Fine and Applied Arts:
Fine and Applied Arts encompasses art and design, media, music, and theatre arts. These programs provide hands-on experiences designed to help prepare you for transfer or a career.
Art & Design:
encompasses fine arts classes such as drawing, painting, ceramics, or sculpture. As well as photography, jewelry making, art history, graphic design, and art education.
Communication:
explores various methods and media that we use to connect with, influence, and motivate one another.
Media:
Explore areas of interest, including radio broadcasting, video production, music recording, or photography. Learn how to create media content through hands-on experiences.
Music:
Enhances skills in musicianship – music theory and ear training. Done through coursework, participation in ensembles, and private lessons. Also offers a concentration in music technology with an emphasis on audio production.
Theatre Arts:
includes performance skills that emphasize acting, voice, and movement. As well as tech and design skills in areas such as costuming, lighting, and stagecraft. provides opportunities to be involved in Parkland productions.
Social Sciences:
Topics in social science fields are varied, but they share a common goal. Understanding people and the institutions that people have created. These classes help you understand yourself, your community, or the wider world a little better.
Anthropology:
Studies what makes us human. Anthropologists specialize in and work in a variety of fields. These include forensics, genetics, cultural resource management, museums, non-profits, and education.
Criminal Justice:
prepares graduates to enter careers in municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies or in the private security field.
Early Childhood Education:
prepares students to transfer to bachelor's programs in the field. As well as complete the Illinois Professional Educator Licensure for birth to 2nd grade to work in Early Childhood Centers.
Economics:
focuses on topics such as the behavior of the consumer, supply and demand, and consumer choice.
Education:
prepares graduates to transfer to earn a bachelor's degree. Specializing in elementary education, secondary education, or special education.
Geography:
learn to use analytical processes to help understand some of the key issues of our world. These include population growth, climate, and energy use.
History:
Classes use a wide variety of methods to uncover the stories of the past. By developing skills in investigative techniques, creative problem solving, and data analysis.
Political Science:
helps us learn how government functions in society and how power is used and allocated in the world.
Psychology:
uses the scientific method to study thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Along with the relationship between mind and body.
Social Work:
prepares graduates for transfer to advanced degrees. Social workers help people at every stage of life access services. These services aim to improve their quality of life. While advocating and aiding the most marginalized sectors of society.
Sociology:
Studies social issues at both the individual and societal levels. Including race relations, deviant behavior, crime, poverty, and wealth. Along with prejudice and discrimination, marriage and family, and social movements.