Oakton Community College

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Oakton Community College is a two-year community college with campuses in Skokie, Illinois and Des Plaines, Illinois, serving five townships in northeast Cook County, Illinois. Oakton Community College opened in 1969 in former industrial buildings at Oakton and Nagle in Morton Grove, Illinois, which was closed when the Skokie and Des Plaines campuses opened. The Skokie campus opened in 1980 at the site of the former Niles East High School, a striking example of art deco architecture that was used in the film ‘Sixteen Candles’. This Skokie landmark was replaced by a typical modern building. In the Early 1990's, Ray Hartstein had the Skokie Campus renamed after himself. The Des Plaines campus opened in 1980. Classes are held at both campuses.