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Higher Education

Students interested in continuing their education after high school can acquire college degrees and a number of certificates through several higher education facilities in and near Lake County.

The College of Lake County (CLC) is a comprehensive, two-year community college with its main campus located in Grayslake.

The college offers a substantial number of academic programs for both credit and non-credit students. Credit students enrolled at CLC are prepared for transfer to a four-year college or university or entrance into a career, while non-credit opportunities aid in personal or career development. The college also works with local businesses through training and specialized services. Additional campuses in Lake County include the Lake Shore Campus in Waukegan and the Southlake Educational Center in Vernon Hills, along with 39 extension centers throughout the county.

Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, the Lake County/Great Lakes campus of the Columbia College of Missouri affords students both associate’s and bachelor’s degrees through both on-site and online courses. The college was recently recognized as one of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report for Comprehensive Colleges in the Midwest.

Situated upon a gorgeous 107-acre campus, Lake Forest College is an undergraduate liberal arts institution boasting of more than 1,400 students and a devoted faculty, of which 98 percent hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. The college provides students with 18 departmental and eight interdisciplinary majors and minors and additional programs, as well as a small 12:1 student to teacher ratio. Over the last several years, Lake Forest College has spent more than $45 million in campus-wide improvements, which include the new Donnelley and Lee Library, Farwell Athletic Field, Deerpath and Nollen Halls and a host of technology enhancements within the residential living dormitories. In addition, the extensive Mohr Student Center and the Stuart Commons opened in spring of 2006.

The acclaimed Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is an institution dedicated to the betterment of local business professionals and the area’s overall economic environment. Interested students can access its main campus in Lake Forest, while also finding a campus in Grayslake, located at the Lake Forest Hospital Outpatient and Acute Care Center.

Comprised of four schools °©— Trinity College, Trinity Graduate School, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Trinity Law School — Trinity International University is a liberal arts college with a campus located in Deerfield.

Also located in Lake County, within the community of North Chicago, is the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Positioned upon a 93-acre campus, this four-year university was built around the Chicago Medical School and provides a score of programs related to the medical field.

On top of all these excellent higher education opportunities is the University Center of Lake County, a school made up of eight public and 10 private institutions affording bachelor’s and graduate degrees, as well as advanced professional programs. Participating schools include DePaul University, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, Roosevelt University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and several more. University Center has also established a partnership with the College of Lake County. Students can find University Center campuses at a new facility in Grayslake, which opened on October 3, 2005, and a site in Waukegan, opened in spring of 2004.