Oakton College Flooding Update: Des Plaines campus closed April 16; Remote learning will be available
Oakton College’s Des Plaines campus will be closed on April 16, due to anticipated flooding. Classes scheduled at the Des Plaines campus will be held remotely to the extent possible, and services will be available virtually.
Events and activities at Des Plaines are canceled. The Skokie campus and Evanston Health Careers Education Center will operate normally, and services will be available.
Classes scheduled at the Des Plaines campus will be held virtually on Thursday, April 16. To the extent possible, and more information will be communicated by your instructor via email and/or your D2L shell located in the myOakton student portal.
Essential personnel, including facilities employees and sworn police officers, should report to the Des Plaines campus as scheduled. Other employees may be contacted by their supervisor if they are deemed essential.
No other employees, students or community members will be permitted on campus. Employees scheduled to work at the Des Plaines campus should work remotely to the extent possible.
Further updates regarding the status of the Des Plaines campus will be communicated by 6 a.m. on Friday, April 17. Updates will be communicated via email and updated on this page.
Oakton's self-service emergency notification system, Alert!Oakton, enables College officials to send instant alerts directly to your personal e-mail account or mobile phone via SMS text messages. You can also receive the alerts by voice message at your home, office or cell phone.