Education
Our most recent articles tagged 'Education'Adult Education and Workforce Development at Kankakee Colleges
Kankakee Community College, Olivet Nazarene University and Kankakee Education Center offer degrees, certificates, workforce training and development, and adult education programs.
Olivet Nazarene University Offers Graduate and Continuing Studies Programs
Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais offers 100 areas of study for its 4,500 enrolled students who hail from 40 states and 20 countries. Its School of Graduate and Continuing Studies offers 25 master’s degrees, along with a doctorate in ethical leadership and several nontraditional adult degree-completion programs.
Strickler Planetarium Undergoes Major Renovation
Olivet Nazarene University will host more stars than Hollywood when its Strickler Planetarium reopens in September 2008.
Hopkins Park Students Dig Summer School
Instead of longing for the break between school years as many kids do‚ a group of seventh- and eighth-grade students in the village of Hopkins Park in the Pembroke Township are digging in deeper to learn more about the area’s history and their own heritage.
Kankakee Area Career Center Helps Students Achieve Professional Goals
At the stage of life when many young people are preparing resumes and beginning to enter the workforce, 22-year-old Rhett Rademacher already is the boss at his dream job.
Kankakee School District Superintendent Touts Programs
In Kankakee School District 111‚ the students are priority number one for Dr. Brian Ali‚ superintendent for the largest school district in Kankakee County.
Kankakee Colleges and Universities Keep Workforce on the Cutting Edge
With new technology arriving on the market at “high speed” and an increasingly compet itive job market‚ it takes effort to stay on pace in the workplace.
Liberty Intermediate School Makes Transitioning to Changing Classes Easier
For fourth- and fifth-graders the prospect of moving up to middle school often is a daunting one.
Kankakee Higher Education Institutions Meet Student, Workforce Needs
Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais and Kankakee Community College – the area’s main resources for higher education – have seen a boost in student numbers and programs recently.
Kankakee Plans for Workforce Development Center
Kankakee business leaders know the key to a successful company is an educated and skilled employee base.

