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Academics Menu Academics
- Academics
  
  Oakton's programs include more than 80 subject areas across numerous careers and fields.
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Admissions Menu Admissions
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  So why Oakton? Because it's a place where you'll learn, you'll grow and you'll build a foundation for wherever your life goes next. Because you'll be part of a community of learners and teachers where everyone has value.
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Paying for College Menu Paying for College
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  Concerned about college costs? We get it. But at Oakton, we’re committed to making a great education as affordable as possible. Our tuition is among the lowest in the region, and we offer many ways to bring your costs down even more. And we’re here to help at every step of the way.
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Life at Oakton Menu Life at Oakton
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  Oakton is proud of our community’s diverse and equitable environment in which all our students can find a club or activity with which to engage. The Office of Student Life and Campus Inclusion has made it our mission to emphasize and encourage student engagement throughout the college and the larger campus community.
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Giving Menu Giving
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  At Oakton, we're committed to supporting our students and helping them achieve their goals and find success. Gifts and donations given by generous donors to the Oakton Educational Foundation, the College's charitable partner, help us pursue that commitment.
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About Us Menu About Us
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  Education. Empowerment. Transformation. Since our founding in 1969, that's what Oakton has been about. More importantly, it's what we offer you.
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Kelsey Draus

Metallurgical Engineer at Molex

Kelsey Draus received a B.S. in Materials Engineering, Ceramics and Metals from Iowa State University in 2014. Draus currently focuses on materials characterization and failure analysis at Molex. A small business owner for the past 18 years, Draus designs and manufactures fused glass jewelry (pictured). In her free time Draus mentors a FIRST robotics team and is an avid swing-dancer.