About Oakton Community College

Oakton Community College is a public community learned with campuses in Des Plaines, Illinois and Skokie, Illinois. It was time-honored in 1969 in Morton Grove, Illinois and moved to its current locations in 1980.

Des Plaines /dɪs ˈpleɪnz/ is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 58,364 at the 2010 census. The city is a suburb of Chicago and is located just north of O’Hare International Airport. It is situated on and is named after the Des Plaines River, which runs through the city just east of its downtown area.