Chicago, IL Colleges and Universities: Find Career Education in Illinois
Published: November, 2010Chicago has the second largest central business district in the United States, and the area's largest employers include corporate and entertainment superstars:
- Abbott Laboratories, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Comcast, All State, and Boeing
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- The Chicago White Sox, winners of the 2005 World Series
Though Gary, Indiana, which was founded by the U.S. Steel Corporation, has seen a decline in employment as the steel industry has weakened, other major industrial sectors in the Chicago-Gary-Kenosha area are going strong, including:
- Information technology
- Manufacturing
- Printing and publishing
- Food production
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Schools in Chicago, Illinois: Degrees, Diplomas, & More
Get started on your career at Performance Training Institute.
- Online
- Online Diploma in Medical Office and Administration with Billing and Coding
Get the skills you need in Tech, Business, or Healthcare in as little as 9 months from Sanford-Brown College.
- Skokie
- Medical Assistant (Evening)
- Dental Assisting (Day)
Training for a successful future is easier than you may think! Northwestern College offers flexible career training to fit your busy schedule.
- Chicago
- Bridgeview
- Criminal Justice
- Paralegal Certificate
Leave that dead-end job behind with training from Everest College.
- Bedford Park
- Melrose Park
- Diploma - Medical Assistant
- Diploma - Medical Administrative Assistant
Get your career started with the Ohio/Illinois Centers for Broadcasting.
- Chicago
- Lombard
- Radio and TV Broadcasting Program
The Art Institutes system of schools offers a range of master's, bachelor's, and associate's degree programs, as well as diploma and certificate programs specializing in the creative and applied arts. We also offer a variety of online, evening, and weekend learning options, so there's an education solution to fit your schedule. And our professional-grade technology can give you the practical skills to match your ideashelping you transform your creative energy into a fulfilling career.
- Tinley Park
- Chicago
- Schaumburg
- Web Design & Interactive Communications (D)
- Digital Design (D)
Are you interested in pursuing a high-tech career? Getting an education from ITT Tech is a great place to start!
- Burr Ridge
- Mount Prospect
- School of Electronics Technology
- School of Information Technology
Grow, evolve, become at Brown Mackie College family of schools
- Merrillville
- Associate of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management
Explore a new direction with SOLEX College.
- Wheeling
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Certified Nurse Assistant
Bring Your Fire to the Plate. Le Cordon Bleu. Learn the Way.
- Chicago
- Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago - Associate Degree in Culinary Arts
- Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago - Certificate in Culinary Arts
