Table of Contents. Game / C++ Programming... 3 Graphic / Web Design... 4 Photographic Design... 5

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C O M M U N C I C A T I O N P R O G R A M S

Game / C++ Programming . . . 3

Graphic / Web Design . . . 4

Photographic Design . . . 5

H U M A N S E R V I C E S P R O G R A M S Certified Nursing Assisting . . . 6

Medical Assisting . . . .7

Fire Fighting . . . 8

Emergency Medical Services . . . 9

Culinary Arts . . . 10

Cosmetology . . . .11

Criminal Justice . . . .12

Early Childhood Education . . . 13

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P R O G R A M S Automotive Service . . . .14

Automotive Collision Repair . . . 15

M A N U FAC T U R I N G / I N D U S T R I A L P R O G R A M S Building Trades . . . .16

Welding / Fabrication . . . .17

Computer Support Services . . . .18

Frequently Asked Questions . . . 19 Linda Jedlicka, Ed.D.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Welcome to the Lake County High Schools Technology Campus and our career-technical programs of study. As an extension of your local high school, it is our goal to prepare students with the technological and workplace skills required for success in business and industry. The technology-driven curriculum at the Tech Campus will provide you with strong links between schooling and work. You will engage in authentic problems and real world projects both with teachers and with resources outside of the classroom. Many of our programs can qualify you for college credit with the College of Lake County, McHenry County College, and other respected colleges and technical schools. We invite you to explore your career options by visiting the Tech Campus and seeing firsthand what we are all about. You and your parents are welcome to visit at any time, just call the student services office and make an appointment today. D I R E C T O R ’ S M E S S A G E

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W H A T W I L L M Y C L A S S E S B E L I K E ? First you start with the

fundamentals of programming in the C++ language. You are able to work at your own pace, understand the basics of programming, and develop problem solving skills. Once you have mastered the basics, you will learn what it takes to design a video game from scratch. You will also learn how to create 3D characters and how to animate them. You’ll combine all your skills to explore a career in game development.

E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S • 2D & 3D Animator • Artist/Animator/Director • Business Development • Specialist• • C++ Programmer • CIS/MIS Manager • CIS/MIS Specialist • Computer Engineer • Game Designer/Programmer • Information Specialist • Lead Designer/ • Creative Director• • Technical Director • Web Developer

If you can dream it, we can teach you how to

design it. You know what makes a great video game.

Turn your passion for these games into a career choice.

E A R N C O L L E G E C R E D I T I N T E R N S H I P S AVA I L A B L E

Game/C++ Programming

C O M M U N I CAT I O N S This program is designed to provide instruction in computer science using the C++ language. Students will be able to develop video games & professional programs using realistic hands-on interdisciplinary exercises. This program will prepare students for the Computer Science Advanced Placement (AP) Exam as prescribed by the College Board. The game programming DigiPen curriculum will focus on programming using C++. Additional training will cover 2D and 3D

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This program prepares students for a variety of design careers including desktop publishing, web design, graphic design for games, and entry-level animation. Students will design and produce a variety of print and digital publications utilizing a variety of software applications and technologies including but not limited to: Adobe®

Illustrator®_{, Adobe}® Photoshop®_{, Adobe}® InDesign®_{, Adobe}® Flash®_{, Adobe}® Dreamweaver®_, BB Edit, XHTML, and CSS. W H A T W I L L M Y C L A S S E S B E L I K E ? Design your future career by using the most recent graphics and web software. You will learn what it takes to create images for print and on the web that will get noticed. You’ll start with some of the basic concepts of drawing, move on to computer graphic design projects, and then learn how to build a web site portfolio to show it all off. You’ll even get to create logos, business cards, or websites for real companies. Express your creative side, and truly create your space on the web.

E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S 2D & 3D Animator • Art or Creative Director • Desktop Publisher • Digital Imaging Specialist • Freelance Designer • Front-end Game Designer • Graphic Designer • Layout Artist • Multimedia Designer • Multimedia Director • Paste-up Artist • Production Artist • Project Manager • Typographer • Web Designer •

Graphic/

Web Design

Do you have the creativity and talent, but need the skills

and know-how? Expand your artistic ability and enhance

it with technology. Take your ideas from concept to reality

and show it off to the world on your own web site.

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W H A T W I L L M Y C L A S S E S B E L I K E ? Have you ever seen pictures that looked so good that you knew a professional had taken them? That person could be you by learning the proper techniques to capture and edit your pictures. You’ll learn about taking photos, developing, printing, studio and lighting setup, and camera use through hands-on activities. Use the latest computer software to edit pictures to look like something you wouldn’t imagine possible. Whether you prefer black and white, color, or digital photography, you will gain the skills to make your pictures stand out. E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S

• Artistic Portraiture Photographer • Commercial Photographer • Fashion Photographer • Fine Art Photographer • Freelance Photographer • Newspaper Stringer • Photo Lab Technician • Photo Retouching Artist • Photojournalist

• Retail Portrait Photographer • Special Event Photographer • Stock Photographer

• Studio Owner • Travel Photographer • Wildlife Photographer

Memories fade with the passing of time...

make that moment last for a lifetime...

capture the perfect picture the right way.

Photographic

Design

C O M M U N I CAT I O N S

This program provides an understanding of the photography and digital imaging industry. Students will receive extensive training in traditional black and white photography which includes taking pictures, developing in the program’s dark room, and printing black and white photographs. Digital photography, portrait photography, and advertising photography skills are taught as part of the program. Photograph studio skills taught include techniques for camera use, lighting placement, background, props, and layout. A major emphasis will be on digital imaging using the program Adobe® Photoshop™ for photograph restoration, special effects, touch ups and manipulation.

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This program is designed to prepare students for employment as nursing assistants and for future entry into nursing education programs. This program leads to a CNA

certification. Training will include the

development of basic

nursing and cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills through lecture, laboratory demonstrations, laboratory practice, and clinical experience. Instruction in this program includes a minimum of forty clinical hours held in long-term

facilities in the community. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be eligible to take the written examination for the nurse assistant state certification. Students in this program must be seniors.

W H A T W I L L M Y C L A S S E S B E L I K E ?

Do you want to show your compassion for others? Learning how to report observations, understanding the nature of disease and common health problems, and the skills and techniques of how to take care of people is just the beginning. You’ll study how to help people recovering from sickness and those that are disabled or injured. Practice these skills in a real hospital setting or in a nursing home on clinical internships. Turn your passion for helping others into a state nurse assistant certification while still in high school. Certified Nurse Assistants are in high demand. Your heart for helping others can make a big difference.

E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S

Certified Nurse Assistant • Dietician • Health Information Technician • Home Health Aide • Medical Technologist •

Nurses Aide • Registered Nurse • Rehabilitation Aide • Unit Ward Clerk •

Certified

Nurse Assisting

Is living a healthy lifestyle important to you?

Do you like to help others?

Want to make a difference in hundreds of people’s lives?

Become a nurse and lend a helping hand.

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As you train to become a Medical Assistant you’ll be trained to work closely with physicians, physician assistants, and nurses. Practice what you’ve learned with hands-on activities on how to read vital signs, sterilize medical equipment, and perform diagnostic testing. You learn about parts of the human body and how they work together, how to receive patients, and how to transcribe medical records. Do you have the heart to take the first step toward a career in the medical field? Make a healthy career choice and join the growing health care field.

• Certified Medical Office Assistant • Dietician

• EKG Technician

• Emergency Medical Technician • Medical Assistant

• Medical Billing Coder • Medical Lab Assistant • Medical Technologist • Occupational Therapist • Pharmacy Technologist • Phlebotomist

• Physical Therapy Assistant • Registered Nurse

Medical Assisting is at the heart of health care because

medical assistants are the “right arm” of the modern medical

clinic. The demand for people to fill jobs in this field is higher

than any other in the United States today.

Medical Assisting

E A R N C O L L E G E C R E D I T I N T E R N S H I P S AVA I L A B L E H U M A N S E R V I C E S This program introduces students to a wide variety of careers in the allied health field including medical lab technician, medical assistant, and medical office professional. Training will include medical terminology, communication, body structure and function, vital sign measurement, principles of infection control, medical instrumentation, pharmacy technology, medical office assistant certification procedures, and microscope usage.

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This program is designed to prepare students for entry-level fire fighter positions. Skills taught are: understanding fire chemistry, wearing personal protective clothing, identifying ropes, tying knots, using fire extinguishers, performing forcible entry, carrying and raising ladders, operating self-contained breathing apparatus, employing search and rescue techniques, working with ventilation tools, and

practicing hose evolutions on an operating fire engine. Leadership and communication skills help prepare the student for future certification.

As you train to become a fire fighter, you’ll learn how to extinguish, confine, or escape from fire. Begin by learning fire suppression, fire chemistry, forcible entry, and search and rescue techniques. Practice what you’ve learned by performing drills with ropes, ladders, hoses, and a fire engine. Ride along with local fire departments to see the skills you’ve learned in action. Smoke the competition, become a real life hero, and climb the ladder to success.

Career Fire Fighter • Contract Fire Fighter • Fire Chief • Fire Fighting Instructor • Fire Investigator • Fire Prevention Officer • Fire Service Officer • Industrial Fire Fighter • Paid-On-Call Fire Fighter • Senior Fire Service Officer • Specialty Certifications • Volunteer Fire Fighter •

Fire Fighting

When the alarm sounds will you rapidly respond

to the call? Fire fighters are regarded as the true

heroes of every community and are more in

demand than ever before.

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Learn how teamwork can make a lifesaving difference by mastering rescue

techniques used by EMTs. You’ll practice CPR, patient assessment and stabilization, treatment of those injured and ill, and transportation of patients. Lessons in anatomy show you how the human body works transforming you into an expert first responder. Work along side emergency room doctors, nurses, and paramedics in area hospital emergency rooms and fire departments during your required 40 hour internship.

• Basic/First Responder

• Career Fire Fighter/Paramedic • Contract Paramedic

• Electrocardiogram Technician • Emergency Medical Technician • Emergency Room Technician • Patient Care Technician • Registered Nurse

It’s all about people! EMTs are on the job because they

want to make a difference in their community. The demand

for caring, educated first responders in both the public

and private sectors is growing.

Emergency

Medical Services

H U M A N S E R V I C E S

This program prepares students to take the licensure examination of the Illinois Department of Public Health to become an EMT-B. Activities include clinical experiences in a hospital emergency room and ride alongs with local Fire/EMS departments. Students will learn American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR, patient assessment, stabilization, and initial pre-hospital medical treatment of injured and ill patients.

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This program provides culinary and hospitality education designed to prepare students for the many positions in the hospitality industry. Students will gain skills and knowledge in cold and hot food preparation, nutrition, baking, pastry, menu planning, sanitation, equipment operation, inventory control, purchasing, and front-of-the-house customer service skills. Skills will be practiced in planning, organizing,

and preparing culinary creations for special events, competitions and the Tech Campus Deli.

First you will learn what it takes to operate a safe and sanitary kitchen. Then knife skills, food preparation, classical cooking methods, nutrition, menu planning, and inventory control follow. By then you’ll be ready to serve up your tasty creations in the Tech Campus dining room or deli. You might even have a chance to show off your skills under the direction of a master chef in area restaurants as a culinary intern. Imagine yourself as a chef at a fine restaurant, a pastry artist at a four star hotel, the owner of a successful catering company, or working on a luxury cruise ship while experiencing the taste of success.

E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S Banquet Chef • Caterer • Food Purchaser/Buyer • Food Server • Maitre D’ • Pastry Artist • Personal Cook • Restaurant Manager/Owner • Sous Chef •

Culinary Arts

Create your recipe for success by whipping up your

culinary skills. The culinary and hospitality industry is the

second largest employer in the United States with high

paying careers in every segment of the industry.

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As a cosmetologist or nail technician, you’ll devote your talents to making others look their best. You’ll keep pace with the fashion world through practice, instructor demonstrations, and working on clients in the Tech Campus Creations Salon. The cosmetology industry offers many options for personal growth, with limitless career paths from which to choose. Choosing a cosmetology career isn’t like choosing a new haircut or nail color. Internships in area salons are a great way to help you decide on your specialty. Our program puts you a cut above the rest as a hair stylist, nail technician, manicurist, or even a skin care specialist.

E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S • Color/Perm Specialist • Hair Designer • Hair Stylist • Make-up Artist • Manicurist • Nail Technician • Platform Artist • Product Representative • Salon Owner or Manager • TV/Movie Studio Artist I N D U S T R Y C E R T I F I C A T I O N

I N T E R N S H I P S AVA I L A B L E

There is beauty in everyone and you can help find it using your

own creativity, style, and fashion sense in a cosmetology career.

The demands are greater than ever for a cosmetologist or nail

technician with a great foundation in the field.

Cosmetology

H U M A N S E R V I C E S

The Tech Campus offers a Cosmetology program that includes nail technology. Students will acquire the 1500 hours of experience required for licensing while learning how to perform shampoos, make-overs, facials, hair-styling, manicuring, sculptured nails, permanent waving, hair coloring, and cutting. Following the lab phase of the program, students will reinforce their training by working on clients in the Tech Campus Creations Salon

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This program is designed to prepare students for the criminal justice and law enforcement field. Students will learn about constitutional law, criminal law, trial procedures, correctional institutions, the laws of arrest, and rules of evidence. Hands-on activities include simulated police scenarios, forensic examination, crime scene investigation, crisis intervention,

emergency response, search and seizure, and interrogation techniques. Professionals from the field will share their experiences and specialty training. To participate in this program students must have a clean disciplinary record. A police

background check is required to participate in job shadows, internships, and ride alongs at local police departments.

Have you ever seen LAW & ORDER or CSIon television and wondered how the crime was solved or why the judge withdrew evidence? You will learn the legal process starting from the investigation, to the arrest, and the law behind it all. You’ll practice police tactical response maneuvers, courtroom proceedings through mock trials, and collecting evidence at a crime scene. Imagine yourself as a police officer on the beat, a lawyer serving justice in the court-room, or a detective on the crime scene all while enforcing the laws that make this country great.

Animal Control Worker • Community Service Officer • Correctional Officer • Court Reporter or Detective • Emergency Dispatch Operator • First-line Police Officer • Forensic Officer • Homeland Security • Judge, Lawyer or Paralegal • Parking Enforcement Officer • Police Cadet or Police Officer • Probation Officer • Security Guard • Transit/Railroad Police •

Criminal

Justice

Have you ever wondered how DNA solves crimes or

what it takes to be a S.W.A.T. team member? Be the

hand of justice that upholds the law, protects our rights,

and keeps our communities safe.

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As you prepare to become an early childcare professional you will realize the early years are the learning years. Start off by discovering how to guide child behavior and promote child safety and nutrition. Plan activities in art, music, science, math, language, large motor, and drama in our pre-school lab and Infant Toddler Center. Put your teaching skills to the test by working as an intern in area day care centers. Once you understand the emotional, social, intellectual, and physical aspects of young children you can play an important role in making a positive difference in a child’s life.

• Assistant Teacher • Children’s Librarian • Children’s Social Worker • Day Care Provider • Early Childhood Teacher • Elementary Education Teacher • Licensing Specialist

• Nanny

• Preschool Director • Public School Aide • Recreation Director

Are you full of energy, love to tell stories, create art,

and move to music? Then you have the building blocks

to become a childcare teacher in this ever expanding

field where the demand is growing.

Early Childhood

Education

H U M A N S E R V I C E S This program is designed to prepare students for a variety of careers serving children. Students will develop skills to plan and implement age-appropriate activities in one of the two operating preschool labs. These skills include developing educational activities for the preschool children in creative arts, math, science, music, and language. Instruction will focus on the positive guidance of child behavior and all aspects of their development. Internships, job shadows, portfolio development.

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This program will provide students with a solid foundation of skills to enter the automotive service industry. Training in the program emphasizes the development of skills in the core service areas utilizing factory procedures and industry stan-dards in the school’s fully operational repair shop. Instruction will feature training on brakes, steering and suspension, electrical systems, and engine

performance. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be prepared to take the ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certification exams in the areas emphasized in the program.

W H A T W I L L M Y C L A S S E S B E L I K E ? The four phases of our auto program (brakes, steering and suspension, electrical systems, and engine performance) will better prepare you for today’s employers. Whether your goals are to work in a dealership or to pursue other great careers in the automotive field, we are a great place to start your journey. You may even have a chance to work in a dealership as a paid intern while attending the Tech Campus. The program covers all the basics you need to start as an automotive technician. So gear up and strap yourself into a high performance career. E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S Automotive Diagnostician • Automotive Technician • Car Dealer • Car Designer • Car Salesman • Mobile Electronics Installer • Shop Owner • Service Writer •

Automotive

Service

Get in the driver’s seat and take control of your

road to success. Automobiles have become more

sophisticated than ever and the demand for technicians

to work on those vehicles is strong.

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If the challenge of dismantling a car and putting it back together is up your alley turn this art of tinkering into a career. You’ll learn sheet metal and welding techniques, body alignment, finishing, and painting to get that car back on the road looking good. Internships take your hands and mind to the extreme, helping you discover which area of auto body is for you. With the right training designed for you, fine tune your skills for a perfect finish in the automotive collision repair program. Employers are always looking for highly qualified technicians – why can’t it be you?

E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S • Auto Body Technician • Corporate Collision

Services Coordinator • Detailer

• Insurance Adjuster or Estimator • Manufacturers Representative • Painter

• Painter’s Apprentice • Paint Technician • Sander and Masker • Shop Owner

From mild to wild, the painted finish for your car is

only limited by your imagination. The demand for

a great auto body technician is higher than ever, so

frame up your skills in automotive collision repair.

Automotive

Collision Repair

T R A N S P O R TAT I O N

This program provides students with the fundamental skills of the automotive collision repair industry. Instruction in the program emphasizes both the repair and the refinishing skills associated with restoring a damaged automobile to factory specifications. Using an industry-endorsed curriculum, students will develop core skills in automobile construction, sheet metal damage repair, MIG welding, and basic refinishing. Upon mastery of the skills in core areas, students will gain skills in damage estimating, shop management, heavy collision repair, and finish matching.

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This program is designed to prepare students for career

in the building construction trades. The curriculum is designed to provide the student with hands-on training in a lab setting in each of the following areas: safety practices, the proper use of hand and power tools, carpentry, plumbing, roofing, siding, dry walling, masonry, finish trimming, and various

other construction related skills. All lab work is followed up with applications at the project house built by the students. W H A T W I L L M Y

C L A S S E S B E L I K E ? We bring the construction industry right into the class and lab with hands-on projects. You’ll start with the basics like job safety and the proper use of construction tools. From there we will help you develop your skills by constructing our off site project house, while practicing what you’ve learned. You can strengthen your foundation by becoming a paid apprentice. Measure up for employment in the construction industry and nail down your future career.

E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S Carpenter Apprentice • Construction Manager • Electrician Apprentice • Estimator • Heavy Equipment Operator • Laborer Apprentice • Plumber Apprentice • Pre-Engineer •

Building Trades

Take pride and be a part of the team that

builds America. There are more than one million

rewarding career opportunities that await you in

construction. One of them could be yours.

E A R N C O L L E G E C R E D I T

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M A N U FAC T U R I N G / I N D U S T R I A L

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W H A T W I L L M Y C L A S S E S B E L I K E ? Seeing a project start as a blueprint and end as a metal masterpiece using torch power is just the start. You’ll work with a number of different metals like steel and aluminum. MIG, TIG, stick, plasma, laser beam, electron beam, oxyacetylene, and electric arc are some of the welding techniques used to join metal together. Does melting metal and fusing it together at a few thousand degrees sound exciting to you? Welding is used on ocean liners to mountain bikes, construction equipment to race cars, and oil platforms to space shuttles. Welding holds the world together, so get fired up about a hot career in welding.

• Code Pipe, Plate, or Structural Welder • Construction Welder

or Maintenance Welder • Construction Apprentice

• Maintenance Welder Apprentice • Mass Production Welder/

Weld Tacker

• Pipe Fitter Apprentice

• Robot Welder Technician • Structural Iron Worker Apprentice • Welder Inspector/Tester

• Welder’s Assistant/Welder Assembler • Welding Engineer

• Welding Foreman/Supervisor • Welding Instructor

• Welding Production Manager E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S E A R N C O L L E G E C R E D I T I N D U S T R Y C E R T I F I C A T I O N I N T E R N S H I P S AVA I L A B L E

Welding/Fabrication

This program provides hands-on experiences gained from extensive practice and application of knowledge in shop safety, oxy-fuel welding and burning, arc welding, (stick, MIG, TIG), plasma arc cut-ting, and automatic shape cutting. Layout and fit-up, blueprint reading, and weld symbols are used to fabricate a variety of metal projects. The American Welding Society (AWS) recognizes the Tech Campus Welding program as an Educational Instruction Member.

So hot it’s cool. Welders are in such high demand that companies

are paying top dollar for people with these heavy metal skills.

Imagine a job so portable that you could go to work high up on a

sky scraper or even down deep under the sea.

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This program will prepare students for careers in the computer field. Students will install, maintain, upgrade, and repair computer hardware & software on workstations and network systems. This program will prepare students for the A+ Certification Exam. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to diagnose hardware or software

failures and perform the actions necessary to correct the problems based on knowledge

of the system’s operation. W H A T W I L L M Y

C L A S S E S B E L I K E ? Does the challenge of dismantling a computer and putting it back together sound cool to you? As a computer technician, you’ll know how to fix basic and advanced computer problems. You’ll learn how to troubleshoot hardware and software issues and how to upgrade computers for the latest high powered applications. Before you know it, you will be able to build your own computer. Power up your future career in computer repair.

E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S Computer Support Specialist • Computer Technician • Information Specialist • MIS/CIS Manager • Network Support Specialist • Software Specialist • Systems Administrator •

Computer

Support Services

Have you ever wanted to upgrade your

own computer to play a new game? Learn all the

basics and more about how a computer works.

E A R N C O L L E G E C R E D I T

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WHAT IS THE TECH CAMPUS?

The Tech Campus is an extension site of many area high schools for juniors and seniors to attend classes in a specific career training program. The Tech Campus is regarded as one of the best Career Technical Education training facilities in the Midwest with a highly qualified staff dedicated to excellence in career technical education. With twenty-two member high schools throughout Lake and McHenry Counties representing over 1600 high school students, we have the largest career technical secondary educational system in the State of Illinois.

WHO CAN ATTEND THE TECH CAMPUS?

Juniors and seniors from the following high schools can attend the Tech Campus: Alden-Hebron, Antioch, Deerfield, Grant, Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Highland Park, Johnsburg, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Lakes, Libertyville, Mundelein, North Chicago, Richmond-Burton, Round Lake, Stevenson, Vernon Hills, Warren, Waukegan, Wauconda, and Zion-Benton. Students from non-member schools must inquire through their district of residence.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO ATTEND THE TECH CAMPUS?

Students do not pay tuition to attend the Tech Campus. Tuition is paid by the school district in which the student resides. Students are responsible for lab fees, course supplies, and materials. Costs vary by program. See the student handbook for program fee listings.

HOW DO STUDENTS ENROLL AT THE TECH CAMPUS?

Contact your high school counselor ASAP and tell them you want to attend the Tech Campus. Your counseling department has Tech Campus applications available. It is important to talk to your counselor early in the year so that you can attend the Tech Campus and complete all courses required for graduation.

HOW DO STUDENTS GET TO THE TECH CAMPUS?

Your high school provides bus transportation to and from the Tech Campus.

WHEN ARE THE CLASSES AT THE TECH CAMPUS?

The Tech Campus has three sessions a day. First session is from 8:20 a.m. to 10:20 a.m., second session is from 10:25 a.m. to 12:25 p.m., and third session is from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

If you choose Cosmetology, the AM session is from 8:20 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and the PM session is from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Additionally, Cosmetology students must also complete 13 Saturday classes. These extended hours

allow students to meet the 1500 hours of course work required for state certification.

DO I GET HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT FOR ATTENDING THE TECH CAMPUS?

YES! In fact, you get three high school elective credits for each year you complete at the Tech Campus. You can use this to your advantage to improve your GPA because when you get an “A” in a Tech Campus

program, it is like getting 3 “A”s in a typical high school course. Cosmetology students earn four credits.

IF I PLAN TO GO TO COLLEGE, CAN I FIT A COURSE AT THE TECH CAMPUS INTO MY SCHEDULE?

Most students can take all required academic subjects and still have time for a Tech Campus program. Some students take government or history in summer school to have more time for electives. The

Tech Campus can also help you get a head start in college.

CAN I EARN COLLEGE CREDIT?

YES! You can earn college credit in almost all programs at the Tech Campus. We have agreements with CLC, MCC, and many other respected colleges and technical schools that

help you get a head start in college before you graduate from high school.

IS THE TECH CAMPUS THE COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY?

No, we are not the College of Lake County. We are an extension of your high school. We have an excellent partnership with CLC as well as many other

post-secondary institutions.

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H O W T O E N R O L L

• Pick up an application from your counselor

• Visit the Tech Campus web site (www.techcampus.org) and choose your program

• Return your completed application with your parent/ guardian signature to your counselor

• See you at the Tech Campus

PA R T I C I PA T I N G S C H O O L S

• Alden-Hebron • Libertyville

• Antioch • Mundelein

• Deerfield • North Chicago

• Grant • Richmond-Burton

• Grayslake Central • Round Lake • Grayslake North • Stevenson • Highland Park • Vernon Hills

• Johnsburg • Warren

• Lake Forest • Waukegan

• Lake Zurich • Wauconda

• Lakes • Zion-Benton

E Q U A L O P P O R T U N I T Y S T A T E M E N T

It is the policy of the Lake County High Schools Technology Campus not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religious beliefs, creed, ancestry, national origin, physical and mental handicap or disability, sexual orientation, status as homeless, or actual or potential marital or parental status, including pregnancy with respect to its educational programs, enrollments, activities or employment policy. This policy of non-discrimination is in compliance with Titles VI and IX and Section 504.

Lake County High Schools

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