criminal Justice System is a certificate program offered at South Suburban College.

Criminal Justice System

Designed for individuals wishing to enter police work or other occupations within the criminal justice system at the local, state or federal level. Offered with a Corrections Officer / Youth Supervisor option.

Cybersecurity

Offers students hands-on training in Cybersecurity including ethical hacking, VB Scripting, a review of Cyber Law and Cybersecurity analyst training.

Digital Electronics

Digital Electronics is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Early Childhood Education

Provides students with the requisite skills and theoretical knowledge to work in a variety of facilities for young children, covering cognitive areas of theory, history of child development, psychology and sociology.

Early Childhood Education - Level II

An 18+ credit hour curriculum qualifying students for the Illinois Gateways ECE credential Level II, providing an assistant teacher in a licensed child care facility with basic knowledge of early childhood care and education.

Early Childhood Education - Level III

Courses in the certificate program can be used to meet Illinois Gateways ECE credentials Levels II through IV. (Pending ICCB Approval.).

Echocardiography

Echocardiography is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Echocardiography

Provides students an opportunity to become entry-level skilled technicians in Echocardiography, assisting physicians in diagnosing and treating cardiac and peripheral vascular ailments; graduates are prepared for licensure.

Electronics Engineering Technology

A six course certificate in Electronics Technology.

Electronics Engineering Technology

Through a systems approach and in-depth courses, students study applied technology in the areas of control systems, communications, alternative energy, computers and networks, amplification, integrated circuits, robotics and automation.

Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic

Trains men and women for positions as emergency medical technicians in various settings, including ambulance services, fire departments, and volunteer emergency care services.

Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic

Trains students in basic emergency care, intubation, and how to administer medications, combining classroom work with hands-on training in ambulances and hospital emergency departments; graduates qualify for the paramedic certification exam.

Emergency Medical Technician

Prepares students for the National Registry EMT Exam (NREMT), covering medical aspects, legal terminology, pharmacology, childbirth, and life saving techniques such as CPR.

Engineering Science

The Associate in Engineering Science is a highly structured transfer degree meeting ABET standards, preparing students to transfer as a junior into a baccalaureate engineering program.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Fashion Merchandising

Fashion Merchandising is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Fine Arts

The Associate in Fine Arts is a transfer degree with concentrations in Art and Music designed to facilitate smooth transfer to a four-year institution for completion of a baccalaureate degree in the fine arts.

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

General Studies

The Associate in General Studies is a highly individualized degree that may include both transfer and occupational courses, allowing flexibility in designing a course of study. It is not considered a transfer degree and requires a minimum of 21 semester hours of general education.

Graphic Design

Serves students seeking to make career changes or add to their job skills by developing their artistic talents, using traditional manual skills and the graphic software Adobe Creative Suite.

Graphic Design - Adobe Creative Suite

Designed to provide the fastest possible achievement of academic and professional credentials for entry-level employment opportunity in basic graphic design.

Help Desk

Help Desk is a certificate program offered at South Suburban College.

Home Maintenance

Home Maintenance is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Hospitality Management

Hospitality Management is a certificate program offered at South Suburban College.

Hospitality Management

Prepares students for entry-level employment or further skills advancement in the hospitality industry, based on the American Hotel & Lodging Association and ANSI-Conference for Food Protection standards.

Hospitality Management Basics

Hospitality Management Basics is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Human Services

Introduces students to the field of professional helping, offering a cluster of courses that are the foundation for further study in social work, counseling, and addictions studies based on CSWE standards.

Law & Paralegal Studies

Approved by the American Bar Association, a 39 credit generalist program preparing students to work in a variety of legal environments, open to any person possessing at least a baccalaureate or associate degree.

Law & Paralegal Studies

Approved by the American Bar Association, a two year generalist program preparing students to work in a variety of legal environments, emphasizing legal research techniques, legal documents, and law office management.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A four semester program preparing students to create images of structures inside the human body used by physicians to make a medical diagnosis. Applicants must be registered with the ARRT and hold an associate or bachelor's degree in Radiologic Technology.

Maintenance Technology I

Prepares the student with core competencies needed to be successful at performing work involving the skills of maintenance to keep machinery and mechanical equipment in repair.

Maintenance Technology II

Maintenance Technology II is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Management Information Systems

Prepares students for careers in management information systems or to transfer to a college or university to earn a four-year degree.

Management - Manager/Supervisor

Management - Manager/Supervisor is a certificate program offered at South Suburban College.

Management - Manager/Supervisor

Prepares men and women to seek employment or advancement in business, industry, government or service organizations, developing cognitive, problem solving, human relations, and technological skills.

Manufacturing Basics (Certified Production Technician)

Prepares the student to understand the core technical competencies of higher skilled production in all areas of manufacturing, awarding the nationally recognized full Certified Production Technician (CPT) Certification from MSSC.

Marketing - Management

An accelerated program of marketing studies designed to qualify people for entry level work or promotion within the shortest possible time.

Marketing - Management

Designed for men and women who plan employment or promotion within businesses involved in the marketing of goods or services, preparing for positions in market planning, advertising, sales, promotion, and retailing.

Marketing - Management Fashion Merchandising

Designed to provide an understanding of the business side of the Fashion Industry and prepare individuals for employment in careers in marketing fashion merchandising and visual display.

Marketing - Management Fashion Merchandising

Designed for men and women who plan employment or promotion within a business which involves the marketing of fashion-oriented merchandise.

Medical Assistant

Provides training for students seeking to assist in patient-care management including both administrative and clinical duties, preparing graduates to sit for the AMT or NHA national certification exams.

Microcomputer Programming

Microcomputer Programming is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Microsoft Network Technician

Microsoft Network Technician is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Microsoft Office Suite Tools

Microsoft Office Suite Tools is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Multi-Process Welding

Prepares students for entry-level or promotional opportunities in the field of welding using current technologies used in the industry.

Navistar

Provides students with hands-on training aimed at providing the skills needed to acquire employment as an entry-level diesel/truck repair technician, diesel mechanic, heavy equipment technician, or power plant technician; prepares students for NATEF and ASE certifications.

Network & Computer Technology

Prepares students for entry level positions in the high-tech industry of digital switching and networking, including help desk support, PC repair/installation, cabling installer, network administrator and Cisco CCNA.

Network Technician

Network Technician is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Nursing

A full time Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program providing students with specialized training to acquire knowledge of nursing theory and practice; upon completion students are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN. Offers an LPN to RN bridge track option.

Occupational Therapy Assistant

A full-time accredited educational program preparing individuals to work in a health profession that helps people of all ages prevent, lessen, and overcome disabilities; graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination (NBCOT).

Patient Care Technician

Offers a sequence of courses that are meaningful with stackable credentials, preparing students to sit for the Patient Care Technician national certification exam, with additional certification options in Nursing Assisting, Phlebotomy, and Electrocardiography.

Pharmacy Technician

The full certificate program builds on the basic certificate, adding pharmacy operations and additional supervised hours, with 150 to 300 supervised hours in a pharmacy setting.

Pharmacy Technician

Fully accredited by the ASHP; includes training in aseptic IV preparation, medication order processing, inventories, packaging, compounding, and pharmacy operations, preparing students to sit for the National Pharmacy Certification exam.

Phlebotomy

Prepares the phlebotomist to collect blood specimens from patients/clients for the purpose of laboratory analysis; students complete 72 hours of classroom and 100 hours of clinical experience and are eligible for national certification examinations.

Programming For Windows

Programming For Windows is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Radiologic Technology

A full-time accredited program preparing men and women to function effectively as entry level staff radiographers, including theoretical and practical courses as well as clinical education experiences in hospitals.

Retailing

Designed to provide an understanding of the retail industry and to develop skills in the area of sales and marketing.

Science

The Associate in Science is a two-year college transfer degree designed to enable students to transfer to a four-year college or university after completing the first two years of coursework.

Security

Offers students hands-on training in Cybersecurity including ethical hacking and VB Scripting.

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Sign Language

Sign Language is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Small Business Management / Entrepreneurship

Designed for men and women who plan or presently operate their own business by gaining a foundation of knowledge as well as assisting in the development of a Business Plan.

Solar Photovoltaic Installation Technology

Advanced certificate program intended to prepare students for entry-level employment in the solar industry based on NABCEP standards, preparing students for the NCCER Core and Solar PV Installer certification exams.

Speech Language Pathology Assistant

A full time educational program preparing individuals to work in a health or educational setting under a registered speech pathologist, structured to provide background information, theories, and techniques for implementation of treatment plans.

Supervisor Skills

Supervisor Skills is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Tax Preparer

Tax Preparer is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Visual Communication

Prepares students for entry level opportunities in the fields of the Arts, AV Tech & Communications or Information Technology, including digital art and design, digital video production and marketing along with a practicum.

Visual Communication

Visual Communication is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.

Web Master

Trains individuals to build and maintain web sites and gain knowledge in server administration, multimedia technologies, cyber law, computer animation, and current Microsoft operating systems.

Web Programming

Web Programming is a bachelor's degree program offered at South Suburban College.